Warner Bros. Discovery executives have hinted at a shift in strategy for WB Games, potentially involving a move towards more free-to-play titles and licensing out popular IPs like Batman and Superman to third-party publishers. This comes after the recent underperformance of ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’ and the successful launch of ‘Hogwarts Legacy.’
DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has confirmed that rumors of a new Batman game based on the 2022 film ‘The Batman’ are false. Despite recent reports suggesting a Penguin-focused game, WB Games is not currently developing a title based on the Matt Reeves film.
MultiVersus, the crossover fighting game that brings together characters from DC Comics, Game of Thrones, Scooby-Doo, Friday the 13th, and more, is relaunching on May 28 with a slew of new content and gameplay improvements.According to Designer Director Daniel Kraft, one of the main elements of MultiVersus that the team focused on after beta feedback was improving online play. “We’re super appreciative of all the players who joined in on the beta,” Kraft tells Digital Trends. “We took a lot of learnings, so we have been working really hard. One of the main things that we pushed really hard over this past year is getting the netcode working because we feel if we can get the game feeling like you’re sitting next to your friend in the same room, even when you’re playing online, that’s the ultimate win. We’ve put a lot of effort into our new netcode and our new rollback system.”
