Author: Amelia Hawthorne

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has discussed the impact of the SAG-AFTRA actors strike, stating the company doesn’t anticipate “any significant short-term impact”.

Wilson’s comments were during a Q&A after its latest earnings call, where an investor questioned the impact of the strike.

The CEO replied the company is “working diligently to negotiate at the table” but doesn’t expect “near-term disruption to any of the games we have in development” or current live-service games.

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Amid its push toward mobile and free-to-play titles and away from the “volatile” AAA space, Warner Bros. has announced the acquisition of MultiVersus developer Player First Games.

MultiVersus – which has had an unusual, sometimes controversial development journey since the start of its open beta back in 2022 – is Player First Games’ debut title. It finally got its full free-to-play release this May after disappearing for over a year, and while its current player numbers don’t appear to be anywhere near those seen during the height of its open beta popularity, Warner Bros. is clearly happy enough to acquire the studio behind it.

Full details of the purchase haven’t been disclosed, but Warner Bros. confirmed (via IGN) Player First Games’ co-founders Tony Huynh and Chris White will continue to lead the studio.

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