Player First Games, the developer of free-to-play platform fighter MultiVersus, has been acquired by WB Games, the publisher of said fighter. The news was announced by the latter in a recently sent out press release (via Variety).
Player First Games was established in 2019 in Los Angeles by co-founders studio head Tony Huynh and head of technology Chris White, both of whom will remain in charge of the studio following its acquisition, except now they will report directly to Carlos Barbosa, who is vice president and studio head of Warner Bros. Games San Diego.
“Our team is excited to join the Warner Bros. Games family, and we feel that this will be great for MultiVersus overall,” said Huynh. “We are working to make the MultiVersus game experience the best it can be and having our development team integrated with the publisher is optimum for the players.”
“We have worked with Player First Games over several years to create and launch MultiVersus, and we are very pleased to welcome this talented team to Warner Bros. Games,” said WB Games president David Haddad. “The bright and creative team at Player First Games adds to our extensive development capabilities.”
After entering an extended beta in 2022, MultiVersus launched in full earlier this year with an upgraded engine and overhauled gameplay. Read our review of the game through here.
On July 23, MultiVersus will be adding Samurai Jack to its roster of playable fighters, with Beetlejuice coming later.
MultiVersus is available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
