Would you like to play a Superman video game? In the ever growing list of cancelled DC projects WB Montreal have worked on over the past few years, it looks like you can throw a Superman game. is very keen on developing more DC Comics-based video games, and the obvious contender for a video game adaptation is Kal-El himself. Within the job description, they ask for someone who is able to animate “3D character models in a DC universe game, including working with motion capture data” and “hand key frame animations.” One of the job listings is for an open gameplay animator position. There have been rumours for years that a Superman video game is in the works. Montreal wanting to get work started on their next DC Comics video game. It’s quite a vague description, yet it does seem to be hinting at Warner Bros. is still taking pitches for games starring the hero, and could possibly be working on one right now.Read more: A New Batman Game On PS5 From Warner Bros Montreal Could Be Coming
Upon Batman: Arkham Originss release it received positive reviews. One of the studios titles, Batman: Arkham Origins, was displayed for the public at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and received two nominations from the Game Critics Awards for Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Console Game. As for Superman, Sigfield says Warner Bros. WB Games Montréal was founded in 2010 by Warner Bros. The game was reportedly an open-world joint and had you playing as various members of the group, such as Harley Quinn and Deathstroke. Interestingly, Sigfield notes that WB Montreal's Suicide Squad game was also cancelled for this reason: it couldn't get up and running on the aforementioned engine. Getting Superman’s flight to work in that frame would’ve been near impossible. The reason for its cancellation, was that around the same time WB was expanding their DC output, they had mandated that every game to use the Arkham engine. This game was to feature foes such as Brainiac, Doomsday, and tons of other mind controlled villains. The game was supposed to be less “open world” so as to limit Superman’s vast array of abilities. The game, tentatively titled Superman: Unbound, was set to follow the path of the comic series/animated movie. Apparently the devs couldn't get the game to run on the engine though, leading to its cancellation. wanted it to run on its proprietary Arkham engine. It sounds like this project was doing well, but Warner Bros. A more linear experience, the game was going to take place largely in Kandor, a Metropolis-like city located on Krypton.
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It was dubbed Superman: Unbound, and was set to follow the path of the comic series and animated movie. It would feature a massive Metropolis and feature various villains from the DC pantheon. One game pitched in 2013 was to be an open world Superman game in the vein of Spider-Man PS4. Sigfield notes this project never even made it out of the prototype stage before it was canned. It was going to feature a huge Metropolis and a range of DC villains.
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was an open-world Superman game that was similar to what Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 wind up being. UMYHDGamiLĪccording to Sigfield, one of the earliest pitches that got the green light from Warner Bros. WB Montreal was widely rumoured to be working on both Superman and Suicide Squad games following the release of Arkham Origins, with a 2015 job listing saying that it was developing two AAA games. WB has been actively trying to develop an open world Superman game since ~2013.
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