More of an arena than most competitors of the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) genre, Bloodline Champions tosses click-moving, camera-shifting, and 15-40+ minute matches into a dumpster without looking back. The free-to-play (with purchasable content included) game is currently one year old, but it has undergone numerous changes regarding major concern from its small, yet dedicated, player-base. However, while Stunlock Studios continues polishing BLC and adding new content, it continues to be plagued by criticism regarding the game’s development speed in comparison to other competitors, a long grind, and unforgiving matchmaking. Given that queue-lines for playing are much shorter than in its first few months, it is legitimate to say that BLC is slowly climbing out of infamy.
Sweden-based Stunlock Studios is developing a new arena-based PVP game, Battlerite, set in the same world as their first game Bloodline Champions. PLAY! sat down to chat with Johan Ilves and pick his brains about the game, their studio, development process and details about the upcoming game. Read on to find out what it’s gonna take to fight in the arenas of Battlerite.
Bloodline Champions review with screenshots, videos, and the game's soundtrack.
Bloodline Champions is an online arena game developed by Stunlock Studios and published by Funcom. Orginally released in 2011, Bloodline Champions has seen its fair share of ups and downs. The game never managed to reach a huge audience, despite being critically acclaimed. Today, Funcom has made the decision to cease operation of their servers and give control of the title back to Stunlock Studios.
