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2019
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About Player First Games

Player First Games was a Los Angeles-based game development studio established in 2019 by Tony Huynh and Chris White. Its work focused on free-to-play multiplayer games, combining competitive combat design with cross-platform play and live-service development. The company operated with a hybrid and distributed team across the United States.

The studio developed MultiVersus, a crossover platform fighter published by Warner Bros. Games. Its roster brought together characters from Warner Bros. Discovery franchises, including DC Comics, Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Adventure Time and Game of Thrones. The project reflected the studio’s focus on accessible competitive play, platform-fighting mechanics and ongoing multiplayer support.

Development and release history

Warner Bros. Games unveiled MultiVersus in November 2021, and its open beta began in July 2022. Player First Games took the beta offline in June 2023 to overhaul its netcode and rebuild the game in Unreal Engine 5. The full release followed on May 28, 2024, across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Windows PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store.

The studio’s capabilities spanned game and combat design, systems architecture, stylized character modeling, rigging and animation. Its engineering work included rollback netcode, matchmaking infrastructure and server-side multiplayer systems, alongside seasonal content pipelines and balance updates.

Acquisition and closure

Warner Bros. Games acquired Player First Games on July 22, 2024, bringing the previously independent developer into its internal studio organization. On January 31, 2025, the publisher announced that MultiVersus Season 5 would be the game’s final content update.

Warner Bros. Games closed Player First Games on February 25, 2025, during a restructuring focused on core franchises. MultiVersus live servers subsequently went offline on May 30, 2025.

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Leadership and experience

  • At the July 2024 acquisition, co-founders Tony Huynh and Chris White continued leading the studio. Huynh held the CEO and game director roles; White was CTO and head of technology. They reported to Carlos Barbosa, Vice President and Studio Head of Warner Bros. Games San Diego.
  • Huynh previously worked as lead combat designer on Sony Santa Monica’s God of War III and as a systems designer at Riot Games. White previously served as a technology lead at Riot Games.

Production collaboration

Warner Bros. Games San Diego supported the studio with live operations, co-production and operational management for its multiplayer project.

Audience and recognition

The MultiVersus open beta attracted more than 20 million players. The game won Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards 2022 and also received Best Fighting Game recognition at the D.I.C.E. Awards; these were awards for the game.

Notable credits

1 credit
  • MultiVersus

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Current and former locations of Player First Games

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  • Los Angeles office

    Former office
    6080 Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045Los Angeles, California, United States

    Closed 2025

    Historical company headquarters; operations ceased with the studio’s closure on February 25, 2025.

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