Warner Bros. Games

{{Short description|American video game publisher}} {{About|the division created in 2004|the former division|Time Warner Interactive}} {{Use American English|date=September 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox company | name = Warner Bros. Games | logo = Warner Bros. Games Dec-2023 (without wordmark).svg | logo_class = logo-nobg | logo_caption = Logo used since 2023 | former_name = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (2004–2021) | type = [[Division (business)|Division]] | parent = {{Unbulleted list | [[Warner Bros. Entertainment|Warner Bros.]] {{nowrap|(2004–2005)}} | [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] {{nowrap|(2005–2022)}} | [[Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products]] {{nowrap|(2022–present)}} }} | foundation = {{Start date and age|2004|01|14}} | hq_location_city = [[Burbank, California]] | hq_location_country = US | key_people = | industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | products = {{Plainlist| * [[Batman: Arkham|''Batman: Arkham'' series]] * [[F.E.A.R. (series)|''F.E.A.R.'' series]] * [[Injustice (franchise)|''Injustice'' series]] * [[List of Lego video games|''Lego'' series]] * [[Middle-earth in video games#The Warner Bros. era (2010–present)|''Middle-earth'' series]] * [[Mortal Kombat|''Mortal Kombat'' series]] * [[Scribblenauts (series)|''Scribblenauts'' series]] }} | subsid = {{Plainlist| * [[Avalanche Software]] * [[NetherRealm Studios]] * [[Portkey Games]] * [[Rocksteady Studios]] * [[TT Games]] * [[WB Games Boston]] * [[WB Games Montréal]] * [[WB Games New York]] * WB Games San Francisco }} | website = {{URL|https://warnerbrosgames.com}} }}

'''Warner Bros. Games''' (formerly '''Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment''') is an American [[video game publisher]] based in [[Burbank, California]]. The publisher was founded as a division of [[Warner Bros. Entertainment|Warner Bros.]] on January 14, 2004, as well as the WB Games brand. Warner Bros. Games manages the wholly owned game development studios [[TT Games]], [[Rocksteady Studios]], [[NetherRealm Studios]], [[WB Games Boston]], [[Avalanche Software]] and [[WB Games Montréal]] among others.<ref name="WBHE">{{cite web |title=Home Entertainment – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |url=https://www.warnerbros.com/company/divisions/home-entertainment#warner-bros-interactive-entertainment?type=home-entertainment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630102401/https://www.warnerbros.com/company/divisions/home-entertainment/#warner-bros-interactive-entertainment |archive-date=June 30, 2019 |access-date=July 11, 2019 |website=[[Warner Bros.]]}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment === The foundation of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) under [[Warner Bros. Entertainment|Warner Bros.]] was announced on January 14, 2004, along with the '''WB Games''' (Warner Bros. Games) brand, under which WBIE would publish games. [[Jace Hall|Jason Hall]], previously of [[Monolith Productions]], was named as its [[senior vice president]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/newly-created-warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-inc-dedicated-interactive-gaming/ |title=Newly Created Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. Dedicated To Interactive Gaming Business To Be Headed By Technology Executive Jason Hall |date=January 14, 2004 |website=[[Warner Bros.]] |access-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615184839/https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/newly-created-warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-inc-dedicated-interactive-gaming/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Before this, the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment brand was used by [[Warner Bros. Consumer Products]] for licensing purposes since 1995 with the [[Batman Forever (video game)|video game tie-in]] of ''[[Batman Forever]]''. The name was initially used as a brand name of WBCP.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bates |first=James |date=1995-02-10 |title=Writers Win Slice of Interactive Pie |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-10-fi-30469-story.html |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2003, Warner Bros. co-published its first title ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action (video game)|Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' as part of a partnership with the [[Electronic Arts]] subsidiary EA Distribution, becoming the first title published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-consumer-products-and-electronic-arts-announce-co-publishing-agreement-movie|title=Warner Bros. Consumer Products And Electronic Arts Announce Co-Publishing Agreement For Movie-Based Game "Looney Tunes: Back In Action"|website=Warner Bros|access-date=30 March 2023|date=21 January 2003|location=Burbank, CA|archive-date=23 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123035443/https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-consumer-products-and-electronic-arts-announce-co-publishing-agreement-movie|url-status=live}}</ref> In August, Warner Bros. purchased [[Monolith Productions]], becoming its first self-owned game developer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sooman |first=Derek |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/14759-warner-bros-buys-monolith.html |title=Warner Bros. Buys Monolith |publisher=TechSpot |date=August 12, 2004 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817063959/http://www.techspot.com/news/14759-warner-bros-buys-monolith.html |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2005, the first game that Monolith developed in conjunction with Warner Bros. was ''[[The Matrix Online]]'', which [[Sega]] helped co-publish. In July, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the release of its first self-published title, ''[[Friends: The One with All the Trivia]]'', for [[Microsoft Windows]] and the [[PlayStation 2]], on November 15, 2005. The game would be distributed through [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]], and would tie-in with the release of the ''Friends'' complete series DVD boxset.