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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Website | http://wbgamesmontreal.com/ |
WB Games Montréal Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and is known for developing Batman: Arkham Origins.
History[]
WB Games Montréal was founded in 2010 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.[1][2]
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.[3] The game was also recognized at the event for: "Best Video Game" by Forbes;[4] "Best Action Game" by Game Informer;[5] "Best Comic Book-Related Game" by Newsarama;[6] and "Best Xbox 360 Game" by IGN.[7] 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.[8]
Current projects[]
During an interview on the Humans of Gaming Podcast on 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.[9]
On September 23, 2019 both WB Games Montréal and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment official Twitter accounts released a short teaser showing four mysterious symbols apparently related to the League of Assassins with the tagline "Capture the Knight", thus confirming that the first of the two new videogames will be based on Batman.[10][11] On January 9, 2020 a second teaser showing a symbol apparently related to the Gotham City Police Department was released.[12]
Games developed[]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iOS | PS4 | PS3 | Web | Wii U | Windows | Xbox One | Xbox 360 | ||
| 2012 | Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2013 | Cartoon Universe | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| 2013 | Batman: Arkham Origins | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2014 | Lego Legends of Chima Online | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| 2015 | Red Hood Story Pack (Story add-on for Batman: Arkham Knight, developed by Rocksteady Studios) | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2015 | Harley Quinn story pack. (Story add-on for Batman: Arkham Knight, developed by Rocksteady Studios) | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2015 | Batgirl: A Matter of Family (Story add-on for Batman: Arkham Knight, developed by Rocksteady Studios) | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2015 | Scarecrow's Nightmare pack (Add-on for Batman: Arkham Knight, developed by Rocksteady Studios) | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| TBA | New Batman videogame | TBA | TBA | No | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | No |
| TBA | New DC Comics-based videogame | TBA | TBA | No | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | No |
References[]
- ↑ IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Tami (November 1, 2011). "Official Inauguration of Warner Bros Games Montreal". VillageGamer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2013 Nominees". Game Critics Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Pinchefsky, Carol (June 16, 2013). "The Best (And Worst) Of E3 2013". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Bertz, Matt (June 17, 2013). "Game Informer's Best Of E3 2013 Awards". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Siegel, Lucas (June 14, 2013). "Newsarama's E3 2013 Best Of Show Selections". Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "IGN's Best of E3 2013 Awards". IGN. J2 Global. June 11, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 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.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ https://twitter.com/WBGamesMTL/status/1176182754712727554
- ↑ https://twitter.com/wbgames/status/1176192274956505088
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WBGamesMTL/status/1215351861613670400
External links[]
| Batman: Arkham | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | Asylum • City (Lockdown) • Origins (mobile • Blackgate) • Knight • VR • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | |
| Comics | City • Unhinged | |
| Film | Assault on Arkham | |
| Key people | Paul Dini • Corey May • Dooma Wendschuh • Adam Beechen • Ron Fish • Christopher Drake | |
| Characters | Batman • Robin • Catwoman • Joker • Arkham Knight | |
| Developers | Rocksteady Studios • WB Games Montréal • NetherRealm Studios • Armature Studio • WB Games Boston | |
| Related | Batman in other media • Joker in other media • Batman franchise media (video games) • Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth | |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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%) | |