A post from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier indicated Warner Bros. is making big cuts to its gaming division, with the media giant and publisher reportedly shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego.
Schreier’s report originally appeared on social media today, but it follows previous reports of trouble for several WB gaming properties. The studios shut down are anything but unknowns, too. Monolith was responsible for developing both Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, as well as multiple titles in the F.E.A.R. series and a planned Wonder Woman game that Schreier reports is now shut down completely after previously reporting the title was in trouble. Player First was responsible for MultiVersus, the platform fighter that will close up shop this May.
While the closure of a studio after the highly public decline of MultiVersus might not come as a complete shock to some, it’s clear there’s been trouble brewing for WB Games for a while, considering it published one of 2024’s most high-profile failures in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
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