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| faction = Blizz
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| image = Blizzard Entertainment logo.svg
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| name = Blizzard Entertainment
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| leader = [[Michael Morhaime]] (president and co-founder), [[Frank Pearce]] (vice president and co-founder)
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| leaders = [[Rob Pardo]] (vice president), [[Chris Metzen]] (vice president of Creative Development), [[Shahram Dabiri]] (producer on ''World of Warcraft''), [[Jeffrey Kaplan]] (lead designer on ''World of Warcraft'')
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| capital = Irvine, California
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| language = [[Common (language)|Common]]/English
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| slang = Chinese (简体中文; Taiwanese 繁體中文), French, German, Italian, Korean (한국어), Spanish, Russian, Portuguese (and Brazilian Portuguese)
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| races = [[Draenei]], [[Dwarves]], [[Gnomes]], [[Humans]], [[Night Elves]], [[Blood Elves]], [[Orcs]], [[Pandaren]], [[w:c:starcraft:Protoss|Protoss]], [[Tauren]], [[Trolls]], [[Undead]], [[w:c:starcraft:Zerg|Zerg]]
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| theater = Quality online CCG, FPS, RPG, and RTS video games
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}}
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{{Blizz Official|float=center}}
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'''Blizzard Entertainment''' is the company that produces the ''[[Warcraft franchise|Warcraft]]'', ''[[StarCraft franchise|StarCraft]]'', and ''[[Diablo franchise|Diablo]]'' franchises as well as ''[[Overwatch]]'' gaming software. Besides the general list of products below, this article contains links to websites dedicated to Blizzard's specific products and the company in general, if you choose to look for more in-depth information on them.
   
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On December 2, 2007, [http://www.vivendi.com Vivendi] (Blizzard Entertainment's previous parent company) announced that their subsidiary Vivendi Games (of which Blizzard Entertainment was one of the divisions) would be merging with [http://www.activision.com Activision] to form [http://www.activisionblizzard.com Activision Blizzard].<ref>{{ref web|url=http://www.activisionblizzard.com/pressReleases/pr120207.php|title=VIVENDI AND ACTIVISION TO CREATE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD – World’s Largest, Most Profitable Pure-Play Video Game Publisher |author=ACTIVISION BLIZZARD|date=2-Dec-2007|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080614062843/http://www.activisionblizzard.com/pressReleases/pr120207.php|archivedate=2-Dec-2007}}</ref> This merger will not affect Blizzard Entertainment's operations. This deal was finalized on July 8, 2008.<ref name="Eurogamer">{{ref web|work=Eurogamer|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=163814|title=Blizzard Worldwide Invitational|author=[http://www.eurogamer.net/archive.php?author=99 Rob Purchese]|date=30-Jun-2008|accessdate=29-Jul-2011}}</ref>
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== Published games ==
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=== Warcraft universe ===
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{{Main|Warcraft universe}}
   
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;Movies
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*{{inlinegfx|movie}} ''[[Warcraft: The Beginning]]''
   
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;Computer games
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*{{inlinegfx|wc1}} ''[[Warcraft: Orcs & Humans]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|wc2}} ''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]''
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*<!--{{inlinegfx|wc2x}}--> ''[[Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|wc3}} ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|wc3x}} ''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|wow}} ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|bc}} ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|W}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|C}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|M}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|hs}} ''[[w:c:hearthstone|Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|Wl}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor]]''
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*{{inlinegfx|L}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Legion]]'' ([[NYI]])
   
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;Other games
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*Related [[Warcraft RPG|pen-and-paper RPG]] materials
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*{{inlinegfx|wbg}} [[Warcraft: The Board Game]]
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**{{inlinegfx|wowbg}} [[World of Warcraft: The Board Game]]
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*{{inlinegfx|tcg}} [[World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game]]
   
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=== StarCraft universe ===
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*''[[w:c:starcraft:StarCraft|StarCraft]]''
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*''[[w:c:starcraft:StarCraft: Brood War|StarCraft: Brood War]]''
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* Related novels by PocketBooks
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*''[[w:c:starcraft:StarCraft II|StarCraft II]]''
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*''[[w:c:starcraft:StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm|StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''
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*''[[w:c:starcraft:StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void|StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void]]''
   
