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Warner Bros. Plans For Hogwarts Legacy 2 To Cross Paths With HBO's New Harry Potter Show
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 1:48pm | 453Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) is diving deeper into the Harry Potter universe, riding high on the runaway success of Hogwarts Legacy, which has already sold 30 million copies since its February 2023 release. David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, recently...
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A Successor To Hogwarts Legacy Is 'One Of The Biggest Priorities,' Confirms Warner Bros. CFO
Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 2:15pm | 492Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) has confirmed that a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy, one of its biggest gaming successes to date, is in development. With over 24 million copies sold since its release in February 2023, Hogwarts Legacy has generated over $1 billion in revenue, making a follow-up...
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Warner Bros. Shifts Focus After Suicide Squad Flop, Bets Big On Free-To-Play Success
Thursday, August 8, 2024 - 2:02pm | 754During Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) second-quarter 2024 earnings call, CEO David Zaslav and President of Global Streaming and Games JB Perrette addressed concerns surrounding the role of video games within the company's broader entertainment portfolio, following a steep 41% year-over-...
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Warner Bros. Games Acquires MultiVersus Developer Player First Games
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - 4:48pm | 382Warner Bros. Discovery Inc‘s (NASDAQ:WBD) Warner Bros. Games has announced the acquisition of Player First Games, the studio behind the hit brawler MultiVersus. As reported by IGN, co-founders Tony Huynh and Chris White will continue to lead Player First Games. See Also: Warner Bros....
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Mortal Kombat 1 Unveils Final DLC Character Takeda In Gameplay Trailer
Monday, July 15, 2024 - 4:14pm | 366Warner Bros. Discovery Inc‘s (NASDAQ:WBD) Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios lifted the veil on the final DLC character for Mortal Kombat 1 — Takeda Takahashi. Scheduled for release on July 23 alongside Kameo character Ferra, Takeda joins a roster of fighters, showcasing his...
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Suicide Squad Disappoints Yet Warner Bros. Remains Committed To Live Service Games Like Hogwarts Legacy
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - 1:58pm | 449Despite the underperformance of "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League," Warner Bros. Games is doubling down on its investment in live service games. During a Morgan Stanley event held on March 4, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: WBD) CEO and President of Streaming and Games J.B....
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Bloodthirsty Beauty: Megan Fox's Nitara In 'Mortal Kombat 1' Shines In New Trailer
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - 3:55pm | 311A new trailer for the upcoming "Mortal Kombat 1" game has introduced Megan Fox as the latest playable fighter. Nitara, a vampire from the realm of Vaeternus, is joining the battle to protect her vampire race, using her unique abilities in combat. Fox described Nitara as a complex...
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Next-Gen Pricing: Mortal Kombat 1 Will Be The Second $70 Game For Nintendo Switch
Friday, May 19, 2023 - 3:14pm | 473Mortal Kombat 1, the highly anticipated addition to the iconic Mortal Kombat video game franchise, is set to hit the global gaming market on Sept. 19, 2023. Alongside this announcement, developer NetherRealm and publisher Warner Bros. Games, a division Warner Bros Discovery Inc. (...
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Mortal Kombat 12 Gets Teaser Video From Warner Bros. Discovery: Clock Ticks Toward Its Launch
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 3:11pm | 378Excitement is building among Mortal Kombat fans as Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.'s (NASDAQ: WBD) Netherrealm Studios recently confirmed a new game in the series is in the works, Mortal Kombat 12. The announcement came in the form of a video shared on social media by both the official...
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Hogwarts Legacy Releases On Xbox One And PS4 This Week
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 6:37pm | 589Hogwarts Legacy will be released for Sony Group Corp.'s (NYSE: SONY) PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox One on May 5, 2023. The game was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Portkey Games, part of Warner Bros ...
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Magical Success: 'Hogwarts Legacy' Outperforms Sales Predictions By 256%
Monday, April 17, 2023 - 5:07pm | 458Arien Darby, Senior Brand and Marketing Manager at Warner Bros. Games (NASDAQ: WBD) revealed that "Hogwarts Legacy," the recently released action role-playing game based on the Harry Potter universe, sold 256% more than predicted. In a LinkedIn description, Darby posted, “...
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February Gaming Sales: 'Hogwarts Legacy' Sells Over 12 Million Copies, 'The Last Of Us' On The Rise
Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 4:03pm | 513Mat Piscatella, an industry analyst and executive director of Circana, has reported that "Hogwarts Legacy", Warner Bros. Games' (NASDAQ: WBD) latest offering in the Wizarding World, has dominated February's video game sales charts. February 2023 Top 20 for dark mode users (...