Spellbreak is a fantastic mixture of the inevitable. Battle royale games for so long have focused on guns and modern or futuristic tech, but what could the last-man-standing genre do with magic and ancient ruins" That?s one question among many that developer Proletariat set out to answer, resulting in the fast-paced open-world arena shooter battle royale that sees magic as the weapons players wield against one another. I had the opportunity to hop into a party chat and play a few matches with Proletariat CEO Seth Sivak to get the full rundown on just what makes Spellbreak a unique amalgamation of familiar elements.
Having been around in closed alpha on PC since mid-2018, Spellbreak is currently in its second beta phase, a semi-closed beta that is now available to PS4 players as well. To join the beta on PS4, you?ll need to purchase a Founder?s Pack (or perhaps win one from a certain PlayStation-centric site sometime in the near future, eh") which will entitle you this early access phase (and future beta/test phases), upgrade to the full release at launch, and bonus items exclusive to Founders such as outfits and in-game currency to be distributed at launch later this year. Cross-play is supported for this beta phase (though you can?t yet squad up with PC players) and in my time with Spellbreak so far, I?ve matched up with and against plenty of players from both platforms.
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