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=== Diablo universe ===
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*''[[w:c:diablo:Diablo|Diablo]]''
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*''[[w:c:diablo:Diablo II|Diablo II]]''
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*''[[w:c:diablo:Diablo III|Diablo III]]''
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*''[[w:c:diablo:Diablo III: Reaper of Souls|Diablo III: Reaper of Souls]]''
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* Related novels by PocketBooks
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=== Others ===
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*{{inlinegfx|hots}} ''[[w:c:hots|Heroes of the Storm]]''
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*[[Overwatch]]
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=== Older ===
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*''[[wikipedia:Rock N' Roll Racing|Rock N' Roll Racing]]''
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*''[[wikipedia:Blackthorne|Blackthorne]]''
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*''[[wikipedia:The Lost Vikings|The Lost Vikings]]''
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*''[[wikipedia:The_Lost_Vikings#The_Lost_Vikings_II|The Lost Vikings II]]''
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== Canceled games ==
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* ''[[Warcraft Adventures]]''
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== Indefinitely postponed games ==
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* ''[[wikipedia:Starcraft: Ghost|StarCraft: Ghost]]'' <ref>{{ref web|work=Worth Playing|url=http://worthplaying.com/article/2006/3/24/news/32071/|title='StarCraft: Ghost' (PS2/Xbox) Cancelled But Goes Next-Gen|author=by [http://worthplaying.com/reviewer/rainier/ Rainier]|date=24-March-2006 5:21 p.m. PST}}</ref>
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== Confirmed upcoming projects ==
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* World of Warcraft Classic
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* Other additional ''World of Warcraft'' [[expansion]]s ([[Battle for Azeroth]])
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=== Rumored games ===
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'''Note:''' Blizzard has confirmed that they are NOT working on a ''StarCraft'' or ''Diablo'' [[MMORPG]].<ref>{{ref web|Gamespot|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/worldofwarcraftexp1/news.html?sid=6152718|title=Blizzard freezes non-WOW MMOG rumors|author=[http://www.gamespot.com/users/thorsen-ink/ Tor Thorsen]|date=14-Jun-2006 2:04 pm PDT}}</ref>
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*''[[Warcraft IV]]'' would be another epic whose plot remains unknown.
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*{{texttip|<s>"Titan?"</s>|Titan basically became Overwatch.}}<ref name="polygonOverwatch">{{ref web|work=Polygon.com|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/20/8264313/what-overwatch-didnt-learn-from-titan-and-why-it-could-be-blizzards|title=Overwatch: How Blizzard turned its biggest failure into its next great hope|author=[http://www.polygon.com/users/crecente Brian Crecente]|date=20-Mar-2015 12:00pm}}</ref>
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* Future MMORPG
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** "When we announce our next MMORPG it's not going to be another WoW - we're not a company that tends to tread the same ground. It'll be something innovative and new that really brings entertainment to another level." <ref>{{ref web|work=Empire online|url=http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=620|title=World of Warcraft: It’s the most addictive game in history and one of the developers tells Empire why.|accessdate=29-Jul-2011}}</ref>
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== Employees ==
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{{Outdated-section|A few people below may be former employees.}}
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=== Notable ===
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*{{RaceIcon|Lich|Male}} [[Tom Chilton]]
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*[[File:BTNTemp.png|18px]] [[Samwise Didier]]
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*[[File:Portrait Drawgoon.jpg|18px]] [[Drawgoon]] (Peter Lee)
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*[[File:Portrait RedKnuckle.jpg|18px]] [[Mark Gibbons]]
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*[[File:Metzen.jpg|18px]] [[Chris Metzen]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Dave Kosak|Fargo]] ([[Dave Kosak]])
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*{{RaceIconExt|Val'kyr}} [[Mumper]] ([[Cory Stockton]])
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*{{RaceIconExt|Crab}} [[Ghostcrawler]] ([[Greg Street]])
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Michael Morhaime]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Frank Pearce]]
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*[[File:Portrait Raneman.jpg|18px]] [[Raneman]] (Glenn Rane)
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*[[File:Portait Thammer Wolf Worgen.jpg|18px]] Travis [[Thammer]]
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*[[File:Portrait Twincruiser.jpg|18px]] [[Twincruiser]] ([[René Koiter]] and [[Michel Koiter]])
