While Marvel's next Spider-Man, Thor and Captain America games continue along the road to release, their biggest competition may be staking out a not-so-secret lair in Canada. Warner Interactive announced that they would be opening a new studio in Montreal this week, and they've now reportedly said that it's chief purpose will be to work on DC Comics properties.
The studio's first project at its new La Belle Province location will be something high-profile, leveraging their DC license, Warner Interactive president Martin Tremblay told GameFocus.
Warner recently bought their "Batman: Arkham Asylum" developer Rocksteady Studios. If Rocksteady keeps that franchise, a Superman game would be the next logical choice, though with a Green Lantern movie currently going into production, he could be at the front of the line as well.
The studio's establishment comes under a broader strategy in the last year that's seen DC establish an overarching DC Entertainment brand across its comic book, movie, TV and video game properties in an effort to make its creative branches work more efficiently together.
It should be noted, though, with Sony's 3-D technology on the horizon for the PlayStation 3, and DC's new up-tempo approach to entertainment, there has never been a more perfect time to create an Aquaman undersea 3-D adventure title.
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