Warner Bros Discovery understands the value of the gaming market as Warner Bros Games makes a profit.
After the merger of Warner Bros and Discovery to form Warner Bros Discovery, general manager David Zaslav was forced to end several projects such as the Batgirl movie or even the animated series, as well as rethink HBO Max’s catalog management and international rollout to save money in order to be able to repay an impressive debt of $49.1 billion. As for Warner Bros Games, there is an atmosphere of total trust in the offices. Teams are supported, with no layoffs and no removed content.
WB Games is enjoying a significant year after an uncharacteristically slow period of no major internal releases since 2020. https://t.co/wTtMw18Uap
— Axios (@axios) August 26, 2022
David Haddad, CEO of Warner Bros Games said:
One of our superpowers is the strength of our eleven studios (Rocksteady Studios, Monolith Productions, NetherRealm Studios, Traveller’s Tales, TT Games, WB Games Montreal, WB Games Boston, WB Games San Francisco, WB Games New York, Avalanche Software, Portkey Games).). I am convinced, especially in the future, that we have an important role to play at Warner Bros. discovery. The management expressed a strong belief that the development of the video game business should be part of the overall strategy of the company.
An exceptional year for Warner Bros. Games
The resounding success of Multiversus (over 20 million players in a month), a new free-to-play action game featuring various DC and WB characters, and sales of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (3.2 million copies sold in two weeks) enabled Warner Bros. Games to achieve excellent results in 2022. As a bonus, Harry Potter: The Magic Awakens is a hit in China on smartphones, knowing a Western release is still planned for the next few months, and Game of Thrones: Conquest is finally approaching $1 billion in spending after nearly five years. existence. Set for October 21st, Gotham’s Knights should wrap up this great year before 2023 kicks off its best year ever with Hogwarts Legacy in February and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.