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=== Organizations ===
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Human|Female}} [[Community Manager]]s
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Sons of the Storm]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Human|Female}} [[Voice actor]]s
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=== Previous employees ===
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Bill Roper]]
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== Influence of Activision and Vivendi ==
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Prior to the Activision Blizzard merger, Vivendi took an almost complete hands off approach to Blizzard, but as soon as the merger happened it was clear that Blizzard had little influence at the top levels of the combined company.<ref name="board">{{ref web|work=Activision Blizzard|url=http://www.activisionblizzard.com/corp/ml/aboutUs/boardOfDirectors.html|title=Board of Directors|accessdate=29-Jul-2011}} The board of directors has literally no former Blizzard Entertainment employees, while 6 of the total of 11 directors are from Vivendi or its other subsidiaries. The 5 other directors are all former Activision executives.</ref><ref name="corpmgmt">{{ref web|work=Activision Blizzard|url=http://www.activisionblizzard.com/corp/ml/aboutUs/corporateManagement.html|title=Senior Corporate Management|accessdate=29-Jul-2011}}</ref> The senior corporate management consists of 7 former Activision executives plus [[Mike Morhaime]] of Blizzard and one outsider (not from Vivendi either). Former CEO of Activision, [[Robert A. Kotick|Robert Kotick]], is the CEO of the new combined company.</ref> So, although Blizzard had not really been an independent company since their purchase by Viviendi, the management result of the combined company was effectively a corporate takeover by Activision with oversight by Vivendi.<ref name="corpmgmt"/> One of their current directors also appears to look at Blizzard as more of a resource for Activision.<ref name="TipplInterview">{{ref web|work=|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/interview-thomas-tippl|title=INTERVIEW - Thomas Tippl|author=[http://www.mcvuk.com/user/read/12 Ben Parfitt]|date=17-July-2008 11:41am}}
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<div style="margin-left:24px;">'''How much autonomy is Blizzard going to retain – and is there scope to use Activison and Vivendi’s licences within that division?'''<br/>
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Blizzard has established the most successful business in all of video games. It’s not like we need to go there and fix something. Blizzard will continue to operate as they have done in the past – fairly independently.<br/>
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They have a top notch management and development team and we have a very high degree of confidence that they know how to run the business and a track record to prove it. In addition, they have an extraordinarily strong product pipeline, with Starcraft, Wrath of the Litch King and Diablo 3.<br/>
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It’s tremendous, and it would be a big mistake for us to distract them with new ideas. But there are some opportunities we will be exploring, especially relating to their expertise in Asia. If you consider that Guitar Hero is not in Asia yet and that the only way to create a business there is figuring out ways to work in internet cafes, etc., we hope to benefit from their expertise.</div>
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<div style="color:gray; margin-left:24px;">Tippl is supposed to be answering a question about the autonomy of Blizzard within Activision Blizzard, but seems only to see how Blizzard's experience in Asia can help one of Activision's major titles. It also isn't clear what "fairly independently" means.</div></ref>
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== Media ==
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=== Images ===
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File:Blizz logo Pandaria-style.jpg|From "The Burdens of Shaohao &mdash; Prelude: The Vision"<ref name="officialBlizzYoutube">{{ref web|work=YouTube|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D--GWwca0g|title=The Burdens of Shaohao Prelude: The Vision|author=[[Blizzard Entertainment]]|accessdate=4-Aug-2013}}</ref>
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=== Videos ===
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== References ==
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{{reflist}}
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== See also ==
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* [[Battle.net]]
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** [[Battle.net Shop]]
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* [[Blizzard Gear]]
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* [[Blizzard Publishing]]
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* [[:Category:Blizzard software|Blizzard software category]]
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* [[Official site]]
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* [[Support]]
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== External links ==
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;Info