<ref>{{cite web|title=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Brings All 10 Seasons Of Friends Trivia To Gamers With Friends: The One With All The Trivia|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-brings-all-10-seasons-of-friends-trivia-to-gamers-with-friends-the-one-with-all-the-trivia|website=Games Industry|date=July 20, 2005}}</ref> In October, Warner Bros. created [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] and WBIE was transferred as part of it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theledger.com/news/20051026/briefing |title=Briefing |date=October 26, 2005 |website=[[The Ledger]] |access-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-date=June 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615184840/https://www.theledger.com/news/20051026/briefing |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2006, WBIE entered in a North American distribution deal with British game publisher [[Codemasters]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/warner-bros-to-distribute-codemasters-titles-in-us|title = Warner Bros. To distribute Codemasters titles in US| date=December 19, 2006 }}</ref> Also within that month, Warner Bros. Games invested a 10.3% stake in [[SCi Entertainment]], the owner of [[Eidos Interactive]]. The deal also included a licensing deal for Eidos to develop and publish titles based on select [[DC Comics]] properties (Comic book ''[[Batman]]'' and '' [[Legion of Super Heroes]]''), ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' (including ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]''), ''[[Hanna-Barbera]]'' and ''[[The O.C.]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Warner Bros. Entertainment To Invest In SCi Entertainment Group, Leading Video Games Publisher|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/warner-bros-entertainment-to-invest-in-sci-entertainment-group-leading-video-games-publisher|website=Games Industry|date=December 16, 2006}}</ref>

In 2007, it implemented a five-year plan, the goal of which was to expand in the [[video game industry]] and included the acquisition of studios for internal development and the creation of a studio (WB Games) in the [[Seattle]] area that will run all the games [[video game publisher|published]] and [[video game developer|developed]] by the company;<ref>{{cite web |last=Alexander |first=Leigh |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15928 |title=Q&A: Warner Bros' Ryan Talks Expansion, Acquisition, Superheroes |website=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]] |date=October 19, 2007 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191252/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15928 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the first acquisition under this plan was Britain's [[TT Games]] that same year, for £100 million. The deal included the publishing division of the company, developers [[Traveller's Tales]] and TT Fusion, motion capture studio TT Centroid, and animation studio TT Animation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kietzmann |first=Ludwig |url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/11/12/report-tt-games-sold-to-warner-bros-for-approx-210-million/ |title=Report: TT Games sold to Warner Bros. for approx. $210 million |website=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=December 11, 2007 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029044754/https://www.engadget.com/2007/11/12/report-tt-games-sold-to-warner-bros-for-approx-210-million/ |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2008, Warner Bros. announced that it had increased its stake in SCi Entertainment to 35%, allowing WBIE to distribute Eidos Interactive titles in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edge-online.com/news/warner-bros-strengthens-partnership-sci |title=Warner Bros. Strengthens Partnership with SCi |publisher=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge Online]] |date=August 25, 2008 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523192726/http://www.edge-online.com/news/warner-bros-strengthens-partnership-sci |archive-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref> On December 15, 2008, shortly after SCi changed its name to [[SCi Games|Eidos plc]], Warner acquired a total of 10 million shares of the company, raising its owned amount to 19.92%, after an agreement which prevented Time Warner from acquiring more shares was scrapped one month earlier.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brightman |first=James |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/time-warner-grabs-20-stake-in-eidos/?biz=1 |title=Time Warner has picked up an additional 10 million shares, raising its total stake in Eidos to about 20% percent. |website=[[GameDaily]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314013414/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/time-warner-grabs-20-stake-in-eidos/?biz=1 |archive-date=March 14, 2009}}</ref> On January 28, 2009, [[The Hollywood Reporter]] reported the deal also gave Warner the rights of the [[Tomb Raider|''Tomb Raider'' film series]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Zeitchik |first=Steven |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i85756b4e0ca108bcc0e6cf82b7389501 |title=Lara Croft to return to the big screen |date=January 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203112154/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i85756b4e0ca108bcc0e6cf82b7389501 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |archive-date=February 3, 2009}}</ref> previously owned by [[Paramount Pictures]]. On February 12, 2009, Warner Bros. backed [[Square Enix]]'s acquisition offer worth £84.3 million for Eidos plc as majority stakeholder.