Bloodline Champions to be revived as ‘team arena brawler’ Battlerite

Stunlock Studios has big plans for the charred remains of Funcom-backed Bloodline Champions, which shut down in January of last year and transferred back to Stunlock. Earlier this year, the studio announced it was resurrecting the game’s assets in the form of Battlerite, “a Team Arena Brawler focused on adrenaline-fueled player vs player combat” with “short and intense matches, stripped of random elements to optimize the action.” Stunlock is now officially calling it a “spiritual successor.” The new website lists nine playable champs so far, and there’s a new trailer and cinematic too. Beta signups are underway from the official site as well.