<s>
Spellbreak	B-Application
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
class-based	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Proletariat	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28th	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Spellbreak	B-Application
would	O
shutdown	O
in	O
early	O
2023	O
It	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spellbreak	B-Application
was	O
a	O
projectile-based	O
PvP	O
shooter	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
shooters	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
gauntlets	O
that	O
fired	O
magical	O
spells	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
combat	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
old	O
school	O
shooters	O
like	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
genre	O
was	O
and	O
CEO	O
Seth	O
Sivak	O
remembers	O
thinking	O
"	O
was	O
really	O
a	O
competitive	O
roguelike	O
for	O
people	O
that	O
did	O
n’t	O
play	O
roguelikes	O
"	O
wondering	O
"	O
Could	O
we	O
do	O
a	O
cool	O
,	O
interesting	O
fantasy	B-Application
version	O
of	O
that	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
into	O
something	O
awesome	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
mean	O
while	O
finishing	O
it	O
up	O
with	O
in	O
2	O
years	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
6.	O
’	O
 "	O
The	O
setting	O
was	O
decided	O
on	O
after	O
the	O
team	O
realized	O
that	O
most	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
games	O
were	O
gun	O
based	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
produce	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
themed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
such	O
games	O
as	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
and	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
visual	O
design	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
such	O
animated	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Akira	O
and	O
Princess	O
Mononoke	O
as	O
well	O
the	O
TV	O
show	O
Avatar	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Last	I-Device
Airbender	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proletariat	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
June	O
2022	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
stop	O
working	O
on	O
further	O
updates	O
for	O
Spellbreak	B-Application
as	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
and	O
were	O
transitioning	O
to	O
incorporate	O
into	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
team	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
developing	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spellbreak	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