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jenkins |first=David |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/warner-backs-square-enix-bid-for-eidos |title=Warner Backs Square Enix Bid For Eidos |website=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]] |date=February 16, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181124/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22321 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hemscott.com/servlet/HsPublic?context=ir.access&ir_option=RNS_NEWS&item=74249248987688&ir_client_id=3144 |title=Offer for Eidos plc |publisher=Square Enix Holdings Co Limited |date=February 12, 2009 |access-date=February 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215223025/http://www.hemscott.com/servlet/HsPublic?context=ir.access&ir_option=RNS_NEWS&item=74249248987688&ir_client_id=3144 |archive-date=February 15, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 4, 2009, WBIT purchased [[Snowblind Studios]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Randy |title=Warner Bros Interactive acquires Snowblind Studios |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/warner-bros-interactive-acquires-snowblind-studios/ |website=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=February 4, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029044919/https://www.engadget.com/2009/02/04/warner-bros-interactive-acquires-snowblind-studios/ |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition serves to strengthen the publisher's internal development effort. In August 2009, Warner announced that it would purchase a majority of the assets of American publisher [[Midway Games]], operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, for $49 million. The assets purchased include Midway's studio in Chicago<ref>{{cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Ben |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/07/27/mortal-kombat-team-sheds-midway-skin-for-wb-games-chicago/ |title=Mortal Kombat team sheds Midway skin for 'WB Games Chicago' |website=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=July 27, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112090215/https://www.engadget.com/2009/07/27/mortal-kombat-team-sheds-midway-skin-for-wb-games-chicago/ |archive-date=January 12, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Surreal Software]], resulting in the ownership to the rights to the ''[[Joust (video game)|Joust]]'', ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', ''[[The Suffering (video game)|The Suffering]]'', ''[[Spy Hunter]]'' and ''[[Wheelman (video game)|Wheelman]]'' series, as well as the library of the former [[Atari Games]], which had previously been owned by Time Warner.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pigna |first=Kris |url=http://www.1up.com/news/warner-bros-emerges-sole-bidder |title=Warner Bros. Emerges as Sole Bidder for Midway |website=[[1UP.com|1UP]] |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=June 27, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721040159/http://www.1up.com/news/warner-bros-emerges-sole-bidder |archive-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref> Midway had previously worked with Warner Bros. on several games, including ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]''. Midway intended to hold an auction of its assets on June 29, 2009, but no other bids were placed. On July 10, the sale to Warner was completed for approximately {{US$|49&nbsp;million}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |url=https://www.multichannel.com/article/315680-Midway_Completes_Time_Warner_Sale.php |title=Midway Completes Time Warner Sale |work=[[Multichannel News]] |publisher=[[NewBay Media]] |date=July 17, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725102436/http://www.multichannel.com/article/315680-Midway_Completes_Time_Warner_Sale.php |archive-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> In the process, Warner became the owner of the ''[[Blitz: The League]]'' series. On July 28, 2009, Midway's ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' team was rebranded '''WB Games Chicago'''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Matt |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/mortal-kombat-studio-becomes-wb-games-chicago |publisher=gamesindustry |title=Mortal Kombat studio becomes WB Games Chicago |website=gamesindustry.biz |date=July 28, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802064119/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/mortal-kombat-studio-becomes-wb-games-chicago |archive-date=August 2, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 13, 2010, WBIT secured a worldwide licensing agreement with [[Sesame Workshop]] to secure video game rights to ''[[Sesame Street]]'', starting in fall 2010 with ''Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure'' and ''Cookie's Counting Carnival''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-and-sesame-workshop-announce-exclusive-worldwide |title=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment And Sesame Workshop Announce Exclusive Worldwide Publishing Agreement For Sesame Street Video Games |website=Warner Brps. |date=January 13, 2010 |access-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029235605/http://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-and-sesame-workshop-announce-exclusive-worldwide |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://eon.businesswire.com/portal/site/eon/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100607005548&newsLang=en |title=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure and Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival |publisher=EON |date=June 7, 2010 |access-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227124402/http://eon.businesswire.com/portal/site/eon/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100607005548&newsLang=en |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 23, 2010, Warner Bros. Games purchased a majority stake in independent London-based developer [[Rocksteady Studios]], an independent development studio based in [[London]]. Rocksteady and Warner had previously worked together in ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'' and ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]'', and have announced they will work in the future with more Warner Bros. licenses.