Why Warner Bros. keeps picking up new games and studios

When Hitman maker IO Interactive cut loose from Square Enix, it was no surprise that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) stepped in and acquired the rights to publish Hitman 2 and Hitman: Definitive Edition.

WBIE, a division of the Warner Bros. film company and a part of the Time Warner empire, has steadily built a stable of ten internal game studios (not counting a back-end studio) across the world across PC, console, and mobile platforms. It is working with outside developers such as Jam City on the Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery mobile game.