Archive · 18 Jun 2025
Warner Bros. Games Restructures, Focusing on Key Franchises
Warner Bros.
Games is changing things up to focus on making games for popular series like 'Harry Potter' and 'Mortal Kombat'.
They're doing this because some recent games didn't do as well as hoped, like 'MultiVersus'.
Some important people in charge are getting new jobs, but no one is losing their job.
The video game part of the company will eventually join the streaming and movie-making side.
The goal is to make better games for the fans.
Warner Bros. Games is restructuring its video game unit.
The focus will be on four core franchises: 'Game of Thrones', 'Mortal Kombat', 'Harry Potter', and the DC Universe.
The restructuring follows financial challenges, including the underperformance of 'MultiVersus'.
Several executives have been promoted to new roles within the company.
The video game division is scheduled to become part of the streaming and studios segment in 2026.
- Who
- Warner Bros. Games is the company, led by executives like David Zaslav and JB Perrette.
- What
- Warner Bros. Games is restructuring its operations.
- When
- The restructuring is happening now, with the video game division becoming part of streaming and studios in mid-2026.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To optimize its team structure and focus on core franchises for better performance.
- Company
- Warner Bros. Games
- Focus
- Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, Harry Potter, DC Universe
- Executive Promotions
- Yves Lachance, Shaun Himmerick, Steven Flenory
- Key Personnel
- David Zaslav, JB Perrette
- Upcoming Change
- Video game division to join streaming and studios by mid-2026