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kietzmann |first=Ludwig |title=Warner Bros. acquires Batman dev Rocksteady Studios |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/23/warner-bros-acquires-majority-stake-in-rocksteady-studios |website=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=February 23, 2010 |access-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325213826/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/23/warner-bros-acquires-majority-stake-in-rocksteady-studios |archive-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> On March 22, 2010, WBIE became the latest videogame company to open a studio in [[Quebec]]. Martin Tremblay was chosen to lead the new [[Montreal]] studio, [[WB Games Montréal]]. The studio gradually grow to include more than 300 people by the end of 2015. Tremblay also said that Warner would open another studio in another city soon. He also said that WB Games Montréal will focus on creating games based on the [[DC Comics]] license.<ref name="Gamesutra">{{cite web |last=Graft |first=Kris |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-to-set-up-new-montreal-studio |title=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment To Set Up New Montreal Studio |website=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]] |date=March 22, 2010 |access-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029180151/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/118717/Warner_Bros_Interactive_Entertainment_To_Set_Up_New_Montreal_Studio.php |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 9, WBIE announced it would publish a third installment to the ''[[F.E.A.R. 3|F.E.A.R.]]'' series in the fall of 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brice |first=Katherine |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/warner-bros-announces-fear-3 |title=Warner Bros announces FEAR 3 |website=gamesindustry.biz |publisher=Gamer Network |date=April 9, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921201103/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/warner-bros-announces-fear-3 |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 20, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group acquired [[Turbine (company)|Turbine, Inc.]] the developer of the famous MMOs ''[[Asheron's Call]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Online]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pham |first=Alex |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/04/warner-bros-acquires-turbine.html |title=Warner Bros. acquires Turbine, developer of Lord of the Rings Online |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 20, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510184014/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/04/warner-bros-acquires-turbine.html |archive-date=May 10, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, WBIT announced that the WB Games Chicago studio would be reincorporated as NetherRealm Studios<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2010/04/09/warner-trademarks-netherrealm-studios/ |title=Warner trademarks Netherrealm Studios |first=Stephany |last=Nunneley |date=April 9, 2010 |website=[[VG247]] |access-date=December 10, 2017 |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170351/https://www.vg247.com/2010/04/09/warner-trademarks-netherrealm-studios/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and shortly afterward announced a reboot of ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/64202/mortal-kombat-returning-to-2d |title=Mortal Kombat Returning to '2D' Roots |first=Alice |last=O'Connor |date=June 10, 2010 |website=[[Shacknews]] |access-date=December 20, 2017 |archive-date=September 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912091907/https://www.shacknews.com/article/64202/mortal-kombat-returning-to-2d |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 4, WBHEG and Turbine announced that the massively multiplayer online title ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' would go free-to-play that autumn.<ref>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Matt |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/lord-of-the-rings-online-adopts-free-to-play-model |title=Lord of the Rings Online adopts free-to-play model |website=gamesindustry.biz |publisher=Game Network |date=June 4, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221055030/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/lord-of-the-rings-online-adopts-free-to-play-model |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> WBIE announced 6 days later that ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', a reboot of the series (and considered the series' most brutal installment to date), was due for release on the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] in 2011. ''Mortal Kombat'' was developed by the newly renamed [[Midway Games|NetherRealm Studios]], led by series creator and creative director [[Ed Boon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2010/06/10/mortal-kombat |title=Mortal Kombat |publisher=[[Time Warner]] |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221204132/http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2010/06/10/mortal-kombat |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Branching out from ''[[Game Party]]'' for the [[Wii]], WBIE attempted to leverage the [[Xbox 360]]'s new full-body motion-sensing device [[Kinect]] on June 14 and revealed ''[[Game Party: In Motion]]'' for the new device, set for a November 4 release as a launch title.<ref>{{cite web |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |url=http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6265568/game-party-in-motion-slated-for-kinect-launch |title=Game Party: In Motion slated for Kinect launch |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=June 15, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229111812/http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6265568/game-party-in-motion-slated-for-kinect-launch |archive-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref>

