NetherRealm Studios' logo, depicting the silhouette of Scorpion from the Mortal Kombat series | |
Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video game industry |
Predecessor | WB Games Chicago |
Founded | April 20, 2010 |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
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Parent | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Website | netherrealm.com |
NetherRealm Studios (stylized as NetheЯRealm Studios) is an American video game developer based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in May 2010 to replace Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's WB Games Chicago subsidiary. Led by video game industry veteran and Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon, the studio is in charge of developing the Mortal Kombat and Injustice series of fighting games.[1]
History[]
On February 12, 2009, Midway Games, developer, publisher and owner of the Mortal Kombat intellectual property, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States.[2][3] Warner Bros. subsequently acquired "substantially all of the assets", including Mortal Kombat, This Is Vegas and the Midway Games company structure, on July 10, 2009.[4][5] While Warner Bros. went on to close most of Midway Games' Chicago, Illinois headquarters and San Diego, California and Liverpool, England development studios, they retained the Midway Games Chicago development studio, which became part of Warner Bros.' Interactive Entertainment division.[6][7] The surviving studio was renamed WB Games Chicago a few days later.[8][9] On April 20, 2010, the studio was reincorporated as NetherRealm Studios, effectively replacing WB Games Chicago.[10][11]
NetherRealm Studios' first game, the ninth installment and reboot of the Mortal Kombat series, was released in April 2011. Their first game in an original intellectual property, Injustice: Gods Among Us, based on the DC Universe, was released in 2013.[12][13] The success of the two games allowed the development of respective sequels; Mortal Kombat X in 2015 and Injustice 2 in 2017.[14][15] Meanwhile, NetherRealm Studios has also developed the Android and iOS versions of Batman: Arkham City Lockdown, Batman: Arkham Origins and WWE Immortals. NetherRealm Studios' next game, Mortal Kombat 11, is scheduled to release on April 23, 2019.[16]
Since April 2019, NetherRealm Studios is currently under investigation after former employees denounced several conditions of labor exploitation.[citation needed]
Games developed[]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | ||||||||||
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PS3 | PS4 | PSVita | Wii U | Nintendo Switch | Win | X360 | XOne | Android | iOS | |||
2011 | Mortal Kombat | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Batman: Arkham City Lockdown | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
Batman: Arkham Origins | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
2015 | Mortal Kombat X | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
WWE Immortals | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
2017 | Injustice 2 | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2019 | Mortal Kombat 11 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
References[]
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael (August 24, 2010). "What's Next For Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm Studios". Kotaku. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Lee, James (February 12, 2009). "Midway US files for reorganisation in Bankruptcy Court". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Crecente, Brian (February 12, 2009). "Midway Files for Bankruptcy". Kotaku. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael (July 10, 2009). "Warner Bros. Now Owns Midway, Mortal Kombat". Kotaku. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Thorsen, Tor (July 14, 2009). "Midway Newcastle shuttered, Chicago layoffs 'imminent'". GameSpot. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Thorsen, Tor (July 16, 2009). "Midway's Chicago HQ closing, final buyout price $49 million". GameSpot. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Gilbert, Ben (July 17, 2009). "Midway execs get the boot, entire Chicago dev team acquired by WB". Engadget. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Gilbert, Ben (July 27, 2009). "Mortal Kombat team sheds Midway skin for 'WB Games Chicago'". Engadget. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Martin, Matt (July 28, 2009). "Mortal Kombat studio becomes WB Games Chicago". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (April 9, 2010). "Warner trademarks Netherrealm Studios". VG247. Retrieved December 10, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ O'Connor, Alice (June 10, 2010). "Mortal Kombat Returning to '2D' Roots". Shacknews. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Kubba, Sinan (January 15, 2013). "Injustice: Gods Among Us hits April 16, Battle Edition revealed". Engadget. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Purchese, Robert (January 15, 2013). "Injustice: Gods Among Us release date 19th April". eurogamer.net. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Plagge, Kallie (January 9, 2017). "Injustice 2 Release Date Revealed [UPDATE]". GameSpot. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Fahey, Mike (February 14, 2017). "Injustice 2 Doubles Up On Cats". Kotaku. Retrieved December 20, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Fahey, Mike (December 6, 2018). "Mortal Kombat 11 Announced, Launching Globally April 23". Kotaku.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
External links[]
NetherRealm Studios | ||
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Mortal Kombat | Mortal Kombat (2011) • Mortal Kombat X (2015) | |
Injustice | Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013) • Injustice 2 (2017) | |
Mobile games | Batman: Arkham City Lockdown (2011) • Batman: Arkham Origins (2013) • WWE Immortals (2015) | |
Related | Midway Games • Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment • Ed Boon |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | ||
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Current franchises | Batman: Arkham • F.E.A.R. • Game Party • Lego • Middle-earth • Mortal Kombat • Scribblenauts • Spy Hunter | |
Current subsidiaries | Monolith Productions • NetherRealm Studios • Rocksteady Studios • TT Games (Traveller's Tales • TT Fusion) • Turbine, Inc. • Warner Bros. Games Montréal | |
Former subsidiaries | Snowblind Studios • Surreal Software | |
Related | Diane Nelson • Eidos Interactive • List of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment video games • Midway Games • Time Warner • Warner Bros. |
Warner Bros. | ||
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Founders | Jack L. Warner • Harry Warner • Albert Warner • Sam Warner | |
Executives | Kevin Tsujihara (Chairman and CEO) | |
Feature film production | Warner Bros. Pictures • Warner Animation Group • New Line Cinema • Castle Rock Entertainment • Flagship Entertainment (joint venture with CMC) | |
TV production and distribution |
Alloy Entertainment • Telepictures • WB Animation • Warner Bros. Television • Warner Bros. International Television • Warner Bros. International Television Production (WB TV Productions UK • Shed Productions • Eyeworks | |
Broadcast TV | Terrestrial TV | The CW (co-owned with CBS) |
Cable TV | Warner Channel (with HBO Latin America Group and HBO Asia) • WB Channel (with Turner International India) | |
Warner Bros. Interactive |
Avalanche Software • Monolith Productions • NetherRealm Studios • Rocksteady Studios • TT Games (TT Games Publishing • TT Fusion • Traveller's Tales • TT Animation • Playdemic) • Turbine • WB Games Montréal • WB Games New York • WB Games San Francisco | |
Warner Bros. Digital Networks | DramaFever • Machinima, Inc. • Warner Archive Instant | |
DC Entertainment | DC Films • DC Comics (Mad • Vertigo) | |
Home video | Warner Home Video • Warner Archive Collection | |
Public attractions | Warner Bros. Studio Tours | |
Miscellaneous assets | Turner Entertainment Co. • Hanna-Barbera • WaterTower Music • Fandango (30%) |
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