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

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[edit] Relationship with Activision Blizzard

Main article: Activision Blizzard

Vivendi Games, the former publisher for Blizzard Entertainment, is the majority shareholder of Activision Blizzard.[1] Almost no change is expected at Blizzard Entertainment, and it and Activision will continue to exist as separate entitites.[2] Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. will remain as Blizzard's brand.[3]

[edit] Conferences

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.[4]

[edit] Blizzard Games

  • 1991 - RPM Racing
  • 1992 - J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (Amiga port)
  • 1992 - Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess (Amiga port)
  • 1992 - Castles (Amiga port)
  • 1992 - Battle Chess (Windows port)
  • 1992 - MicroLeague Baseball (Amiga port)
  • 1992 - Lexi-Cross (Macintosh port)
  • 1992 - Dvorak on Typing (Macintosh port)
  • 1992 - The Lost Vikings
  • 1993 - Rock N' Roll Racing
  • 1993 - Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
  • 1994 - Blackthorne
  • 1994 - The Death and Return of Superman
  • 1994 - Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
  • 1995 - Justice League Task Force
  • 1995 - The Lost Vikings II
  • 1995 - Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
  • 1996 - Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal
  • 1996 - Diablo
  • 1998 - StarCraft
  • 1998 - StarCraft: Brood War
  • 2000 - StarCraft 64
  • 2000 - Diablo II
  • 2001 - Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
  • 2002 - Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
  • 2003 - Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
  • 2004 - World of Warcraft
  • 2007 - World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
  • 2008 - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

[edit] Unreleased

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


[edit] In Development

  • StarCraft II - In development, and officially announced on May 19, 2007
  • Diablo III - In development, and officially announced on June 28, 2008

[edit] Blizzard Employees

Notable Blizzard Entertainment employees include:

[edit] References

  1. Brendan Sinclair. 2007-12-03. Activision, Vivendi merger reaps positive reactions. Gamespot. Accessed 2008-11-28.
  2. Activision Blizzard FAQ
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WOWFaq
  4. Worldwide Invitation 2008
  5. Blizzcon Video Archive (Sonkie vs Yellow). Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-10-19.
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