MultiVersus’ Batman is still Kevin Conroy ‘in the near future’

Earlier this month, MultiVersus Developer Player First Games has announced a new PvE mode for its fighting game. That mode, called Rifts, will feature unique combat scenarios and mini-games, as well as cinematic and story elements, the developer says. It will be updated seasonally with new content.

We’ll see characters interact in mode-specific ways in Rifts, and Player First promises to keep adding to the PvE mode season after season. Featuring a fully voiced cast that includes the talents of John Dimaggio, Matthew Lillard, Tara Strong and others, the game will bring together a long list of beloved characters for unique interactions.

One notable issue facing the developers is the death of Kevin Conroy, the iconic voice of Batman and Bruce Wayne in animated films and video games. In MultiVersusConroy is reunited with colleague Batman: The Animated Series actor Mark Hamill, the famous voice of the Joker. In an interview with co-founder of Player First Games and MultiVersus game director Tony Huynh, I asked him how the studio plans to handle future content featuring Batman following Conroy’s death.

“Kevin Conroy played a huge role in my childhood,” Huynh told me before discussing the matter, “and Batman is my favorite fictional character, period. Kevin’s death has personally affected me enormously. And I think the combination of Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy in our game is special.

“I don’t really know what we will do in the future. We have to find out. Either way, we want to pay respect to Kevin and the legacy he left behind. A big reason why, I think, Mark Hamill is in the game is because Kevin is too. So Kevin is extremely important to our game, and the work he has done for our game will continue. In the future I don’t know exactly what we will do yet. We plan to update the game regularly and need to come up with a plan for that, but that hasn’t been finalized yet.”

A representative from Warner Bros. Games added that “there was a lot of voiceover work done” by Conroy, “so Batman will be voicing that in the near future. MultiVersus.”

MultiVersus will return on May 28, with many new additions. The free-to-play game will once again be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X.