Blizzard has acquired the creators of the battle royale game Spellbreak
Yesterday the studio with an interesting name The proletariat announced that it was closing its royal battle Spellbreak. And now, obviously, there is a continuation of this news - The proletariat now becomes a part Blizzard Entertainment.
The proletariat is located in Boston, USA, and consists of approximately 100 people. They are all working on it now World of Warcraft, including the next addition - Dragonflight. As expected Blizzard, team The proletariat will help to more confidently achieve the goals of quality and speed of production in extensions for World of Warcraft.
In an interview with the author VentureBeat chapter Proletariatt says that before the takeover he discussed with potential new bosses the latest scandals around Blizzard. The team was assured that improvements in the work culture continue, - the leader The proletariat praised the changes he is now striving for Blizzard.
In the team The proletariat There are veterans of the industry with extensive experience in MMO - for example, leading designers Asheron's Call,, Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online. According to VentureBeat, this purchase will be the largest for Blizzard at least for the last ten years. Apparently a recent merger with Vicarios Visions not taken into account: it was already in the composition Activision Blizzard and only changed her status within the family.
The proletariat started working on World of Warcraft back in May, however, full integration with Blizzard will be completed in a few months. The terms of the agreement are not disclosed.