E3 2020 is now officially canceled due to safety concerns regarding the novel coronavirus. Publishers and developers are already beginning conversations about what comes next. One publisher, however, has only entered the conversation withE3 2020 ending. A new report claims that Warner Bros. Games had planned to do its first E3 press conference this year, though those plans are now ended. The press conference is said to have featured several major games, including WB Montreal’s unannouncedBatmantitle.
The report comes from Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, who decided to share the leaked information on Twitter. Schreier claims that Warner Bros. was going to go all out for its press conference. Games to be featured included the newBatmangame, anewHarry Pottergame, as well as Rocksteady Studios' unannounced game.
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WB Montreal’s in-development Batman game has long been rumored as soon-to-be-announced. Rumors go back well into 2019, with a potential reveal duringThe Game Awards 2019being the most substantial. Since then, WB Montreal has continued to tease itsBatman-related game, revealing icons assumed to be for the game’s internal factions. Yet no announcement has yet been made.
There are plenty of rumors about what theBatmangame may be about. For example, one of the biggest rumors about the new game is that it’s not related to theBatman Arkhamseries. Instead, the new game will be a part of a new DC Comics universe of games. Thenew Rocksteady gameis also rumored to be a part of it. Other rumors include the nameBatman Legacyand a story tied to the villainous Court of Owls.
None of the rumors are reliable at this point.WB Montreal’sBatmangamehas been reinvented several times over the past years and could easily have been reinvented since the last wave of rumors.
If Schreier’s report is true, which given his reliable reporting in the past is very likely, WB would be likely to follow the other publishers' lead. That is, WB is likely evaluating how it can transform its plannedE3 2020 keynoteinto an online presentation. Schreier notes that he hasn’t heard confirmation of this, though.
WB clearly has big plans for 2020. It will be sure to share information about those plans one way or another.
WB Montreal’sBatmangame is unannounced and has no confirmed platforms.
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