MultiVersus Safe from Discovery/Warner Bros. Merger

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Earlier this year, WarnerMedia merged with Discovery to form Warner Bros. Discovery, and this move has already had a profound impact on the entertainment industry. Warner Bros. Discovery has abruptly canned near-complete films like Batgirl and a Scoob sequel, and it plans on combining HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming service in 2023. These decisions have proven to be highly controversial, leaving fans of Warner Bros.-owned properties worried about their favorite franchises.

There's been some concern from the MultiVersus community about the new Super Smash Bros.-style fighting game potentially being on the chopping block in the wake of the merger, but fans apparently have nothing to worry about. MultiVersus developer Tony Huynh took to Twitter to ease fans' minds about the situation, claiming that the game will not be impacted by the Discovery/Warner Bros. merger.

MultiVersus Game Director Confirms When Big Nerfs Will Come

Huynh's tweet about the merger came shortly after a different tweet where he said that he was «very unhappy» that the team «disappointed players.» It seems that initial tweet led some fans to be concerned that Huynh was referring to the merger, taking it as a sign that MultiVersus was in danger of being shut down. However, that particular tweet was actually in reference to the announcement that MultiVersus Season 1 was being pushed back.

Originally, MultiVersus Season 1 was meant to kick off next week, but plans changed, and now the beta has been extended indefinitely. It's unclear exactly how long the MultiVersus open beta will last now or when Season 1 will start, but the beta Battle Pass has been extended to August 15. This could be a sign that MultiVersus Season 1 will still start