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Warner Bros. Games is restructuring its interactive entertainment endeavors to focus on four key franchises: Mortal Kombat, Harry Potter, DC, and Game of Thrones.<\/p>\n
Details on the company-wide overhaul come from Variety<\/u><\/a>, which says the changes involve a leadership shake-up but will not result in any layoffs or the exit of any executives. Instead, three key Warner Bros. Games names have been promoted as the gaming branch shifts its focus to its more reliable brands.<\/p>\n Warner Bros. Games Montreal studio head Yves Lachance now serves as senior vice president, development and will watch over games based on the Harry Potter and Game of Thrones franchises. Meanwhile, NetherRealm Studios\u2019 Shaun Himmerick is taking on the senior vice president, development role to maintain the company\u2019s Mortal Kombat and DC Universe efforts. Finally, Warner Bros. Games New York\u2019s Steven Flenory has been promoted to senior vice president, central tech & services and will manage game and publishing technology, customer service, quality assurance, and user research.<\/p>\n “Our company is home to some of the biggest franchises in the world, and we are optimizing our team structure to develop long-term franchise roadmaps to delight players and fans of Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat and DC games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cOur company is home to some of the biggest franchises in the world, and we are optimizing our team structure to develop long-term franchise roadmaps to delight players and fans of Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat and DC games,\u201d Global Streaming & Games CEO J.B. Perrette said in a statement. \u201cWe are very fortunate to have a strong stable of development and technology talent, and Yves, Shaun and Steven are respected leaders with excellent track records in their areas of expertise. I\u2019m looking forward to working closely with them and the team as we work to make the best games possible for our key franchises.\u201d<\/p>\n Time will tell how the Warner Bros. Games restructuring will affect the company after its worrying start to 2025. It began January 23 when it was revealed that boss David Haddad would be leaving the company following noteworthy failures that include the troubled launches of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League<\/u><\/a> and MultiVersus<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n Shutdown plans for the latter followed<\/u><\/a> only one week later, with an even more substantial blow arriving in February as Warner Bros. Games announced plans to shutter Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. San Diego alongside the cancelation of its Wonder Woman game<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n