In a recent announcement, the studio Proletariat confirmed that it will now be part of Blizzard Entertainment. This purchase will include the Boston-based developer on the World of Warcraft series, particularly for the upcoming expansion of Dragonflight. In addition, the studio in charge of the free-to-play multiplayer action spellcasting game Spellberak will ultimately shut down in early 2023. Here is the full declaration from Proletariat:
"Breakers,
After more than four years of elemental magic and spell combinations, we’ve made the decision to end the development of Spellbreak. The servers will be shut down as of early 2023. Thank you to the millions of players who have joined us in the Hollow Lands since 2018; it’s been an amazing journey.
Our vision was to create a fresh, multiplayer action-spellcasting game with exceptional movement and class customization that would give players the chance to unleash their inner battlemage. We are grateful to everyone in the game’s community for exploring the magical worlds and experiences we created together. Spellbreak was an ambitious project that saw our team push new boundaries in design and development, and we are excited to continue to innovate as we create new titles in the future.
To all Spellbreak fans around the world, thank you for the support and dedication that made the game and community so special.
Sincerely,
Spellbreak Development Team"
According to VentureBeat, “the move is the biggest acquisition that Blizzard has made — at least for the past decade — to expand its studios. In this case, the mission is to beef up the staffing for World of Warcraft so that it can hit quality and timing goals for expansions. The terms of this transaction were not disclosed.
If you ask me, this sure feels like a mediatic strategy to keep people’s attention off their scandalous affairs. Remember that Blizzard Entertainment is currently under investigation by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing for a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit (against Activision Blizzard.)
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