In May 2011, Codemasters changed its North American distributor to [[THQ]].<ref>{{cite web|title=THQ Partners Announces Distribution Deal With Codemasters|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/25/thq-partners-announces-distribution-deal-with-codemasters|website=IGN|date=May 25, 2011}}</ref> However, the company would reinstate its distribution deal with Warner in March 2012 following THQ's financial difficulties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012-03-26-warner-bros-to-distribute-codemasters-games-in-2012.html|title = Warner Bros. To distribute Codemasters games in 2012|website=Engadget|date=March 26, 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, after [[Kevin Tsujihara]] became chairman and CEO of Warner Bros., he promoted [[Diane Nelson (businesswoman)|Diane Nelson]] to the post of President and Chief Content Officer of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/kevin-tsujihara-sets-warner-bros-realignment-1200481511/ |title=Kevin Tsujihara Realigns Management of WB's TV, Home Entertainment Units |first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |date=May 15, 2013 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814010311/http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/kevin-tsujihara-sets-warner-bros-realignment-1200481511/ |archive-date=August 14, 2013 |url-status=live |quote=DC Entertainment prexy Diane Nelson adds oversight of the WB Interactive Entertainment unit overseeing its vidgame biz. She'll now have dual report to Tsujihara and motion picture group topper Jeff Robinov.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dcentertainment.com/management/diane-nelson |title=Diane Nelson |year=2014 |publisher=DCEntertainment.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626010247/http://www.dcentertainment.com/management/diane-nelson |archive-date=June 26, 2014 |url-status=live |quote=As President & Chief Content Officer of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Nelson has the additional responsibilities of overseeing the development, production and marketing of all video game titles for WBIE, including those based on DC characters, as well as other Warner Bros. properties and original IP.}}</ref>

In January 2015, David Haddad was named Executive Vice President and General Manager of the company<ref>{{cite news |title=David Haddad Appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |date=January 8, 2015 |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150108005299/en/David-Haddad-Appointed-Executive-Vice-President-General |access-date=January 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118162723/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150108005299/en/David-Haddad-Appointed-Executive-Vice-President-General |archive-date=January 18, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> and was promoted to President in October.<ref>{{cite news |title=David Haddad Named President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |date=October 20, 2015 |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151020006828/en/David-Haddad-Named-President-Warner-Bros.-Interactive |access-date=October 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025003558/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151020006828/en/David-Haddad-Named-President-Warner-Bros.-Interactive |archive-date=October 25, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2016, [[AT&T]] announced its intentions to acquire Time Warner, making Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment a subsidiary of AT&T.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2016 |title=AT&T to Acquire Time Warner {{!}} AT&T |url=https://about.att.com/story/att_to_acquire_time_warner.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=about.att.com |language=en-US}}</ref> On December 19, 2016, it was announced that Warner Bros. would no longer develop or publish ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' or ''Dungeons & Dragons Online''; further development of the game would be handled by a newly formed studio, '''Standing Stone Games''', with publishing to be transitioned over to [[Daybreak Game Company]]. The new studio would take the old development team from Turbine, leaving Turbine as a mobile-only developer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://massivelyop.com/2016/12/19/turbine-spins-lotro-and-ddo-teams-out-to-new-studio-using-daybreak-as-publisher/ |title=Turbine Spins Lotro And Ddo Teams Out To New Studio, Using Daybreak As Publisher |work=Massively Overpowered |date=December 19, 2016 |access-date=December 20, 2016 |author=Bree Royce |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220055735/http://massivelyop.com/2016/12/19/turbine-spins-lotro-and-ddo-teams-out-to-new-studio-using-daybreak-as-publisher/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the deal, Daybreak did not pick up the rights to ''Asheron's Call'', an original IP created by Turbine and thus owned by Warner Bros. as part of the 2010 acquisition. This resulted in the closure of ''Asheron's Call'' and ''[[Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings]]'' on January 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://massivelyop.com/2016/12/20/asherons-call-and-its-sequel-will-sunset-as-part-of-the-turbinestanding-stone-split/ |title=ASHERON'S CALL AND ITS SEQUEL WILL SUNSET AS PART OF THE TURBINE/STANDING STONE SPLIT |work=Massively Overpowered |date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=December 21, 2016 |author=Bree Royce |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222224202/http://massivelyop.com/2016/12/20/asherons-call-and-its-sequel-will-sunset-as-part-of-the-turbinestanding-stone-split/ |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 24, 2017, it was announced that recently-closed studio [[Avalanche Software]] and its Octane engine software were acquired by Warner Bros. from [[Disney Interactive Studios]] and the studio was reopened, with John Blackburn returning as its CEO. The studio's first title under Warner was a companion video game to the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]-[[Pixar]] film ''[[Cars 3]]'', titled ''[[Cars 3: Driven to Win]]'', in partnership with Warner Bros., Disney, and Pixar.<ref name="McAloon">{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/289935/Disney_Infinity_dev_revived_and_reopened_by_Warner_Bros.php |title=Disney Infinity dev revived and re-opened by Warner Bros. |first=Alissa |last=McAloon |date=January 24, 2017 |access-date=January 24, 2017 |work=[[Gamasutra]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125194932/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/289935/Disney_Infinity_dev_revived_and_reopened_by_Warner_Bros.php |archive-date=January 25, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 8, Playdemic was acquired through TT Games to make Lego games for mobile devices.