Warner Bros. Games has seemingly laid off a number of employees at its San Francisco studio, which houses the company’s Digital Publishing division while also producing mobile titles.
A number of senior employees impacted by the cuts shared the news on LinkedIn, with one person indicating their entire team was eliminated.
“Hey everyone, at the end of the month my team and position will be eliminated here at WB and I will be back in the market for a job,” they wrote.
That post was published roughly a month ago and indicated the cuts would be made at the end of December 2025.
One employee—who worked at the studio for over a decade—stated their departure came as a result of layoffs in a Linkedin post shared earlier this week.
Another person also took to Linkedin to explain their role has been eliminated. “My time at WB was invaluable, and I have learned so much from the experiences and connections I’ve made while working on DC Worlds Collide and MultiVersus,” they added.
Game Developer reached out to Warner Bros. Games for comment earlier this week but has yet to hear back.
Did Warner Bros. Games conclude turbulent 2025 with more layoffs?
The news would cap a year of turbulence and upheaval for Warner Bros. Games, which kicked off 2025 with a change in leadership when former president David Haddad exited the company.
Haddad’s departure came around one year after the launch of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, a live service offering that underperformed following a tumultuous development cycle purportedly marred by mismanagement.
Warner Bros Games subsequently shut down three internal studios in February—Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego—before refocusing its entire business around core franchises Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC.
“We are optimizing our team structure to develop long-term franchise roadmaps to delight players and fans of Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat and DC games,” said JB Perrette, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO of Global Streaming & Games, when announcing that pivot.
Finally, just before the year concluded, Netflix announced its intention to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a transaction with an enterprize value of $82.7 billion. A Warner Bros. Discovery spokesperson confirmed the proposed deal includes Warner Bros. Games.
As reported by the BBC, Warner Bros Discovery is currently urging shareholders to accept that deal and reject a rival offer made by Paramount Skydance.
