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Blizzard Entertainment
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Political
Type

Computer and video game publisher

Leader

Michael Morhaime

De facto leader

Vivendi Universal

Activision Blizzard
Affiliation

Vivendi Universal

Strength

4,600 employees (September 2009)[1]

Societal
Capital/Base

Irvine, California, USA

Official language

English

Currency

US Dollar

Historical
Date established

February 1991 (as Silicon & Synapse)

Status

Active

Blizzard Entertainment® is the company that created the internationally renowned Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo series of gaming software.

Contents

Core ValuesEdit

Blizzard Entertainment lists its eight core values on their mission statement page:
1. Gameplay first
2. Commit to quality
3. Play nice; play fair
4. Embrace your inner geek
5. Every voice matters
6. Think globally
7. Lead responsibly
8. Learn and grow[2]

Relationship with Activision BlizzardEdit

Main article: Activision Blizzard

Vivendi Games, the former publisher for Blizzard Entertainment, is the majority shareholder of Activision Blizzard.[3] Almost no change is expected at Blizzard Entertainment, and it and Activision will continue to exist as separate entitites.[4] Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. will remain as Blizzard's brand.[5]

ConferencesEdit

Blizzard Entertainment has conferences for Blizzard announcements and demonstrations, known as the Blizzard Entertainment World Wide Invitational and BlizzCon. The first WWI was held in Seoul, South Korea on May 19 and 20, 2007 when Blizzard officially announced StarCraft II. Paris, France hosted the second Invitational on June 28 and 29, 2008.[6]

Blizzard GamesEdit

UnreleasedEdit

  • Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans - Canceled on May 22, 1998
  • StarCraft: Ghost - Indefinitely postponed on March 24, 2006

In DevelopmentEdit

Blizzard EmployeesEdit

Main article: Blizzard personnel

Notable Blizzard Entertainment employees include:

ReferencesEdit

  1. Gamasutra Staff. 2009-09-17. GDC Austin: An Inside Look At The Universe Of Warcraft. Gamasutra. Accessed 2010-01-14.
  2. Mission Statement. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2009-11-16.
  3. Brendan Sinclair. 2007-12-03. Activision, Vivendi merger reaps positive reactions. Gamespot. Accessed 2008-11-28.
  4. Activision Blizzard FAQ
  5. Ordinn. 2007-12-02. 0. Activision Blizzard FAQ . WoW General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2007-12-02
  6. Worldwide Invitation 2008
  7. Blizzard Entertainment staff, Greg Canessa. 2010-02-009. Battle.net Preview. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2010-02-09.
  8. Blizzcon Video Archive (Sonkie vs Yellow). Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-10-19.
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