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WB Games Montréal Hit by New Layoffs After Paramount Deal [Industry News]
Key Takeaways: The Quick Answer
- Job Cuts: Several veteran developers at WB Games Montréal were laid off on Friday, March 13.
- Corporate Shakeup: The cuts follow Paramount Skydance outbidding Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
- Ongoing Struggles: WB’s gaming division recently reported a 48% revenue drop following multiple project cancellations.
Another Blow to WB Montréal
The team behind Gotham Knights and Batman: Arkham Origins is facing a tough week.
Several developers at Warner Bros. Games Montréal took to LinkedIn last Friday to announce their roles had been eliminated.
The cuts hit multiple disciplines across the studio. Affected staff include associate narrative director Ceri Young, level designer Camille Olivier Paquette, and associate producer Nicolas Pereira-Poisson.
Many of these developers spent nearly a decade building worlds at the Canadian studio.
This isn’t an isolated incident for the Montreal team. Back in 2024, the studio lost 99 employees during a brutal year for the wider gaming industry.
Warner Bros Montréal has reportedly been affected by an unspecified number of layoffshttps://t.co/QqelqPgSch pic.twitter.com/WZZAn7vQpD
— GamesIndustry (@GIBiz) March 16, 2026
The Paramount Takeover Effect
The timing of these layoffs points to massive corporate shifts behind the scenes.
Paramount Skydance recently outbid Netflix to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery. The bidding war pushed the price tag past the $82.7 billion mark.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos previously noted that Paramount’s winning deal relies heavily on aggressive cost-cutting. It seems the gaming division is currently bearing the brunt of that financial strategy.
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A Struggling Games Division Rebuilding
Warner Bros. has faced a brutal string of disappointments in the gaming space over the last few years. The company completely shut down Multiversus. Monolith Productions saw its highly anticipated Wonder Woman project canceled entirely.
Even heavy hitters stumbled. An expected expansion for Hogwarts Legacy was scrapped, and Rocksteady suffered layoffs after the disastrous launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
Financial reports paint a grim picture. Q1 2025 saw a massive 48% decrease in games revenue due to a lack of new releases.
Warner Bros. currently claims its video game pipeline is in a “rebuilding” phase. Players will have to wait and see what survives the Paramount transition.
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