M&A Deal Summary

Blizzard Entertainment Acquires Proletariat

On July 1, 2022, Blizzard Entertainment acquired digital media company Proletariat

Acquisition Highlights

This is Blizzard Entertainment’s 2nd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
This is Blizzard Entertainment’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
This is Blizzard Entertainment’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date	2022-07-01
Target	Proletariat
Sector	Digital Media
Buyer(s)	Blizzard Entertainment
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target

Proletariat

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Proletariat is an independent game developer with the mission to create games that change the way communities play together. The starting team of five engineers and artists has grown to 90+ developers from diverse backgrounds and tackled some of gaming’s most challenging problems. The studio's first major title, World Zombination, debuted in early 2015 as a coveted "Editor's Choice" on the iOS App Store. In 2021, Proletariat launched Spellbreak, the first game to have full cross-platform compatibility across PC and all major consoles at release. It went on to be enjoyed by over 10 million players across the world. Proletariat was formed in 2012 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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