Spellbreak Shutting Down in 2023, as Blizzard Plans to Acquire Proletariat to Bolster World of Warcraft Staff

[Tsing]

Blizzard Entertainment is planning to acquire Spellbreak maker Proletariat to bolster its World of Warcraft team, according to a new report shared by GamesBeat.

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[Grimlakin]

Bolster the world of warcraft team... meaning that when everyone that ran the company creatively left you finally admit you lack the talent to carry things forward?

 

[Nanobot]

The need to get rid of Hozzikostas. Or better yet, let the game die already.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Blizzard does have an established pattern here with purchasing studios just so they can repurpose the staff. I guess it's easier than waiting for someone to apply for a position. It wasn't even a week ago and we had a story of another instance of this.

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Just imagine:

Random studio manager briefing staff: "Hey folks! We just got bought by Blizzard! BTW how good are you with a mop"