According to a report in VentureBeat, the Bloomberg Activision Blizzard Inc.Blizzard Inc. subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment plans to acquire the studio Proletariat Inc. and bring on 100 of its workers. They are expected to work on Blizzard's online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
The players are at the forefront of everything we do, and we are working hard to meet and exceed expectations," Blizzard President Mike Ybarra told VentureBeat. Proletariat is a perfect fit to support Blizzard's mission in bringing high-quality content to our players more often. World of Warcraft is one of the most well-known games, and has been popular since its initial debut in 2004. Blizzard has come under criticism for the long periods between releases. In April, it announced the game's upcoming Dragonflight expansion, which doesn't yet have a release date.
Blizzard Entertainment, known for the popular franchises Overwatch and Diablo, rarely acquires studios. The company brought on two studios over a decade ago and merged with Activision studio Vicarious Visions last year.
Proletariat's latest game was a wizard-themed battle royale called Spellbreak, which received positive reviews after its 2020 debut. On Tuesday, Proletariat, based in Boston, announced it would discontinue the game after 2023.
A big part of caring for our teams is to make sure we have the resources to create experiences that our communities will love while giving our teams space to explore more creative opportunities within their projects, Ybarra said in the VentureBeat report.
Activision Blizzard, which is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft Corp. and Proletariat, did not respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.
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