UPDATE:
Warner
Bros.
has
confirmed
the
closure
of
all
three
studios
in
a
statement
provided
to
Kotaku.

“We
have
had
to
make
some
very
difficult
decisions
to
structure
our
development
studios
and
investments
around
building
the
best
games
possible
with
our
key
franchises
-–
Harry
Potter,
Mortal
Kombat,
DC
and
Game
of
Thrones,”
WB
told
Kotaku.
“After
careful
consideration,
we
are
closing
three
of
our
development
studios
–
Monolith
Productions,
Player
First
Games
and
Warner
Bros.
Games
San
Diego.
This
is
a
strategic
change
in
direction
and
not
a
reflection
of
these
teams
or
the
talent
that
consists
within
them.”

They
also
confirmed
the
cancellation
of
the
Wonder
Woman
game
which
was
being
worked
on
at
Monolith.

ORIGINAL
STORY:
Warner
Bros.
has
had
a
crazy
few
years,
launching
the
absurdly
successful
Hogwarts
Legacy
while
also
putting
out
various
failures
such
as
Suicide
Squad:
Kill
the
Justice
League
and
the
impressively
mid
Gotham
Knights.
Now,
the
very
same
journalist
who
reported
the
company’s
behind-the-scenes
problems
last
month
is
saying
that
Warner
Bros.
is
shutting
down
multiple
studios.

Jason
Schreier
of
Bloomberg
is
the
man
who
broke
the
story,
taking
to
BlueSky
to
break
the
news
that
Warner
Bros.
is
apparently
shutting
down
Monolith
Productions,
Player
First
Games,
and
WB
San
Diego.

As
a
result,
the
Wonder
Woman
game,
which
Jason
previously
reported
was
still
years
away
from
being
released,
is
also
being
cancelled
completely.

“BREAKING:
Warner
Bros.
Games
is
shutting
down
Monolith
Productions,
Player
First
Games,
and
WB
San
Diego,
sources
tell
Bloomberg
News,”

wrote
Schreier.
“Warner
Bros.
is
also
canceling
the
Wonder
Woman
game.”

He
states
that
a
full
story
on
the
report
will
be
published
on
Bloomberg.

Garrett
Huxtable,
Systems
Designer
at
Monolith,
has
confirmed
this
reporting
on
LinkedIn.

In
a
post
made
today,
Garrett
says:
“Today
Monolith
Productions
(WB
Games)
received
news
that
we
will
be
shutting
down.
As
such,
I
will
be
looking
for
work
effective
immediately.”

Monolith
Productions
is
perhaps
best
known
for
its
two
Middle-Earth
games
which
were
built
around
the
fantastic
Nemesis
system.
But
the
company,
which
was
founded
in
1997,
also
put
out
titles
like
F.E.A.R.
With
the
team
being
tasked
with
creating
a
Wonder
Woman
game,
their
last
published
game
was
in
2017.

Searching
through
LinkedIn,
I’ve
found
numerous
other
current
Monolith
employees
posting
in
the
last
few
hours
about
losing
their
jobs
or
are
seeking
work,
indicating
that
the
reports
of
the
studio’s
closure
are
accurate.

Player
First
Games
recently
suffered
a
massive
blow
with

the
closure
of
its
live-service
title
Mulitversus,
a
brawler
where
numerous
Warner
Bros.
IP
could
battle
each
other,
like
Batman
getting
the
shit
kicked
out
of
him
by
Shaggy
from
Scooby-Doo.

Finally.
Warner
Bros.
San
Diego
was
founded
in
2019
and
was
working
on
a
“”exciting
new
AAA,
free-to-play,
cross-platform
game”.
If
the
news
is
true,
they
will
have
been
shuttered
without
ever
getting
to
release
a
game.

A
senior
designer
at
WB
San
Diego
also
posted
on
LinkedIn
confirming
the
studios’
closure,
saying:
“Hey
all,
WB
Games
San
Diego
is
closing
down
so
I’m
open
to
new
opportunities.”