Blizzard Entertainment Acquires Proletariat, Spellbreak Sunsetting In Early 2023

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Spellbreak developer Proletariat has been acquired by Blizzard Entertainment to bolster the World of Warcraft development team. According to VentureBeat, all 100 employees of the Boston-based studio will be working on Blizzard’s popular MMORPG including the upcoming Dragonflight expansion. “A big part of caring for our teams is making sure we have the resources to produce experiences our communities will [...]

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Spellbreak Chapter 2: The Fracture Will Be Coming To PC And Consoles On April 8

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A new chapter will be coming to Proletariat’s action spellcasting MOBA, Spellbreak, early next month. Chapter 2: The Fracture will introduce another 12 weeks of story-driven quests featuring new in-game missions, unique NPCs, and a new batch of cosmetic rewards. The icing on the cake is the new 5vs5 Dominion mode where teams gain points by killing members of the [...]

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Spellbreak Rolls Back Matchmaking Changes Made Over The Weekend

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Proletariat apparently isn’t happy with the adjustments they made to the Spellbreak matchmaking system over the weekend and have opted to rollback any changes they made. The rollback is now complete and matchmaking should behave just as it did with the launch of Chapter 1: Spellstorm last week. “Unfortunately, no matter what we tried, it wasn’t delivering a better experience [...]

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Spellbreak Will Introduce Story-Driven Quests Alongside Its Steam Launch Later This Month

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Like most battle royales, Spellbreak is focused more on the competitive nature of the game rather than the lore behind it. That’s all going to change on December 15th when developer Proletariat introduces story-driven quests that will help expound on the game’s lore over a 12-week period. “The Hollow Lands is in an ever-changing state of ruin thanks to the [...]

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Fantasy Battle Royale Spellbreak Will Get Its First Seasonal Content And A New Deathmatch Mode

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Spellbreak, Proletariat’s recently-released fantasy battle royale game, will be getting its first seasonal content update next week called Prologue: The Gathering Storm. The update will roll out on October 22nd with the new Chapter System and a new Deathmatch mode called Clash. According to the latest press release, the Chapter System will be the developers’ way of delivering new story [...]

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Spellbreak

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Spellbreak was a free-to-play 3D cross-platform fantasy battle royale where up to 42 players fight it out until only one man is left standing. Players use magical gauntlets and spells instead of guns as they fight for survival in a slowly shrinking map. Publisher: Proletariat Type: Battle Royale Release Date: September 3, 2020 Shut Down: January 09, 2023 Pros: +Impressive [...]

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Proletariat’s Fantasy Battle Royale Game Spellbreak Is Now In Closed Beta

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It’s the age of battle royales as yet another battle royale game enters the arena. In a recent press release, Boston-based video game development studio Proletariat has just announced that their upcoming fantasy battle royale game Spellbreak is now in closed beta. Players lucky enough to get into our Closed Alpha got first-hand experience in what makes Spellbreak such a [...]

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