WB Games Montréal

WB Games Montréal Inc.
Subsidiary
Industry
Founded 2010 (2010)
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people
  • Martin Tremblay
  • Martin Carrier
  • Reid Schneider
Products Batman: Arkham Origins
Number of employees
 500
Parent Time Warner
Website http://wbgamesmontreal.com/

WB Games Montréal Inc. 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, WB 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)
iOS PS3 Web Wii U Win X360
2012 Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition No No No Yes No No
2013 Cartoon Universe No No Yes No No No
2013 Batman: Arkham Origins No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
2014 Lego Legends of Chima Online Yes No Yes No No No

References

  1. ↑ IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ Tami (November 1, 2011). "Official Inauguration of Warner Bros Games Montreal". VillageGamer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2013 Nominees". Game Critics Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ Pinchefsky, Carol (June 16, 2013). "The Best (And Worst) Of E3 2013". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ Bertz, Matt (June 17, 2013). "Game Informer's Best Of E3 2013 Awards". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ Siegel, Lucas (June 14, 2013). "Newsarama's E3 2013 Best Of Show Selections". Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ "IGN's Best of E3 2013 Awards". IGN. J2 Global. June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs".
  9. ↑ 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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