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Injustice 2 Publisher Opens "WB Games New York", Dedicated to Online Play

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Like, wow... some news and official statements that just recently dropped (yesterday) pack some very exciting news for our community in particular. It seems that Warner Bros has officially opened a studio, "WB Games New York", based in New York, of course, that is dedicated to furthering the improvement to online play!

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The publisher has founded WB Games New York, a new studio dedicated entirely to supporting their online games, particularly Injustice 2. Apparently, the studio will be working on new cloud technology, which will allow NetherRealm to add new content to Injustice 2 in a more... continue reading!


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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Opens WB Games New York

Further Supporting Warner Bros.’ Digital Games Growth with In-House Cloud-Based Infrastructure

June 22, 2017
Burbank, Calif. – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the opening of WB Games New York, a service provider of online features and web-based communities for the company’s video games. The WB Games New York team builds cloud-based gaming backend technology, which allows developers to quickly add online features to their games on almost any platform.

“We understand the importance of expanding the connected communities of players, and with WB Games New York, we will have a strong foundation to grow our player connectivity with our digitally powered console and mobile games as well as live service gaming,” said Steven Chiang, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Production and Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has enjoyed a successful history with utilizing new technology with many members of the WB Games New York team on some of our biggest games, and this will be continued as we work on several upcoming projects.”

“We are excited to be part of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and bring our years of experience building online services to some of the best developers, and franchises, in the games industry,” said Steven Flenory, Studio Director, WB Games New York.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc., is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all platforms, including console, handheld, mobile and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

Source: ComicBook.com via timewarner
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