WB Games Montréal

WB Games Montréal Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Games and is best known for developing Batman: Arkham Origins and Gotham Knights.

WB Games Montréal Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010 (2010)
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec,
Canada
Key people
Stephane Roy (VP, studio head)
Number of employees
350[1]
ParentWarner Bros. Games
Websitehttp://wbgamesmontreal.com/

History
WB Games Montréal logo until 2020.

WB Games Montréal was founded in 2010 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (now Warner Bros. Games).[2][3]

One of the studio's titles, Batman: Arkham Origins, was displayed for the public at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and received two nominations from the Game Critics Awards for Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Console Game.[4] Upon Batman: Arkham Origins's release it received positive reviews. However, the company received a significant amount of criticism for failing to conduct proper testing on the game prior to release as well as refusing to address a number of game-breaking bugs that plagued the title, instead preferring to focus on the development and release of paid DLC.[5]

During an interview on the Humans of Gaming Podcast in October 2018, WB Games Montréal Senior Game Designer Osama Dorias confirmed that two DC Comics-based video games are currently in development at the studio.[6] At DC FanDome in August 2020, the studio announced Gotham Knights.[7]

Games developed
Year Title Platform(s) Notes
2012 Batman: Arkham City - Armoured Edition Wii U port of Batman: Arkham City for Wii U, original game developed by Rocksteady Studios
2013 Cartoon Universe Browser —
Lego Legends of Chima Online Microsoft Windows, browser, iOS —
Batman: Arkham Origins Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 first AAA single-player video game
2022 Gotham Knights Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X —
TBA TBA TBA unannounced single-player video game developed on Unreal Engine 5[8]

Additional work
Year Title Platform(s) Note
PC Console
2015 Red Hood Story Pack Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4, Xbox One DLC for Batman: Arkham Knight, developed by Rocksteady Studios
Harley Quinn Story Pack
Batgirl: A Matter of Family
Scarecrow's Nightmare Pack — PlayStation 4

References
  1. https://www.linkedin.com/company/wb-games-montreal-inc-/about/
  2. IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  3. Tami (November 1, 2011). "Official Inauguration of Warner Bros Games Montreal". VillageGamer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  4. "2013 Nominees". Game Critics Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  5. Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs".
  6. Sinha, Ravi (October 21, 2018). "Batman: Arkham Origins Studio Making "Couple" of Open World DC Universe Projects". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  7. Watts, Steve (August 22, 2020). "Gotham Knights Announced, Is A Co-Op Game Where Batman Is Dead". GameSpot. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  8. Jaisrani, Avinash (2023-02-10). "WB Games Montreal's Next "DC Game" Is Single-Player On Unreal Engine 5". Tech4Gamers. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
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