Spellbreak

(Sep. 2020 – Jan. 2023)
Here’s an odd one. Spellbreak, a third-person magic-themed battle royale game that former Kotaku writer Ari Notis loved, didn’t die because of low player counts, negative reviews, technical issues, or a lack of funding. Instead, it died earlier this year because its studio, Proletariat Games, got bought up by Blizzard to help work on future World of Warcraft expansions.