The job listing is for an executive producer that, according to the description, will be responsible for leading “the development of a high-quality AAA game based on one of the iconic IPs from the vast Warner Bros. and DC Comics catalog.”

The listing goes on to mention that responsibilities associated with the role will include overseeing various parts of the game’s development, as well as the development and progress of its “post-launch live operations”. The job listing is for WB Games Montreal, and will also involve the employee having to manage production budgets for the game as well as ensure that the QA processes, as well as live operations are robust.

The idea that Warner Bros. might be dipping into the live service well once again comes as quite a surprise, especially since, back in May, the company attributed major revenue shortfalls to the failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. In its financial report at the time, the company noted that its revenue was buoyed by the success of Mortal Kombat 1 and Hogwarts Legacy despite the lack of commercial performance of Suicide Squad.

Generally speaking, the company reported a revenue of $2.3 billion from its gaming studios – a year-on-year decrease of 16 percent. Overall revenues for the company, however, saw a 9 percent year-on-year increase, coming in at $9 billion.

The financial report came after the company had announced the closure of three of its studios: Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB Games San Diego. Monolith’s closure also led to the cancellation of the in-development Wonder Woman game at the studio.

“This is another tough decision, as we recognize Monolith’s storied history of delivering epic fan experiences through amazing games,” said the studio when it announced the studio closures. “We greatly admire the passion of the three teams and thank every employee for their contributions. As difficult as today is, we remain focused on and excited about getting back to producing high-quality games for our passionate fans, developed by our world-class studios, and getting our games business back to profitability and growth in 2025 and beyond.”

While Warner Bros. itself hasn’t confirmed whether or not this was the case, rumours have indicated that the decision to cancel Wonder Woman came about because of the commercial failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The report also indicated that, before it was cancelled, Wonder Woman would have made use of the Nemesis system that Monolith had designed for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and its sequel, Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

The failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, as well as that of MultiVersus, had reportedly put WB Games in a bit of a hole.

What is next for Rocksteady and Warner Bros Montreal after the completion of the Arkham series? This is a question we’ve been asking for some time now, and it looks like it will be a question we keep asking for more time to come. While previously it seemed like Arkham Origins developers Warner Bros Montreal would be developing a new Batman game with Damian Wayne as the protagonist, reports earlier in the year suggested that that project has been completely rebooted, and we know we very little of what form or shape it has taken since then. And it now looks like the studio is working on a completely different kind of game, which is going to be a multiplayer-centric game similar in nature to Destiny and Borderlands. 

A forum post on NeoGAF has done an excellent job of consolidating a number of leaks, reports, statements and job listings that all seem to collectively be pointing at this possibility, while also giving background on how the project over at Warner Montreal has been developing over the years.

There have been multiple job listings and leaks related to both, Rocksteady and Warner Bros Montreal that seem to suggest that the studios are currently working on a game that is going to be centered mostly on online functionalities. Job postings at Rocksteady have mentioned openings surrounding things like online programming and metagame design, sings which point to a service based game. Additionally, Warner Bros have also recently opened a new office in New York, the purpose of which will be to maintain backend servers for online-focused games like the recently released Injustice 2 and future, unspecified games.

Additionally, job listings at Warner Montreal have spoken of their new game, which is being described as “an open-world AAA title based on one of DC Universe’s most popular IPs”. What’s notable, though, is the fact that it will run on Unreal Engine 4, which means that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment titles are making the jump from UE3 to UE4. This is also notable because Rocksteady have also been working mostly with UE4 recently, since their upcoming game will be their first game with the engine as well, which means that the general foundation of assets and other fundamental things for both the studious will once again be the same.

The way I see it, this is pointing to two possibilities- either the two studios are working together in collaboration on a giant online-focused game to rival the likes of Destiny, or both these studios are working separately on two different titles. There is, of course, also the possibility that Warner Montreal is indeed working on a traditional single player open world title, while Rocksteady works on the service based game. It’s all up in the air right now, but we will keep bringing you updates as and when they come our way, so stay tuned to GamingBolt.

According to French website AddictedToSeries, a new Batman game is in development and it will star Batman’s son Damian Wayne. Furthermore, a Suicide Squad game is also rumored to be in development at Warner Bros. Montreal, the same studio that developed the underrated Batman Arkham Origins.

If this rumor is to be believed, then the next Batman game will be a big departure from the previous entries. The website reports that the new game will have a full day-night cycle and will feature Batcycle. Furthermore, players will be able to upgrade their Batcave and Gotham City will feel more alive compared to the previous iterations.

It will be interesting to see which studio is behind the development of the new Batman game. Is it Rocksteady? There is no way to tell that yet. As usual, this information should be taken with a grain of salt but given that a Suicide Squad movie is coming out this August, I won’t be surprised if this indeed turns out to be true.

Game Overview:

Batman: Arkham Origins features a larger Gotham City which promises to be bigger than the worlds seen in Arkham City and Arkham Asylum. Players take up the role of a young Batman as they meet daunting enemies and forge complicated relationship with law officers.

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About the game:

 Batman: Arkham Origins features an a gaming world that is twice in size when compared to Arkham City. The game introduces an original prequel storyline and is set before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. The game is basically an origins story about Batman.

The game is due this year for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and Wii U.

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