Insider reveals a bunch of cancelled WB Montreal games

WB Games Montreal is one of the more underrated studios operating under the Warner Bros. umbrella, with the Arkham Origins developers receiving the short end of the stick in many instances. Unfortunately not much seems to have changed in this regard, with a new report unveiling almost half a dozen different game pitches which were rejected since the release of Gotham Knights.

WB Games Montreal has had a rough couple years, with the studio’s latest release – 2022’s Gotham Knights – arriving in the wake of a ton of other cancelled and rejected projects including a Superman and Suicide Squad game.

Unfortunately, it seems as though not much has changed in the time since, with a new report from industry insider Jason Schreier revealing a ton of other more recent cancellations, writing via Bloomberg (paywalled):

“The Montreal studio leaders wanted to make another iteration of Gotham Knights — a ‘1.5’ version that would fix some of its predecessor's flaws. But their bosses nixed the idea.”

This wasn’t the only rejected pitch, with the team then reportedly pushing for a Constantine game; a Joker game and a Flash title – all of which were rejected (with the latter being due to the failure of the Flash movie).

Finally, it seems as though WB Montreal has settled on a project, with Schreier claiming that alongside their support for the Monolith Productions-developed Wonder Woman game, the team have pitched a Game of Thrones title.

Whether it too will be scrapped is unknown, but given the waning relevance of the franchise, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see.

KitGuru says: What do you think of WB Games Montreal as a studio? Are they underrated? Would you have liked to see a Gotham Knights successor? Let us know down below.

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