<ref name="Playdemic">{{Cite news |first=Katharine |last=Byrne |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/tt-games-acquires-golf-clash-studio-playdemic/178623/ |title=TT Games acquires Golf Clash studio Playdemic |work=[[MCV (magazine)|MCV]] |date=February 9, 2017 |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218160603/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/tt-games-acquires-golf-clash-studio-playdemic/0178623 |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> On July 11, 2018, it acquired Plexchat, a communications platform for mobile games, with its founder and staff joining WB Games San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-invests-social-capabilities-mobile-games-plexchat |title=Warner Brors.Interactive Entertainment Invests in Social Capabilities for Mobile Games With Plexchat Acquisition |website=warnerbros.com |date=July 11, 2018 |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712092141/https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-invests-social-capabilities-mobile-games-plexchat |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Sterfanie |last=Fogel |url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/wbie-acquires-plexchat-1202870329/ |title=WBIE Acquires Mobile Games Communications Platform Plexchat |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 11, 2018 |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712123555/https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/wbie-acquires-plexchat-1202870329/ |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In mid-2020, there had been industry rumors that AT&T, in order to raise funds, was looking to sell off parts of its divisions, with WBIE as one that had been rumored to be up for sale that would have raised $4 billion, according to [[CNBC]] and [[The Information (company)|The Information]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/microsoft-expresses-interest-in-acquiring-warner-game-unit|title=Microsoft expresses interest in acquiring Warner Games unit|website=[[The Information (company)|The Information]]|accessdate=August 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/12/att-seeks-sale-for-warner-gaming-unit-could-fetch-4-billion.html |title=AT&T seeks sale for Warner gaming unit, could fetch about $4 billion, sources say |first=Alex |last=Sherman |date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=[[CNBC]] |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808113832/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/12/att-seeks-sale-for-warner-gaming-unit-could-fetch-4-billion.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in an August 2020 press release regarding an organizational restructuring, WarnerMedia stated that WBIE "remains part of the Studios and Networks group".<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://pressroom.warnermediagroup.com/us/media-release/warnermedia-organization-update |title=WarnerMedia Organization Update |publisher=[[WarnerMedia]] |date=August 7, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810173834/https://pressroom.warnermediagroup.com/us/media-release/warnermedia-organization-update |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/warner-bros-suggests-its-games-business-is-staying-put/ |title=Warner Bros. parent suggests its games business is staying put |first=Andy |last=Robinson |date=August 9, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |work=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812164143/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/warner-bros-suggests-its-games-business-is-staying-put/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bloomberg News]] reported AT&T has confirmed to no longer be selling the game division, the decision to keep the division amid a change in leadership at AT&T in July of that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/at-t-is-said-to-scrap-sale-of-warner-bros-video-game-unit |title=AT&T to Scrap Sale of Warner Bros. Video-Game Unit |first1=Nabila |last1=Ahmed |first2=Scott |last2=Moritz |date=September 1, 2020 |access-date=September 2, 2020 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903073010/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/at-t-is-said-to-scrap-sale-of-warner-bros-video-game-unit |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Rebrand to Warner Bros. Games === In May 2021, AT&T announced that it was splitting off WarnerMedia for about {{USD|43 billion|long=no}}, where it would be merged with [[Discovery, Inc.]] As part of this sale, there were rumors that only portions of WBIE would be moved with the bulk of the other WarnerMedia properties,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/what-does-the-warnermedia-and-discovery-deal-mean-for-you | title = What Does the WarnerMedia and Discovery Deal Mean For You? | first = Julia | last= Alexander | date = May 17, 2021 | accessdate = May 17, 2021 | work = [[IGN]] }}</ref> but WBIE would be retained as its previous additional brand, Warner Bros. Games, under the newly merged company named [[Warner Bros. Discovery]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.vg247.com/2021/06/02/wb-games-corporate-owner-warner-bros-discovery/ | title = Warner Bros. Discovery set to be WB Games' new corporate owner | first = Sherif | last= Saed| date = June 2, 2021 | accessdate = July 4, 2021 | work = [[VG247]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Discovery, Inc. Announces "Warner Bros. Discovery" As New Name For Proposed Leading Global Entertainment Company |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/discovery-inc-announces-warner-bros-discovery-as-new-name-for-proposed-leading-global-entertainment-company-301303168.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> Playdemic was one of the few properties divested from the merger, with it being sold to Electronic Arts for {{USD|1.4 billion|long=no}} on September 20, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ir.ea.