Press Release: WWE & Warner Bros. Announce New Video Game

WWE sent out the following press release Thursday morning: 

WWE and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Team up for WWEImmortals

Free-to-Play Mobile Game Developed by NetherRealm Studios Scheduled for Worldwide Launch Next Year Burbank, Calif. and Stamford, Conn. – December 11, 2014 – WWE and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are creating WWE Immortals, a free-to-play mobile game that will feature epic Superstar battles in a fantastically re-imagined WWE world. 

WWE Immortals is being developed by NetherRealm Studios, the creators of the best-selling Mortal Kombat franchise and Injustice: Gods Among Us, in conjunction with Phosphor Game Studios, and will be available worldwide on iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Android devices in 2015. "It's amazing to be working with WWE to offer a new way for fans to experience the brand on mobile platforms," said Greg Ballard, Senior Vice President, Mobile, Social and Emerging Platforms, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "NetherRealm Studios are experts in creating award-winning games and the team is working hard to deliver the same quality of engaging gameplay with WWE Immortals."

"We are excited to partner with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios to create WWE Immortals and bring a new action-packed mobile experience to our passionate fan base," said Casey Collins, Executive Vice President, Consumer Products, WWE. "By tapping into NetherRealm's legendary game development studio along with the unparalleled reach of Warner Bros. 

Interactive Entertainment, we are creating a new way for fans to engage with the larger-than-life WWE characters." Additional details, including gameplay features, will be announced leading up to the game's launch next year.

WWE & Warner Bros Entertainment Sign New Multi-Year Deal

WWE sent out the following press release: 

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and WWE® Announce New Partnership

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BURBANK, CA AND STAMFORD, CT – November 19, 2014 – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) and WWE (NYSE: WWE) have announced a multi-year partnership for home video distribution of WWE programming that will start on January 1, 2015 and include US distribution rights for physical and digital formats.

The new agreement will provide WBHE the home entertainment distribution rights to release new documentaries, match compilations and pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania® and SummerSlam®, as well as a robust catalog of collectible titles throughout the US. The companies have recently worked together on two animated series tied to the Scooby Doo and The Flintstones franchises.

"WWE is an iconic brand that has one of the most passionate fan bases in sports and entertainment," said Jeff Brown, General Manager and Executive Vice President, Television, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. "Since WWE titles accounted for all of the Top 10 sports DVDs of 2013 and WrestleMania® 29 was the #1 sports title, we're very excited to expand our distribution in 2015 and beyond."

"We are thrilled to partner with Warner Bros Home Entertainment, a brand that has proven itself to be the market leader," said Casey Collins, Executive Vice President, Consumer Products, WWE. "They have already demonstrated success leveraging the WWE brand with the hit Scooby Doo! WrestleMania Mystery, and we look forward to expanding our home video relationship utilizing their expertise."