WB Games Montréal

Warner Bros. Games Montréal Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	2010; 15 years ago
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people	Yves Lachance (VP, studio head)
Number of employees	350
Parent	Warner Bros. Games
Website	http://wbgamesmontreal.com/

WB Games Montréal Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Canada. It was founded as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Games in 2010 and is best known for developing Batman: Arkham Origins and Gotham Knights.

History

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 mixed reactions, garnering praise for its boss battles^[5]^[6] and the characterization of Batman^[7]^[8], as well as criticism for not moving the series forward compared to previous entries^[5]^[8] in addition to technical issues.^[9]

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.^[10] At DC FanDome in August 2020, the studio announced Gotham Knights.^[11]

In July 2024, Warner Bros. announced that it had hired Bethesda Game Studios director Yves Lachance as vice president and studio head of WB Games Montréal.^[12]

Games

List of games developed by WB Games Montréal
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	Windows, browser, iOS	—
	Batman: Arkham Origins	Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360	—
2022	Gotham Knights	Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X	—
2024	Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League	Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X	Additional work
TBA			DC Comics game developed on Unreal Engine 5^[13]

References

^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wb-games-montreal-inc-/about/ ^{[self-published source]}
^ IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
^ Tami (November 1, 2011). "Official Inauguration of Warner Bros Games Montreal". VillageGamer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
^ "2013 Nominees". Game Critics Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Narcisse, Evan (October 25, 2013). "Batman: Arkham Origins: The Kotaku Review". Kotaku. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^ Saltzmann, Mitchell (October 25, 2013). "Batman Arkham Origins Review – The Dark Knight Coasts". GameFront. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
^ Petit, Carolyn (October 25, 2013). "Holy predictability, Batman!". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Miller, Simon (October 25, 2013). "Batman: Arkham Origins Review". VideoGamer.com. Pro-G Media Ltd. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
^ Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs".
^ 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.
^ Watts, Steve (August 22, 2020). "Gotham Knights Announced, Is A Co-Op Game Where Batman Is Dead". GameSpot. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ Batchelor, James (2024-07-31). "Warner Bros hires Bethesda studio director to lead WB Games Montreal". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
^ Jaisrani, Avinash (2023-02-10). "WB Games Montreal's Next "DC Game" Is Single-Player On Unreal Engine 5". Tech4Gamers. Retrieved 2023-09-09.

External links

Official website

[1] ttps://www.linkedin.com/company/wb-games-montreal-inc-/about/ ^{[self-published source]}

[WBGM1-2] IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.

[WBGM2-3] Tami (November 1, 2011). "Official Inauguration of Warner Bros Games Montreal". VillageGamer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

[AccoE32013-4] "2013 Nominees". Game Critics Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

[RevKotaku-5] Narcisse, Evan (October 25, 2013). "Batman: Arkham Origins: The Kotaku Review". Kotaku. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[RevGFront-6] Saltzmann, Mitchell (October 25, 2013). "Batman Arkham Origins Review – The Dark Knight Coasts". GameFront. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

[RevGameSpot-7] Petit, Carolyn (October 25, 2013). "Holy predictability, Batman!". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

[RevVideoGamer-8] Miller, Simon (October 25, 2013). "Batman: Arkham Origins Review". VideoGamer.com. Pro-G Media Ltd. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

[NewsGameSpot-9] Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs".

[10] 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.

[11] Watts, Steve (August 22, 2020). "Gotham Knights Announced, Is A Co-Op Game Where Batman Is Dead". GameSpot. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

[12] Batchelor, James (2024-07-31). "Warner Bros hires Bethesda studio director to lead WB Games Montreal". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-07-31.

[TBA-13] 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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