WB Games Montreal Has Seemingly Been Hit by Lay-Offs

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After Netflix backed out of acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery – reportedly because Paramount Skydance offered a better price – Warner Bros. Games is already showing signs of trouble. Several developers at WB Games Montreal have posted on LinkedIn confirming they’ve been laid off.

The recent layoffs have impacted several individuals, including Camille Olivier Paquette, a level designer on Gotham Knights; Ceri Young, who was lead scriptwriter for Gotham Knights and associate narrative director on Wonder Woman; and Nicolas Pereira-Poisson, an associate producer.

Over the weekend, both Paquette and Young announced on LinkedIn that they were leaving Warner Brother Games Montreal and seeking new opportunities in the games industry. Paquette specifically stated they were looking for a Level Designer position, while Young simply indicated she was seeking a new role.

Although Pereira-Poisson hasn’t publicly announced he’s leaving, his LinkedIn profile shows he finished his role as an associate producer at WB Games Montreal this month. He previously worked on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and three other games that haven’t been revealed yet.

Although Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance haven’t officially commented on recent layoffs, Eric Bellefeuille, a design director at Motive Studio, shared his own experience on LinkedIn.

It’s always difficult when people lose their jobs, and I’m thinking of the skilled developers recently affected by layoffs at Warner Bros. Games Montréal and Electronic Arts. If anyone is looking for support, connections, or just help expanding their professional network, please feel free to contact me. I believe in the power of collaboration and community in our industry and want to help in any way I can.

It’s okay to feel how you’re feeling right now, and remember you’re not the only one. Lots of people appreciate your talent, creativity, and dedication to making games. Let’s keep in touch and support each other.

Netflix had planned to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for about $82.7 billion (as of December 2025), but Paramount Skydance then made a competing offer worth $111 billion. Because of this, Netflix canceled its original deal, calling Paramount’s offer better. Netflix’s leaders, Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, explained that trying to compete with the new offer would have made the purchase too expensive.

In a joint statement, the CEOs explained that while their original agreement would have benefited shareholders and likely been approved by regulators, they’ve decided not to pursue it further. They stated that to compete with the latest offer from Paramount Skydance, they would have had to pay too much, making the deal no longer a good financial investment.

Sarandos also explained that Netflix decided against the acquisition because, while they wanted the company, it wasn’t essential. He described Warner Bros. Discovery as a potentially good addition to Netflix. Fortunately, Netflix is benefiting from the deal falling through; the $2.8 billion breakup fee from Paramount Skydance is being used to further invest in the streaming service.

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2026-03-16 15:46