A few hours before revealing the content of the second season of MultiVersusWarner Bros. has announced that it has acquired Player First Games. This is hardly surprising, after all, as the studio is far from finished with fighting games. This is completely in line with the strategy of the American giant, which wants to focus on what makes money: service games. And after the monumental failure of
Suicide Squadthere is reason to ask some questions.
With this new acquisition, Warner Bros. now counts among its ranks Player First Games, NetherRealm Studios, TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, Portkey Games, Monolith Productions and Avalanche Software. Names that have already marked the industry through their titles for different reasons.
“We have worked with Player First Games for several years to create and launch MultiVersus and we are very pleased to welcome this talented team to Warner Bros. Games. The brilliant and creative team at Player First Games complements our extensive development capabilities.”
David Haddad, President of Warner Bros. Games for IGN
But despite this, the American company still wants to focus on very specific markets. Those of mobile, free-to-play and service games. Added to this are the licenses held by the company, among which Harry Potterthe DC universe, Looney Tunes… Suffice to say that the studio of
MultiVersus has a monumental point on his shoulders within Warner Bros. Games after the failure of Suicide Squad and the premature closure of the servers of Mortal Kombat: Onslaught.
“Our team is thrilled to be joining the Warner Bros. Games family and we think it will be a great fit for MultiVersus as a whole. We are working to make the MultiVersus gaming experience the best it can be and the integration of our development team with the publisher is optimal for players.”
Huynh, co-founder of Player First Games for IGN
confirmed that co-founder Tony Huynh and Chris White will retain leadership of the studio
At least Player First Games won't have to overhaul its entire team. Tiny Huynh and Chris White, co-founders of the studio, remain at the helm. So we can hope that they still hold the reins and are able to defend their employees against unfair dismissals.