WB Games Montréal
Company type | Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
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Industry | Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
Founded | 2010 |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | Martin Tremblay, Martin Carrier, Reid Schneider |
Products | Batman: Arkham Origins |
Owner | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Number of employees | 400 |
Website | http://wbgamesmontreal.com/ |
WB Games Montréal inc. (Legal name) is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and was known for developing Batman: Arkham Origins.
History
WB Games Montréal was founded in 2010 by Martin Tremblay, Martin Carrier, and Reid Schneider.[1][2] The studio is currently owned by Warner Bros.. 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 Videogame" 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] On July 29, 2015, Warner Bros. Games Montréal announced that the company is working on an action open world intellectual property for "next generation game platforms".[9]
Games developed
Year | Title | Platform(s) | |||||||
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iOS | PS3 | Web | Wii U | Win | X360 | PS4 | XOne | ||
2012 | Batman: Arkham City – Armored Edition | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
2013 | Cartoon Universe | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
2013 | Batman: Arkham Origins | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2014 | Lego Legends of Chima Online | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight - Batgirl: A Matter of Family | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
TBA | Untitled video game[9] | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. 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.
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- ^ a b Sirani, Jordan (29 June 2015). "Batman: Arkham Origins Developer Working on New Open-World Action IP". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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