Warner Bros. Games has announced that it has acquired the developer of MultiVersus, Player First Games.
The developer will still operate “under the leadership of co-founders Tony Huynh and Chris White. Huynh, Head of Player First Games, and White, Head of Technology, Player First Games, will report to Carlos Barbosa, Vice President and Studio Head of Warner Bros. Games San Diego.”
David Haddad, President of Warner Bros. Games, said the following:
“We have worked with Player First Games over several years to create and launch MultiVersus, and we are very pleased to welcome this talented team to Warner Bros. Games. The bright and creative team at Player First Games adds to our extensive development capabilities.”
Huynh said the following:
“Our team is excited to join the Warner Bros. Games family, and we feel that this will be great for MultiVersus overall. We are working to make the MultiVersus game experience the best it can be and having our development team integrated with the publisher is optimum for the players.”
This title is free-to-play and features characters from several Warner Bros IPs duking it out in 2D combative goodness. Cooperation and teamwork are at the forefront of the gameplay experience.
For instance, each character’s moveset complements the philosophy of teamwork with examples including Batman’s smoke bomb to inhibit the opposing team’s movement capabilities, Steven from Steven Universe emitting protective shields, and Bugs Bunny creating tunnels to create easier team travel across the stage.
The playable cast is fully voiced, with recognizable actors like Kevin Conroy expressing Batman. Cross-play and cross-progression are supported across every platform alongside several social features, such as guilds, to enhance general competitive desire. Leaderboards will also be added down the line. Gameplay quality is a primary focus, with dedicated servers and rollback netcode for online play. Further, more content will be continually added, like new characters and skins.
MultiVersus is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
