Warner Bros. Video games has acquired the MultiVersus developer Participant First Video games for an undisclosed quantity. The platform fighter developer is now readying for MultiVersus‘ second season of content material, set to make its debut this week on July 23, 2024.

Participant First Video games is now part of Warner Bros.

In an official press launch, WB Video games introduced its acquisition of Participant First Sport. Studio Co-Founders Tony Huynh and Chris White (additionally Head of Expertise) will report back to Carlos Barbosa, Vice President and Studio Head of Warner Bros. Video games San Diego.

“Now we have labored with Participant First Video games over a number of years to create and launch MultiVersus, and we’re more than happy to welcome this proficient crew to Warner Bros. Video games,” mentioned president of Warner Bros. Video games David Haddad. “The brilliant and artistic crew at Participant First Video games provides to our in depth improvement capabilities.”

One purpose behind the Participant First Video games acquisition by WB Video games is cited as a smoother integration course of between the studio and the writer, maybe with higher communication surrounding its IP or quicker manufacturing time to launch upcoming characters faster. Huynh additionally defined that “having [their] improvement crew built-in with the writer is optimum for the gamers.”

Samurai Jack and Beetlejuice are across the nook

Season 1 included 4 characters: The Joker, Jason Voorhees, Banana Guard, and Agent Smith. The rollout has been comparatively gradual, nevertheless, as Agent Smith is about to launch for everybody practically two months after the sport’s launch on Could 28.

Season 2, to this point, will give us the cartoon basic Samurai Jack, together with the grotesque ghosty Beetlejuice, who appear to be within the sport for promotional causes as a sequel movie heads to theatres this September. The Wizard of Oz‘s Depraved Witch and Scooby-Doo have additionally appeared within the art work for upcoming MultiVersus comics launching later this 12 months (through Bleeding Cool), so it’s doubtless they’ll arrive within the platform fighter shortly.

Warner Bros. Video games additionally owns NetherRealm Studios, the Chicago developer that makes the Mortal Kombat collection, so Participant First Video games has nice firm within the combating sport area. Seeing Sub-Zero clashing with Batman and Steven Universe sounds riveting.