Magic battle royale competitive game developed by Proletariat Indie Team《Spellbreak》It has been listed for nearly 2 years, and the team executive regretted recentlyAnnounced that the game will cease operations in 2023At the same time, according to foreign media news, the team will be acquired by Blizzard Entertainment to inject new blood into “World of Warcraft”.
“Spellbreak” is a free third-person battle royale game with rich colors and fast action rhythm. Players can choose different occupations to enter the battlefield, create different magical attack methods through magic gloves and runes, and also add talent and element systems.
In 2020, the game reached 5 million players in the first 3 weeks before its launch on the Epic Games platform, and achieved 10 million players across platforms such as PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. Very positive review.
But according to Steamchart According to data records, the number of players who have played the game in the past 3 months has dropped to 100 to 300, which shows that the game is gradually becoming less popular. Seth Sivak, the team’s CEO, also admitted on Reddit that the current situation of the game is so difficult that it cannot continue to maintain operations. , which is sure to cease operations in 2023.
“Spellbreak” has no definite date for the suspension of the service. At present, the online store has closed the channel to purchase tokens, but players’ existing tokens can still be spent in the game store.
However, just the day after the news was announced,Polygon Foreign media have successively reported that the “Spellbreak” development team Proletariat will be acquired by Blizzard Entertainment.
according to VentureBeat According to records, the Proletariat team will join Blizzard Entertainment for project development, including the “World of Warcraft: Rise of the Dragon” expansion pack, but neither Blizzard nor Proletariat have yet responded to the acquisition news.
In any case, a “Spellbreak” that has had tens of millions of players has been determined to be discontinued, and the game is still available for download on various platforms.