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2021/Electronic-Arts-Completes-Acquisition-of-Mobile-Game-Creator-Playdemic-from-ATT/default.aspx|title=Electronic Arts Completes Acquisition of Mobile Game Creator Playdemic from AT&T|website=[[Electronic Arts]]|date=September 20, 2021|accessdate=January 22, 2022}}</ref> It was announced on April 7, 2022, that Warner Bros. Games was reorganized with streaming services [[HBO Max]] and [[Discovery+]] to form '''Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment''', to be overseen by JB Perrette; WB Games president David Haddad would report directly to Perrette.<ref name="WBD">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-04-07 |title=Discovery, Inc. Announces Future Leadership Team for Warner Bros. Discovery |url=https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/discovery-inc-announces-future-leadership-team-for-warner-bros-discovery/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407153748/https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/discovery-inc-announces-future-leadership-team-for-warner-bros-discovery/ |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Discovery |language=en-US}}</ref> The merger was completed on April 8.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2022-04-08 |title=Discovery Closes Acquisition of AT&T's WarnerMedia |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/discovery-warnermedia-merger-close-warner-bros-discovery-1235200983/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2024, Warner Bros. Games acquired ''[[MultiVersus]]'' developer Player First Games.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Kat |date=2024-07-22 |title=Warner Bros. Games Officially Acquires the Developer of MultiVersus |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/warner-bros-games-multiversus-player-first-games-acquisition |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2024, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ([[SAG-AFTRA]]), a labor union of which numerous video game voice actors are members, would initiate a [[2024 SAG-AFTRA video game strike|labor strike]] against a number of video publishers, including WB Games, over concerns about lack of [[A.I.]] protections for not only video game voice actors, but also the use of A.I to replicate an actor’s voice, or create a digital replica of their likeness.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sagaftra.org/videogamestrike|title=SAG-AFTRA Members Who Work on Video Games Go on Strike; A.I. Protections Remain the Sticking Point|publisher=SAG AFTRA|date=July 26, 2024|accessdate=July 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/hollywoods-videogame-performers-go-strike-over-ai-pay-concerns-2024-07-25/|title=Hollywood's videogame performers to strike over AI, pay concerns|first=Danielle|last=Broadway|publisher=Reuters|date=July 25, 2024|accessdate=July 26, 2024}}</ref>

During the third quarter of 2024, in a financial call, Warner Bros. Discovery President and CEO [[David Zaslav]] and CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels state that the underperformances of ''MultiVersus'' and ''Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions'' had added another $100 million to the $200 million writedown to the company's games business in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=2024-11-07 |title=Warner Bros. Admits MultiVersus Underperformed, Contributing to Another $100 Million Hit to Revenue in Its Games Business |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/warner-bros-admits-multiversus-underperformed-contributing-to-another-100-million-hit-to-revenue-in-its-games-business |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MultiVersus and Harry Potter deliver $100 million loss for WB Games |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/multiversus-and-harry-potter-deliver-100-million-loss-for-wb-games |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=www.gamedeveloper.com |language=en}}</ref> Warner Bros. Games will now focus more on its four other successful franchises going forward, Zaslav added during the call.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Straw |first=Mike |date=2024-11-07 |title=Warner Bros. Games Focusing on Batman, Mortal Kombat, And Hogwarts Legacy Moving Forward |url=https://insider-gaming.com/warner-bros-games-focusing-on-batman-mortal-kombat-and-hogwarts-legacy-moving-forward/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=Insider Gaming |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2025, David Haddad announced that in the coming months he would be exiting his role as President after 12 years leading the games division.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2025-01-23 |title=Warner Bros. Games Chief David Haddad to Exit (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/warner-bros-games-chief-david-haddad-exit-1236283177/ |access-date= |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2025, Warner Bros. Games confirmed the closure of Monolith Productions, Player First Games and WB Games San Diego.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Warner Bros. Games cancels Wonder Woman; shuts down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/warner-bros-games-cancels-wonder-woman-shuts-down-monolith-productions-player-first-games-and-warner-bros-games-san-diego |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref> By June 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Warner Bros. Games would be restructured with a focus on the DC Universe, ''Harry Potter'', ''Mortal Kombat'', and ''Game of Thrones'', and that the division would be part of the Streaming & Studios company when Warner Bros. Discovery would split in mid-2026. Yves Lachance, of WB Games Montreal, was promoted to oversee the ''Harry Potter'' and ''Game of Thrones'' titles, while NetherRealm's studio head Shaun Himmerick will oversee the DC Universe and ''Mortal Kombat'' titles.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2025/06/warner-bros-games-restructures-game-of-thrones-harry-potter-mortal-kombat-dc-universe-1236436062/ | title = Warner Bros Games Restructures To Focus On ‘Game Of Thrones’, Harry Potter, ‘Mortal Kombat’ And DC Universe | first = Dade | last =Hayes | date= June 17, 2023 | accessdate = June 17, 2023 | work = [[Deadline Hollywood]] }}</ref>

== Subsidiaries and divisions ==

=== Publishing labels === * [[Portkey Games]], which was founded in 2017 as the publishing label for games set within the [[Wizarding World]] franchise.