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{{elink|icon=blizzus|site=Blizzard Entertainment&reg;|link=http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/|desc=Company info (US)}}
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{{elink|prefix=&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|type=blizzus|link=http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/about/b20/timeline.html|desc=Blizzard Timeline}}
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{{elink|icon=blizzeu|site=Blizzard Entertainment&reg;|link=http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/|desc=Company info (EU)}}
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{{elink|prefix=&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|type=blizzeu|link=http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/about/b20/timeline.html|desc=Blizzard Timeline}}
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{{elink|icon=blizzus|site=Blizzard News (US)|link=https://news.blizzard.com/en-us}}
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{{elink|icon=blizzus|site=Blizzard News (EU)|link=https://news.blizzard.com/en-gb}}
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{{elink|site=Activision Blizzard|link=http://www.activisionblizzard.com/|desc=Corporate site}}
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{{elink|type=wikipedia|link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment|desc=Blizzard Entertainment}}
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;{{wow-inline}} Employee Twitter directory
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{{elink|site=WoWFanDirectory.wordpress.com|link=https://wowfandirectory.wordpress.com/warcraft-blizzard-employee-twitter-directory/|desc=Warcraft Blizzard Employee Twitter Directory}}
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;News
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{{elink|icon=blizznewsus|site=Blizzard News (US)|link=https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/20972460/blizzard-battle-net-update|desc=Blizzard Battle.net Update|bydate=[[Blizzard Entertainment]] August 14, 2017}}
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{{elink|icon=pcgamer|site=PCGamer.com|link=http://www.pcgamer.com/how-blizzard-coped-with-world-of-warcrafts-blood-plague-and-other-early-disasters/|desc=How Blizzard coped with World of Warcraft's blood plague and other early disasters|bydate=By [http://www.pcgamer.com/author/steven-messner/ Steven Messner] December 11, 2016}}
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{{elink|type=newwowus|link=https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/20271395/blizzard-takes-seattle-at-pax-west-panel-live-stream-vod-available|desc=Blizzard Takes Seattle at PAX West – Panel Live Stream VoD Available|bydate=by Blizzard Entertainment September 3rd, 2016}}
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{{elink|icon=businessinsider|site=BusinessInsider.com|link=http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-taps-into-growing-esports-sector-with-activision-blizzard-partnership-2016-5|desc=Facebook taps into growing eSports sector with Activision Blizzard partnership|bydate=[http://www.businessinsider.com/author/bi-intelligence BI Intelligence] May 16, 2016, 9:30 PM}}
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{{elink|site=Massively Overpowerd|link=http://massivelyop.com/2016/02/16/activision-layoffs-likely-dont-affect-blizzards-games/|desc=ACTIVISION LAYOFFS LIKELY DON’T AFFECT BLIZZARD’S GAMES|bydate=by [http://massivelyop.com/author/bree-royce/ Bree Royce] February 16, 2016}}
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{{elink|type=wowheadnews|link=http://www.wowhead.com/news=251291/activision-blizzard-earnings-call-legion-dungeon-race-bosses-holy-paladin-artifa|desc=Activision Blizzard Earnings Call, Legion Dungeon Race Bosses, Holy Paladin Artifact Preview|bydate=by [http://www.wowhead.com/news&user=perculia perculia] 2016/02/11 3:45 PM}}
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{{elink|type=mmochampion|link=http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/5481-Activision-Blizzard-Q4-2015-Earnings|desc=Activision Blizzard Q4 2015 Earnings|bydate=by [http://www.mmo-champion.com/members/523085-chaud chaud] 2016-02-11 09:43 PM}}
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{{elink|site=SeekingAlpha.com|link=http://seekingalpha.com/article/3827766-world-warcraft-legion-reinvigorating-activisions-critical-franchise|desc=World Of Warcraft: Legion - Reinvigorating Activision's Most Critical Franchise|bydate=[http://seekingalpha.com/author/jimmy-lamz/articles Jimmy Lamz] Jan. 22, 2016 11:28 AM ET}}
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{{elink|site=SeekingAlpha.com|link=http://seekingalpha.com/article/3827856-activision-blizzard-set-outstanding-q4-results-buy-earnings|desc=Activision Blizzard Set For Outstanding Q4 Results: Buy Before Earnings|bydate=[http://seekingalpha.com/author/ivan-lingvay/articles Ivan Lingvay] Jan. 22, 2016 11:22 AM ET}}
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{{elink|type=wowinsider|link=http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/08/23/blizzard-wins-victory-in-legal-battle-over-security-breach/|desc=Blizzard wins victory in legal battle over security breach|bydate=by {{wowinsider|Elizabeth Harper}} Aug 23rd 2013 5:00PM}}
