Activision Blizzard Studio Buys Proletariat
July 01 2022 - 9:42AM
Dow Jones News
By Will Feuer
Activision Blizzard Inc. studio Blizzard Entertainment said it
has bought Boston-based studio Proletariat Inc. to bolster support
for its popular game "World of Warcraft."
"Over the next two years we plan to hire hundreds of the best
developers to serve the needs of our 'World of Warcraft' players.
The extraordinary team at Proletariat will be a key component of
our talent acquisition efforts," Activision Chief Executive Bobby
Kotick said.
Proletariat, having most recently released the battle royale
game "Spellbreak," specializes in MMORPG, or massively multiplayer
online role-playing games.
The deal comes as Activision seeks to wrap up its deal to be
bought by Microsoft Corp. for $75 billion. The deal is expected to
close by mid-2023.
Write to Will Feuer at Will.Feuer@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 01, 2022 09:27 ET (13:27 GMT)
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