Warner Bros. considers licensing IPs such as "Harry Potter" and "Batman" to other game studios

This website reported on August 9 that due to the unsatisfactory sales of the "Suicide Squad: Destroy the Justice League" game, Warner Bros.'s game department also performed poorly last year. The company appears to be looking to license its IP to other game studios. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and President of Worldwide Streaming and Gaming JB Perrette have confirmed that they are considering licensing their franchises, including Harry Potter, Batman, Justice League, Looney Tunes, and Thrones. Games" etc. fenye1. Zaslav mentioned in the earnings call: "We have 11 studios here with a lot of IP, and others are also interested in adapting games from some of these IPs, and we are considering this."

2. This site It was noted that during the investor call, Warner Bros. also revealed its intention to continue to promote the free-to-play business. Earlier this year, the company acquired Player First Games, the developer of free-to-play fighting game MultiVersus.

   

   The latest performance data from Warner Bros. Games shows:
3. Revenue fell 41% year-on-year due to dismal sales of "Suicide Squad: Destroy the Justice League", resulting in a $200 million loss.
4. The single-player game Hogwarts Legacy has achieved record sales, with 24 million copies sold worldwide.

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