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{{elink|type=blizzplanet|link=http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/activision-blizzard-announces-transformative-purchase-of-shares-from-vivendi-and-new-capital-structure|desc=Activision Blizzard Announces Transformative Purchase of Shares from Vivendi and New Capital Structure|bydate=By [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/author/blizzplanetadmin Medievaldragon] – July 26, 2013}}
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{{elink|type=wowinsider|link=http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/07/26/world-of-warcraft-down-to-7-7m-subscribers/|desc=World of Warcraft down to 7.7M subscribers|bydate=by {{wowinsider|Adam Holisky}} Jul 26th 2013 12:59AM}}
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{{elink|site=Files.Shareholder.com|link=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ACTI/2604066897x0x661909/7302db20-fd71-4d87-b4c3-9a76620ce038/ATVI_Q1_2013_press_release.pdf|desc=ACTIVISION BLIZZARD ANNOUNCES
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BETTER THAN EXPECTED FIRST QUARTER 2013 FINANCIAL RESULTS|bydate=(PDF) May 8, 2013 ''Press Release''}}
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{{elink|icon=ign|site=IGN.com|link=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/22/blizzard-reveals-hearthstone-heroes-of-warcraft|desc=Blizzard Reveals Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft|bydate=by Mitch Dyer, March 22, 2013}}
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{{elink|type=mmochampion|link=http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2872-WoW-Loses-1-1-Million-Subscibers-Down-to-9-1-Million|desc=WoW Loses 1.1 Million Subscribers, Down to 9.1 Million|bydate=by [http://www.mmo-champion.com/members/523085-chaud chaud] 2012-08-02 08:39 PM}}
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{{elink|type=wowinsider|link=http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/06/29/rumor-vivendi-plans-to-sell-activision-blizzard/|desc=Rumor: Vivendi plans to sell Activision Blizzard|bydate=by {{wowinsider|Robin Torres}} Jun 29th 2012 at 8:00PM}}
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{{elink|type=bnetwowus|site=Official General Discussion forum (US)|link=http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/4079626833|desc=Message from Mike Morhaime|bydate=by {{blizz}} [[Bashiok]], 2/29/12 9:30 AM (vague layoff notice)}}
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{{elink|type=bnetwoweu|site=Official Gameplay &gt; General forum (EU)|link=http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3429903918|desc=Message from Mike Morhaime|bydate=by {{blizz}} [[Vaneras]], 29/02/12 17:30 (vague layoff notice)}}
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{{elink|type=wowinsider|link=http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/blizzard-laying-off-600-staff-globally/|desc=Blizzard laying off 600 staff globally &#91;Updated&#93;|bydate=by {{wowinsider|Adam Holisky}} Feb 29th 2012 at 12:47PM}}
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{{elink|icon=gamespot|site=GameSpot.com|link=http://www.gamespot.com/news/activision-blizzard-stock-downgraded-on-world-of-warcraft-declines-6346436|desc=Activision Blizzard stock downgraded on World of Warcraft declines|bydate=By Tom Magrino, Posted Nov 21, 2011 12:29 pm PT}}
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{{elink|site=Bloomberg.com|link=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-09/activision-declines-on-drop-in-world-of-warcraft-online-game-s-players.html|desc=Activision Shares Decline on Drop in ‘World of Warcraft’ Online Players|bydate=By Cliff Edwards - Nov 9, 2011 1:21 PM PT}}
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{{elink|site=Forbes Blogs|link=http://blogs.forbes.com/davidewalt/2011/07/20/activision-blizzard-bobby-kotick-innovation/|desc=Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick: How To Be An Innovator|bydate=by [http://blogs.forbes.com/davidewalt/ David M. Ewalt] (Metagamer) Jul. 20 2011 - 1:36 pm<div style="margin-left:120px;">Kotick only mentions Blizzard once in passing on page 4 of 4.</div>}}
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{{elink|type=wowinsider|link=http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/09/world-of-warcraft-dips-to-a-mere-11-4-million-subscribers/|desc=World of Warcraft dips to a mere 11.4 million subscribers|bydate=by [http://wow.joystiq.com/bloggers/alex-ziebart/ Alex Ziebart] May 9th 2011 at 7:00PM}}
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{{elink|site=TeamLiquid.net StarCraft 2 forum|link=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=128252|desc=A short history of Activision Blizzard or how B.Net 2.0 came to be|bydate=by [http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/profile.php?user=D3xter D3xter] May 30 2010 05:49}}
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{{elink|type=wowinsider|link=http://wow.joystiq.com/2008/10/08/who-s-who-at-blizzcon-wow-insiders-guide-to-the-staff-of-blizz/|desc=Who's who at BlizzCon: WoW Insider's guide to the staff of Blizzard|bydate=by {{wowinsider|Adam Holisky}} Oct 8th 2008 at 11:00AM}}
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Blizzard Entertainment is the company that produces the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises as well as Overwatch gaming software. Besides the general list of products below, this article contains links to websites dedicated to Blizzard's specific products and the company in general, if you choose to look for more in-depth information on them.

