Skydance Sets Games, Experiences, Products and HR Teams
Key Points:
- Skydance president Andy Gordon has strengthened leadership roles across games, experiences, products, publishing, HR, and global operations outside the merged company's TV and film divisions.
- Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are merging their games and experiences divisions into a single team managing IPs including "Star Trek," "Harry Potter," "DC Universe," "The Matrix," and "Game of Thrones."
- The merger combines Paramount Games Studio with Warner Bros. Games' developers, such as Avalanche Software, NetherRealm Studios, Rocksteady Studios, TT Games, and WB Games teams in Montreal and Boston.
- Gordon emphasized investing in growth areas like games, experiences, consumer products, and publishing to engage fans across physical and digital platforms, highlighting opportunities to expand DC Comics storytelling and e-commerce.
- Games and experiences chief Driscoll outlined plans to create immersive entertainment across multiple venues and digital platforms, prioritizing team engagement globally from locations including LA, London, Montreal, and Tokyo.