=== Studios === * [[Avalanche Software]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], founded in 1995, acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 2005, closed along with the former parent company of the studio, [[Disney Interactive Studios]], in May 2016. Acquired by WBIE in January 2017, which reopened the studio.<ref name="McAloon" /> * [[NetherRealm Studios]] in [[Chicago]], founded as [[Midway Games|Midway Studios Chicago]] in 1988, acquired in 2009, and renamed in 2010. * [[Rocksteady Studios]] in [[London]], founded in 2004 and majority stake acquired in February 2010. * [[TT Games]] in [[Knutsford]], [[England]], founded in 2005, acquired November 8, 2007. ** [[Traveller's Tales]] in Knutsford, England, founded in 1989, reorganized as the main development division of TT Games in 2005. ** TT Fusion in [[Wilmslow]], England, founded in 2005 as Embryonic Studios, reorganized as a division of TT Games in 2007. ** TT Games Publishing in [[Bristol]], England, founded in 2003 as Giant Interactive Entertainment, reorganized as a division of TT Games in 2005. ** TT Odyssey in [[Brighton]], founded in January 2018 as TT Games Brighton, renamed in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bricksfanz.com/tt-games-opens-new-mobile-focused-studio/ |title=TT Games Opens New Mobile Focused Studio &#124; BricksFanz |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618075924/http://bricksfanz.com/tt-games-opens-new-mobile-focused-studio/ |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bricksfanz.com/new-lego-mobile-studio-renamed-tt-odyssey/ |title=New LEGO Mobile Studio Renamed TT Odyssey &#124; BricksFanz |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618075412/http://bricksfanz.com/new-lego-mobile-studio-renamed-tt-odyssey/ |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[WB Games Montréal]] in [[Montreal]], founded in 2010.<ref name="Gamesutra" /> * [[WB Games Boston]] in [[Needham, Massachusetts]], founded in 1994, acquired in 2010. * [[WB Games New York]] in [[Troy, New York]], founded as Agora Games in 2005, acquired and renamed in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chan|first=Stephanie|date=June 22, 2017|title=Warner Bros. opens New York office to support games like Injustice 2|publisher=[[VentureBeat]]|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/22/warner-bros-opens-new-york-office-to-support-games-like-injustice-2/|url-status=live|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804155513/https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/22/warner-bros-opens-new-york-office-to-support-games-like-injustice-2/|archive-date=August 4, 2017}}</ref> * WB Games San Francisco in [[San Francisco]], founded in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Marc |last=Graser |url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/games/warner-bros-opens-san-francisco-game-studio-1200327506/ |title=Warner Bros. Opens San Francisco Game Studio |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=March 22, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326164700/http://variety.com/2013/digital/games/warner-bros-opens-san-francisco-game-studio-1200327506/ |archive-date=March 26, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Former studios === * [[Snowblind Studios]] in [[Kirkland, Washington]], founded in 1997, acquired in 2009. Merged into Monolith Productions in 2012. * [[Surreal Software]] in Kirkland, Washington, founded in 1995, acquired from [[Midway Games]] on July 27, 2009. Merged into Monolith Productions in 2010. * [[Playdemic]] in [[Manchester]], England, founded in 2010, acquired on February 8, 2017, sold to [[Electronic Arts]] in June 2021.<ref name="Playdemic" /><ref name="deadline playdemic">{{cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=June 23, 2021 |title=AT&T, WarnerMedia Sell Playdemic Mobile Game Studio To Electronic Arts For $1.4 Billion |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/att-warnermedia-playdemic-mobile-game-studio-electronic-arts-1234780023/ |accessdate=June 23, 2021 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> * [[Monolith Productions]] in [[Kirkland, Washington]], founded in 1994, acquired in 2004, shut down in February 2025.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Warner Bros. Games cancels Wonder Woman; shuts down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/warner-bros-games-cancels-wonder-woman-shuts-down-monolith-productions-player-first-games-and-warner-bros-games-san-diego |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Player First Games]] in Los Angeles, founded in 2019, acquired in July 2024, shut down in February 2025.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> * WB Games San Diego in [[San Diego]], founded in 2019, shut down in February 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Batchelor |first=James |date=August 27, 2019 |title=Warner Bros opens new mobile studio in San Diego |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-27-warner-bros-opens-new-mobile-studio-in-san-diego |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827160446/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-27-warner-bros-opens-new-mobile-studio-in-san-diego |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

===Other assets=== Warner Bros. Games owns the assets and IPs of [[Midway Games]], [[Bally Manufacturing]], [[Williams Electronics]] and [[Atari Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-21 |title=Warner Bros. Makes A $33 Million Bid For Midway Games - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/warner-bros-makes-a-33-million-bid-for-midway-games/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fritz |first=Ben |last2=Pham |first2=Alex |date=2009-06-27 |title=Warner is the sole bidder for Midway |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-27-fi-ct-midway27-story.html |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-02 |title=Midway's assets sold to Warner Bros. for $33 million |url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/07/02/midways-assets-sold-to-warner-bros-for-33-million/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Jim |date=2009-07-02 |title=Court Approves Midway Sale to Warner Bros. |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/02/court-approves-midway-sale-to-warner-bros |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

== List of video games == {{Main|List of Warner Bros. Games video games}}

== See also == * [[List of video games based on DC Comics]] ** [[List of Superman video games]] ** [[List of Batman video games]] * [[Harry Potter video games|''Harry Potter'' video games]] * [[Middle-earth in video games]] * [[List of Looney Tunes video games|List of ''Looney Tunes'' video games]] ** [[List of Tiny Toon Adventures video games|List of ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' video games]] * [[List of Tom and Jerry video games|List of ''Tom and Jerry'' video games]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.warnerbrosgames.com/}}

{{Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment}} {{Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences}} {{Warner Bros. Discovery franchises}} {{Warner Bros. Discovery}} {{Authority control}}

[[Category:Warner Bros. Games| ]] [[Category:2004 establishments in California]] [[Category:American companies established in 2004]] [[Category:Companies based in Burbank, California]] [[Category:Video game companies based in Greater Los Angeles]] [[Category:Video game companies established in 2004]] [[Category:Video game development companies]] [[Category:Video game publishers]] [[Category:Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiaries]]