Our latest coverage of Spellbreak. 2u605w
Spellbreak may have been written off as a doomed battle royale, but like any good wizard, it’s pulled off a magical comeback. Launched in September 2020, Spellbreak garnered positive reviews for its unique spell-slinging gameplay, where players combined elemental abilities to rain magical destruction on their foes. Despite its initial appeal, the game struggled to maintain a player base and [...]
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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 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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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 of the [...]
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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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Proletariat has just rolled out the first in a series of Spellbreak updates that will expound on the game’s lore over a 12-week period through story-driven missions. Chapter 1: The Spellstorm marks the game’s launch on Steam and sheds light on the history of the Hollow Lands and the origins of the magical storm surrounding the island. “The area now [...]
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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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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 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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Online co-op horror puzzle game The Watchers will be holding a beta test on October 31st to November 3rd for PC and Mac. Indie-developer Straight Back Games made the announcement in a recent press release. “Take control of twins (brother and sister) as they search an abandoned cult headquarters for clues to the disappearance of their mother. In this unique [...]
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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 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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