New information has come forth about the possible Warner Bros. platform fighting game. Recently, a massive leak mentioned the possibility of a game called Multiversus that would be a Super Smash Bros. like made with WB properties. The rumor claimed that the developer behind the new game would be NetherRealm Studios, the same team behind the Mortal Kombat games. However, more recent information says that is not true.
The bombshell rumor suggests Warner Bros. has a possible Super Smash Bros.-like game on the way in which the likes of Shaggy, Tom and Jerry, Batman, Fred Flinstone, and Johnny Bravo would duke it out on platforms with Super Smash Bros. Melee's depth, speed, and feel. It may sound like the recent Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, making for another Smash Bros. clone that brings together characters from a plethora of IPs. One insider is apparently confirming the rumor, but not the NetherRealm Studios aspect of the story.
Jeff Grubb is a video game insider that often details information in the gaming world long before it is official. In regards to the WB Multiversus rumor, he tweeted that it is real, just that NetherRealm Studios is not developing it. This makes sense, as one of the more interesting aspects of the story was that the Mortal Kombat developer was taking such a sharp turn from its technical fighting prowess to a Smash Bros.-like platform fighter. According to Grubb, that is not the case. Of course, the Multiversus game, and which team may or may not be developing it, should all be taken with a grain of salt until confirmed.
If ever there was a Warner Bros. platform fighter, it would be extremely difficult to compete with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo's fighting game has gone down as the highest-selling fighter of all time. With the game's development coming to a close with the addition of the 82nd fighter in Sora, the community has showered its director Masahiro Sakurai with praise for putting together a game that is a love letter to both Nintendo and gaming as a whole.
Still, WB's fighting game could certainly fill the void between Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the next Smash Bros. title. Fans compared Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl directly to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and as fun as the game may be, some of its flaws are visible, with Ultimate still going strong as Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl launched. That being said, if the WB platform fighter were real and were to launch with some breathing space after Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has died down a bit - and if WB's title brings a strong cast - it could find success.