Warner Bros. roster of IP is among the strongest belongings at its disposal, however the firm’s gaming division – a lot because the bigger firm itself – is continuous to battle, with WB Video games having seen a 41 p.c decline in income final quarter because of the failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Latest stories claimed that Warner Bros. Discovery was trying to promote a stake in its video video games enterprise to fight the sharp declines the corporate is grappling with, and although that’s not fairly the step it’s taking, it does appear like WB Video games goes to go for a special technique going ahead.
Talking throughout Warner Bros. Uncover’s current quarterly earnings name, when requested in regards to the firm’s gaming enterprise and future, CEO David Zaslav revealed that the corporate will likely be trying to license out a few of its IP to different, exterior growth studios- which implies inside Warner Bros. studios may not essentially be those growing video games on WB IP going ahead.
“We now have 11 studios right here, and we now have a variety of IP,” Zaslav stated (transcription through IGN). “And there’s additionally a variety of curiosity amongst others in coming to reap the benefits of a few of that IP for gaming, which we’re taking a look at. As a result of as JB [Perrette, president of global streaming and games] stated, we have to get greater, and the IP that we personal and the worth that it has within the gaming area is one thing we’re trying to reap the benefits of.”
The listing of IP that WB has entry to is mouthwatering, to say the very least, with heavy-hitters reminiscent of Harry Potter, Sport of Thrones, Batman, Superman, and plenty of others included. The prospect of these properties being licensed out to builders throughout the business – just like the method Marvel and Disney have taken lately – will surely be an intriguing one.
