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Netflix has said that Warner Bros. Discovery’s video game assets were “relatively minor compared to the grand scheme of things” in its $82.7 billion USD acquisition deal.
Speaking in a conference presentation (as reported by Pocket Gamer), Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said the likes of Rocksteady, Avalanche, and NetherRealm were a low priority in the midst of the larger acquisition.
Stating that Warner Bros. had done “great work in the game space,” he continued to state that Netflix, ‘actually didn’t attribute any value to that from the get-go because they’re relatively minor compared to the grand scheme of things.
“Now we are super excited because some of those properties that they’ve built, Hogwarts is a great example of that, have been done quite well, and we think that we can incorporate that into what we’re offering,” Peters continued.
“They’ve got great studios and great folks working there. So we think that there’s definitely an opportunity there. But just to be clear, we haven’t built that into our deal model.”
Overly interested in the properties or not, Netflix will gain control of Mortal Kombat‘s NetherRealm, Batman Arkham‘s Rocksteady, LEGO games’ TT Games, Hogwarts Legacy‘s Avalanche Software, and several WB Games studios (Batman Arkham Origins, Gotham Knights) if the acquisition goes through. That won’t happen, mind you, until late 2026 or into 2027.
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