Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is the video game production arm of Warner Bros. The studio has published, developed, licensed as well as distributed entertainment content over the years. They have brought us such games as the Batman Arkham Series, Mortal Kombat Series, Injustice Series, and many others. Today, we found out that WB Games Montreal, a division of WB Games Inc, is looking to hire a lead gameplay programmer to join its game development team working on a new IP project for next-generation game platforms.
The position for the lead gameplay programmer was spotted on the Warner media group website. The description of the position reads as follows
WB Games Montreal, a division on WB Games Inc., seeks a Lead Gameplay Programmer to join its game development team working on a new IP project for next generation game platforms.
As a Lead Gameplay Programmer, this individual will manage a group of engineers to design, develop, maintain, and optimize cross-platform systems and tools, examples of which include: character controls, character animations, AI, weapon systems. This lead will also prioritize work, develop plans and work with production to help schedule and assign tasks to team members.
Arkham KnightWB Games Montreal Getting Ready for Next-Gen Gaming?
It seems like WB Games Montreal is looking to up their game when it comes to next-gen gaming. With all the talk surrounding PS5 and the next iteration of Xbox One, I think the timing of WB games looking to a hire lead gameplay programmer is impeccable.
It has been speculated that the next PlayStation can arrive as early as the second half of 2019. This makes us wonder whether other developers have also started to prepare for the next-gen consoles.
Anyway, you can read the job description here if you want to. Make what you will of it but I think next-gen gaming maybe nearer than we thought.
Let us know in the comments what you think about all this.