WB Games Montréal

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.

WB Games Montréal Inc.
Subsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010 (2010)
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec,
Canada
ParentWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Websitehttp://wbgamesmontreal.com/

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 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.[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) Note
iOS PS5 PS4 PS3 Web Wii U Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Xbox 360
2012 Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition No No No No No Yes No No No No The Wii U version of Batman: Arkham City
2013 Cartoon Universe No No No No Yes No No No No No Browser game
2013 Batman: Arkham Origins No No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
2014 Lego Legends of Chima Online Yes No No No Yes No No No No No
TBA Untitled Batman videogame No TBA TBA No No No TBA TBA TBA No
TBA Unannounced DC Comics-based videogame No TBA TBA No No No TBA TBA TBA No

Additional work
Year Title Platform(s) Note
PS4 Windows Xbox One
2015 Red Hood Story Pack Yes Yes Yes Add-ons for Batman: Arkham Knight, developed by Rocksteady Studios
Harley Quinn Story Pack Yes Yes Yes
Batgirl: A Matter of Family Yes Yes Yes
Scarecrow's Nightmare pack Yes No No

References
  1. IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  2. Tami (November 1, 2011). "Official Inauguration of Warner Bros Games Montreal". VillageGamer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  3. "2013 Nominees". Game Critics Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  4. 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.
  5. Bertz, Matt (June 17, 2013). "Game Informer's Best Of E3 2013 Awards". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs".
  9. 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.
  10. "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  11. "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  12. "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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