1. La Crisis y Reestructuración de WB Games.
La división de juegos de Warner Bros. ha enfrentado un año difícil (2024) con malos resultados financieros, cierres de estudios (incluyendo Monolith Productions) y la cancelación de proyectos clave como el juego de Wonder Woman. Esto ha forzado una reestructuración centrada en sus IPs más rentables.
- Warner bros. Discoverys gaming division has reported poor financial results for 2024, leading to significant write-downs and a major restructuring plan that includes multiple studio closures.
- Warner bros. Has reportedly canceled its troubled wonder woman game and shut down monolith productions, marking a significant shift in its gaming division amid ongoing challenges.
- Warner bros. Has restructured its wb games division to focus on four major franchises harry potter, game of thrones, mortal kombat, and dc.
- Warner bros. Discovery announced a 384 million write-down for its gaming division in 2024.
2. La Adquisición por Netflix y el Destino de WB Games.
Netflix acordó adquirir la división de estudios y streaming de WBD por aproximadamente $82.7 mil millones. Aunque inicialmente hubo confusión, se confirmó que WB Games está incluida en el acuerdo. La preocupación principal es que Netflix subestimó el valor de la división de juegos, lo que genera temor por despidos y el futuro de franquicias icónicas.
- Netflix to buy warner bros, including games division, for 82.7bn netflix is buying entertainment giant warner bros in a deal valued at around 82.7 billion.
- Yes, netflix is acquiring warner bros. Games a warner bros. Spokesperson has confirmed the video game division will be acquired by netflix alongside its wider streaming and television business.
- Netflixs 83 billion dollar bid for warner bros. Gave wb games no real value, calling the division minor. That includes studios behind hogwarts legacy, mortal kombat, lego games arkham franchise.
- I am at least curious to see what this means for netflixs strategy in the gaming space. I dont expect anything good but wbs game division was pretty much destroyed by the discovery merger so lets see what comes next for them.
3. La División Corporativa de WBD y Otras Divisiones Afectadas.
La adquisición por Netflix se produce en medio de un plan de WBD para dividirse en dos compañías: la división de estudios/streaming (Warner Bros.) y la división de redes globales (Discovery Global), que cargaría con la deuda. Otras divisiones, como Animación y Cine, también han experimentado turbulencias bajo la dirección actual.
- Warner bros discovery is splitting into two companies the company will revert back to the warner bros name for its entertainment division the split will create warner bros focused on streaming platforms like hbo max and filmtv studio operations discovery global will manage cable tv assets.
- The transaction is expected to close after the previously announced separation of wbds global networks division, discovery global, into a new publicly-traded company, which is now expected to be completed in q3 2026.
- I havent seen a company shoot themselves in the foot this much since warner bros with their animation division!
- The warner bros film division has had a rocky time - and it reportedly needs this summers superman to be a hit in order to keep going.