Story Highlights
- Warner Bros. Games is a well-known game publisher, and the IP owner of noteworthy game series’.
- In a new earnings call, the company has spoken up about some of its biggest franchises.
- The last time a good Batman title ever came out was almost a decade ago.
Warner Bros. Games, the proud owner of multiple praiseworthy IPs in the gaming industry, is now reverse-engineering where its growth started to fall off. Of course, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League couldn’t bring in the type of results the company anticipated, so it finds itself left with game franchises that previously made a killing for the industry giant.
In all honesty, I wish this decision came sooner, and if Warner Bros. really means what it says, we could be in for a treat down the road. Addressing investors in a new earnings call, Warner Bros. Discover CEO David Zaslav puts emphasis on the Batman, Game of Thrones, Hogwarts Legacy — the ultimate money maker — and Mortal Kombat franchises (h/t Insider Gaming).
We’re through some of the worst — and it hasn’t been pretty on the gaming business — but we have four games that are really powerful and have a real constituency that love them, and we’re going to focus on those four primarily. We’re going to go away from trying to launch 10, 12, 15, 20 different games. I think we have a real chance now with focus to have the gaming business be steadier.”
It’s worth noting that WB Games and Avalanche Software have struck gold with Hogwarts Legacy—the Wizarding World-inspired action-adventure RPG that has rolled over more than 30 million units to date while ending up on more best-sellers lists that you can keep track of.
We have four strong and profitable game franchises with loyal, global fans: Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones, and DC, in particular Batman. We are focusing our development efforts on those core franchises, with proven studios to improve our success ratio.”
Warner Bros. Also Wants To Turn To The Live Service Format
Late last year, David Zaslav also said that Warner Bros. Games’ current focus is to convert its biggest franchises into a live service format, with fans fearing the worst in that regard. I’m not sure if the same sentiment still remains at the company after it lost north of $200 million on Suicide Squad, its latest live service experiment, but I do hope things change for the better.
Let me know what you think about WB’s plans in the comments ahead.
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