Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment remains part of AT&T and isn’t being sold yet
Maintaining the status quo for now.
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Reports over the last couple of months haveindicatedthat Warner Media parent company AT&T is interested in selling Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a gaming division that comprises studios such as Rocksteady Games, NetherRealm Studios, Monolith Productions and more.
Activision-Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Microsoft and Take-Two Interactive were allreported partiesinterested in potentially purchasing the unit for anywhere from $2 billion to $4 billion. Now, it seems like that isn’t happening, at least right now.
In aletterto all Warner Bros. employees, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar outlined his plan for organizing the company moving forward. While much of this has to do with elevating the role of HBO Max and making some changes to the company’s structure, Kilar explicitly notes that the gaming division will remain part of WarnerMedia.
He writes that “Warner Bros. Interactive remains part of the Studios and Networks group”, alongside several other brands that are “all focused on engaging fans with our brands and franchises through games and other interactive experiences.”
Now it’s important to keep in mind that this doesn’t mean things won’t change in the future. AT&T may have backed off from hoping to sell the gaming unit or a deal may simply have not been reached yet. We’ll have to wait and see what the future holds but at least in the short term, the WB Games division remains a part of WarnerMedia.
After years of silence, Rocksteady Games has finally revealed its current project, aSuicide Squad game, with an official reveal coming on August 22. Meanwhile, anew Batman gamebeing developed by Warner Bros. Montreal is all-but-confirmed. These projects will comprise part of the company’s first efforts on the next generation of gaming consoles, with theXbox Series XandPS5still on track to release in Holiday 2020.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
