Warner Bros. Interactive’s president David Haddad is leaving his place, after 12 years on the division, the corporate has confirmed.
The information was shared internally on Thursday, the place it was confirmed the exec will proceed along with his position for the subsequent three months till a successor is discovered.
“David has thoughtfully and purposefully chosen a time when our launch schedule is lighter which can assist decrease disruption to our ongoing initiatives and strategic plans and permit this workforce to easily put together for its subsequent record-breaking title,” Warner Bros. Discovery World Streaming and Video games CEO JB Perrette instructed Selection.
Haddad stated: “I’m so happy with every little thing we’ve achieved collectively at Warner Bros. Video games throughout my time with the corporate.
“It has been an absolute pleasure engaged on and constructing our iconic gaming franchises, and I’ll proceed to be an enthusiastic supporter of this proficient workforce’s future endeavors. I sit up for engaged on the subsequent chapter of my profession and can all the time be thankful for my time with Warner Bros. Video games.“
Haddad’s exist follows a difficult 12 months for Warner Bros.’ video games division, which included the disappointing launches of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and the relaunch of Multiversus.
This led to Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav highlighting the video games division as weak hyperlink for the corporate in its most up-to-date monetary outcomes, the place he stated it was “considerably underperforming its potential”.
Warner Bros. Discovery has stated planning a follow-up to 2023’s hit Hogwarts Legacy is a precedence for the corporate. The Harry Potter spin-off was 2023’s best-selling sport forward of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
