Warner Bros. Games Faces Layoffs Amidst Restructuring and Industry Challenges

Warner Bros. Games has reportedly implemented layoffs at its San Francisco studio, which is responsible for the development of mobile projects, including DC Worlds Collide.

Employees shared insights about the layoffs on LinkedIn, with several senior staff members confirming that they lost their jobs. One individual noted that their entire team was disbanded. A post from roughly a month ago indicated that the layoffs were anticipated to occur at the end of December 2025.

Another employee, who had been with the studio for over a decade, announced their departure earlier this week and directly linked it to the recent wave of layoffs. An additional staff member commented that working at Warner Bros. Games provided him with invaluable experience and knowledge gained from developing both DC Worlds Collide and MultiVersus, yet his position was also eliminated.

If these reports are accurate, this round of layoffs will add to the ongoing challenges faced by the company’s gaming division. The year 2025 began with the departure of Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad, roughly one year after the launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a service game that failed to meet expectations following a troubled launch.

In February, Warner Bros. Games closed three internal studios: Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego. Subsequently, the company announced a strategy shift to focus on key franchises, including Harry Potter, A Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC. At that time, Warner Bros. Discovery‘s CEO for global streaming and gaming, Jean-Briac Perrette, stated that team structures were being optimized for the long-term growth of these brands.

As the year progressed, tensions around the company escalated further. Netflix expressed its intention to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion—an agreement that, as confirmed by a media holding representative, includes Warner Bros. Games. According to BBC reports, the leadership of Warner Bros. Discovery is currently urging shareholders to back Netflix’s offer while rejecting an alternative proposal from Paramount Skydance.