Warner Bros. Games made a big decision that shook the gaming world. So much so that the company canceled the Wonder Woman game that was in development and decided to close the Monolith Productions, Player First Games and WB San Diego studios. So what is behind this decision? Here are the details…
“Fewer but bigger games” strategy
According to the news by Jason Schreier from Bloomberg, Warner Bros. Games decided to radically change its game portfolio and focus on bigger and more established brands. During this change process, the Wonder Woman game was completely canceled and it was also decided to close three studios.
According to the statements made, the company will now focus on the Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones and DC Comics brands, especially Batman. This decision was made because the games released recently did not achieve the expected success. Warner Bros. Games president JB Perrette said in a statement he made within the company, “Many games we have released recently fell short of expectations. We need to focus on fewer but bigger projects.”
The 30-year-old producer of Monolith and MultiVersus is also closing
The Wonder Woman game was announced at The Game Awards in 2021 and it was said that it would be enriched with the Nemesis system by Monolith Productions, known for its Middle-earth games, during the development process. However, there was silence about the game throughout 2024 and it was reported that the project was undergoing a major restart. Now the game has been completely canceled.
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On the other hand, Monolith Productions, which was founded in 1994 and has been operating under the Warner Bros. umbrella since 2004, was also closed during this process.
Another studio that Warner Bros. closed was Player First Games. The studio attracted attention last year with its MultiVersus game. However, the production in question was completely canceled in 2024 and the studio was purchased by Warner Bros. in July.
Finally, WB San Diego, which was founded in 2019 and focused on mobile and free-to-play games, was also among the closed studios.
