Companies/Blizzard: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:02, 29 April 2024

Company Information

Headquarter:

Irvine

Founded:

1994

Employees:

1001-5000

Type:

Video games

Parent company:

Activision Blizzard

Links

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, is an American video game developer and publisher. Originally founded in February 1991 as Silicon & Synapse, Inc. by Michael Morhaime, Frank Pearce, and Allen Adham, the company initially focused on game ports before transitioning to developing their own titles in 1993, such as Rock n' Roll Racing and The Lost Vikings. Following an acquisition by distributor Davidson & Associates in 1994, the company became known as Blizzard Entertainment and released Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, marking the beginning of the iconic Warcraft franchise. Most of the titles by Blizzard became iconic games even though the quality of the titles is questioned over the years.

Over the years, Blizzard Entertainment has developed several successful franchises, including Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch. Notable releases include the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft in 2004, which became a cultural phenomenon, as well as the real-time strategy game StarCraft and the action role-playing game Diablo series. Other projects include the collectible card game Hearthstone, the multiplayer online battle arena Heroes of the Storm, and remasters such as StarCraft: Remastered.

Blizzard merged with Activision on July 9th, 2008 to create Activision Blizzard.

News

2024-05-01 Overwatch 2 April 30 Balance Patch Revealed - Orisa Nerfed
2024-04-25 BlizzCon 2024 Canceled
2024-03-26 Plunderstorm Creator Royale Revealed for WoW Fans
2024-03-19 Overwatch 2 PVE Not Coming Soon
2024-01-30 Johanna Faries to Lead Blizzard
2023-11-06 World of Warcraft DLC's Revealed
2023-11-02 Fantastic Pixel Castle Studio Revealed
2023-10-18 Blizzard Partners with Le Sserafim

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-One of the reasons for their success is how well their games foster passionate communities, culminating in their regular BlizzCon events.
+Over the years, Blizzard Entertainment has developed several successful franchises, including Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch. Notable releases include the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft in 2004, which became a cultural phenomenon, as well as the real-time strategy game StarCraft and the action role-playing game Diablo series. Other projects include the collectible card game Hearthstone, the multiplayer online battle arena Heroes of the Storm, and remasters such as StarCraft: Remastered.
 Blizzard merged with [[Companies/Activision]] on July 9th, 2008 to create [[Companies/Activision Blizzard]].
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