Blizzard Confirms Acquisition Of Proletariat, Aims To Hire "Hundreds" More In Next 2 Years To Support WoW
Blizzard Entertainment has acquired Boston-based game studio Proletariat, which will work on World of Warcraft going forward to help meet the «voracious appetite» among players for new content. This is happening at the same time that Blizzard is itself being acquired by Microsoft through the Xbox maker's $75 billion deal to purchase Activision Blizzard.
Activision Blizzard confirmed on Friday that Blizzard's deal to acquire Proletariat has closed, and it added some additional details. CEO Bobby Kotick said the company plans to hire «hundreds» more developers over the next two years to «serve the needs» of the WoW playerbase.
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«The extraordinary team at Proletariat will be a key component of our talent acquisition efforts,» Kotick said.
Blizzard president Mike Ybarra offered his own statement, saying the acquisition of Proletariat will help «meet and exceed» player expectations.
«A critical part of taking care of players is taking care of our teams--making sure we have the resources to produce experiences our communities will love while giving our teams space to explore even more creative opportunities within their projects,» Ybarra said. «Proletariat is a perfect fit for supporting Blizzard's mission in bringing high-quality content to our players more often.»
Proletariat will be «fully integrated» into Blizzard in the coming months, Activision Blizzard said.
As part of the deal, which was revealed first to VentureBeat,
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