Published on 29 May 2024 on Zacks via Yahoo Finance
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Games Introduces MultiVersus
Warner Bros. Discovery WBD Games announced the official release of MultiVersus, a free-to-play platform fighter videogame, on various gaming consoles. The game has full cross-play and cross-progression support, allowing players to enjoy seamless gameplay across various platforms.Developed by Player First Games and managed by Warner Bros. Games San Diego, MultiVersus boasts a growing roster of popular characters from WBD’s franchises. Season 1 of Puns & Villainy introduces new characters like The Joker from DC and Friday the 13th has Jason Voorhees. Other famous characters are Banana Guard from Adventure Time and Agent Smith from The Matrix.MultiVersus has a new PvE mode called Rifts, offering players a unique experience through boss fights, mini-games and rewards, apart from the competitive PvP matches. The game features various reimagined environments, including maps inspired by Dexter’s Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls, adding to the dynamic and engaging gameplay.Players can enjoy MultiVersus through multiple modes, including 2 vs. 2 team-based co-op, 1 vs. 1 matches, four-player free-for-all and co-op vs. A.I. The game also offers custom online lobbies, practice modes, tutorials and local play supporting up to four players.WBD has a strong portfolio of games which are based on popular franchises such as Game of Thrones: Conquest, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, Batman: Arkham Trilogy and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. The popularity of these games is expected to aid gaming revenues in the near term.Warner Bros. Discovery also has an impressive slate of content that includes Challengers, Turtles All The Way Down, The Watchers and Twisters. Additionally, WBD, in partnership with HBO, announced a slate of new content called Game of Thrones: Conquest. These upcoming content offerings are expected to aid the company’s top-line growth in the upcoming quarters.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for content revenues in second-quarter 2024 is pegged at $2.517 billion, indicating year-over-year growth of 2.9%.
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