Who makes it · Developer and publisher
Warner Bros. Games
Based in Burbank, California, United States Founded 2004
Warner Bros. Games publishes and develops games based on Warner Bros. properties, including Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat, the Batman: Arkham series and LEGO games, through studios such as Avalanche Software, NetherRealm and Rocksteady. It earns money mainly from game sales and downloadable content, plus in-game purchases in its online and mobile games.
Track-record badges
What stands out, worst first
- Misleading ads
Misleading-marketing action
Settled US Federal Trade Commission charges in July 2016 that it failed to make paid YouTubers disclose sponsored Shadow of Mordor videos; no fine was imposed. - Labour dispute
Labour dispute
WB Games Inc. was one of the companies struck by SAG-AFTRA video game performers from July 2024 until a tentative deal in June 2025. - Shut down paid games
Shut down games people paid for
May 2025: ended MultiVersus online services and stopped new downloads without refunds, including for paid content; the game can still be played offline by those who downloaded the final update. - Keeps games playable
Keeps old games playable
Added offline modes so Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (January 2025) and MultiVersus (2025) remain playable after new content ended.
Track record
What's on the record, newest first
- Other
Merged with Paramount Games Studio after Skydance completed its Warner Bros. Discovery purchase
After Paramount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, with both operating under the name Skydance, the company said Paramount's and Warner Bros.' games divisions would merge into one unit led by Tony Driscoll.
GamesIndustry.biz - Labour
Closed Monolith, Player First Games and WB Games San Diego
Warner Bros. Games cancelled Monolith Productions' Wonder Woman game and closed Monolith, MultiVersus developer Player First Games and WB Games San Diego. The number of jobs affected was not disclosed.
Kotaku - Other
Announced MultiVersus would shut down without refunds
Warner Bros. said MultiVersus, which had been relaunched in May 2024, would end online services on 30 May 2025 after its final season. It halted real-money purchases, said new downloads would not be possible after the shutdown, and said existing storefront refund policies would not change. Players who download the final update can still play offline; buyers of $100 Founder's Packs complained about the lack of refunds.
Kotaku - Game preservation
Added an offline mode to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League as content ended
With the final content update for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Warner Bros. and Rocksteady made an offline mode available so the main campaign can still be played, while keeping the servers online for the foreseeable future.
Kotaku - Labour
Struck by SAG-AFTRA video game performers over AI protections
SAG-AFTRA performers went on strike against major game companies, including WB Games Inc., after negotiations stalled over pay and protections against the use of AI to copy their voices and likenesses. The companies said they had offered meaningful AI protections; a tentative agreement was reached in June 2025.
Kotaku - Monetisation
Removed paid loot boxes and microtransactions from Shadow of War
After criticism of its loot box system, Warner Bros. patched Middle-earth: Shadow of War to remove real-money purchases, including its premium currency, War Chests and the orc market, having announced the change in April 2018.
Kotaku - Regulator action
Settled FTC charges over undisclosed paid Shadow of Mordor videos
The US Federal Trade Commission alleged that Warner Bros. paid online influencers to post positive Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor gameplay videos without requiring them to clearly disclose that the videos were sponsored. Under the settlement Warner Bros. was not fined but was barred from such failures and from presenting sponsored content as independent opinion, and must monitor influencers' disclosures.
Kotaku - Good practice
Pulled the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight from sale over performance problems and offered refunds
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment removed the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight from sale after launch problems and offered refunds; when the relaunched version in October 2015 still drew complaints, it again offered full refunds.
GamesIndustry.biz
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Games in the guide
What Warner Bros. Games made or published
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