Proletariat (company)

Proletariat, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2012; 10 years ago in Boston, Massachusetts
FounderSeth Sivak
HeadquartersBoston, US
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsSpellbreak
Number of employees
120+ (2021[1])
ParentBlizzard Entertainment (2022–present)

Proletariat, Inc. (also known as Blizzard Boston) is an American video game developer based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by Seth Sivak and former Zynga industry veterans in 2012.[2] The company was acquired by Blizzard Entertainment in 2022. Proletariat, Inc. has developed multiple independent games and launched its best-known game, Spellbreak in September 2020.[3]

  1. ^ ""As an independent studio we have been working hard to build games that distribute themselves." – Enchanting a community with Spellbreak". MCVUK. February 8, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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  3. ^ Takahashi, Dean (2022-06-29). "Blizzard plans to acquire Spellbreak studio Proletariat to bolster World of Warcraft". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-01-22.