The purveyors of all things Azeroth confirmed the buyout in a statement toVentureBeat.

News of the acquisition comes just a day after Spellbreaks imminent demise wasrevealedby Proletariat on the games website.

Spellbreak is now expected to shut down its servers in early 2023, according to Proletariat.

World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight is the next expansion for Blizzard’s long-running MMORPG.

The wand-waving wizard battler launched in 2018 and allowed players to become battlemages.

Always my favourite class inMorrowind, battlemage.

Their work will reportedly include the upcomingDragonflightexpansion, due for release by the end of this year.

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No word on how much Blizz paid.

Blizzards parent company Activision Blizzard are still dealing withlegal issuesandreportsalleging a discriminatory and harassing working environment.

World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight will be available to download and play viaBattle.netlater this year for 40/$50/50.