On December 2, 2007, Vivendi (Blizzard Entertainment's previous parent company) announced that their subsidiary Vivendi Games (of which Blizzard Entertainment was one of the divisions) would be merging with Activision to form Activision Blizzard.[1] This merger will not affect Blizzard Entertainment's operations. This deal was finalized on July 8, 2008.[2]

Published games

Warcraft universe

Main article: Warcraft universe
Movies
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Computer games
Other games

StarCraft universe

Diablo universe

Others

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Older

Canceled games

Indefinitely postponed games

Confirmed upcoming projects


Rumored games

Note: Blizzard has confirmed that they are NOT working on a StarCraft or Diablo MMORPG.[4]

  • Warcraft IV would be another epic whose plot remains unknown.
  • "Titan?"[5]
  • Future MMORPG
    • "When we announce our next MMORPG it's not going to be another WoW - we're not a company that tends to tread the same ground. It'll be something innovative and new that really brings entertainment to another level." [6]

Employees

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Notable

Organizations

Previous employees

Influence of Activision and Vivendi

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Prior to the Activision Blizzard merger, Vivendi took an almost complete hands off approach to Blizzard, but as soon as the merger happened it was clear that Blizzard had little influence at the top levels of the combined company.[7][8] The senior corporate management consists of 7 former Activision executives plus Mike Morhaime of Blizzard and one outsider (not from Vivendi either). Former CEO of Activision, Robert Kotick, is the CEO of the new combined company.</ref> So, although Blizzard had not really been an independent company since their purchase by Viviendi, the management result of the combined company was effectively a corporate takeover by Activision with oversight by Vivendi.[8] One of their current directors also appears to look at Blizzard as more of a resource for Activision.[9]

Media

Images

Videos

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References

  1. ^ ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 2007-12-02. VIVENDI AND ACTIVISION TO CREATE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD – World’s Largest, Most Profitable Pure-Play Video Game Publisher. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02.
  2. ^ Rob Purchese 2008-06-30. Blizzard Worldwide Invitational. Eurogamer. Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
  3. ^ by Rainier 2006-03-25. 'StarCraft: Ghost' (PS2/Xbox) Cancelled But Goes Next-Gen. Worth Playing.
  4. ^ Tor Thorsen 2006-06-14. Blizzard freezes non-WOW MMOG rumors.
  5. ^ Brian Crecente 2015-03-20. Overwatch: How Blizzard turned its biggest failure into its next great hope. Polygon.com.
  6. ^ World of Warcraft: It’s the most addictive game in history and one of the developers tells Empire why.. Empire online. Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
  7. ^ Board of Directors. Activision Blizzard. Retrieved on 2011-07-29. The board of directors has literally no former Blizzard Entertainment employees, while 6 of the total of 11 directors are from Vivendi or its other subsidiaries. The 5 other directors are all former Activision executives.
  8. ^ a b Senior Corporate Management. Activision Blizzard. Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
  9. ^ Ben Parfitt 2008-07-17. INTERVIEW - Thomas Tippl.
    How much autonomy is Blizzard going to retain – and is there scope to use Activison and Vivendi’s licences within that division?

    Blizzard has established the most successful business in all of video games. It’s not like we need to go there and fix something. Blizzard will continue to operate as they have done in the past – fairly independently.

    They have a top notch management and development team and we have a very high degree of confidence that they know how to run the business and a track record to prove it. In addition, they have an extraordinarily strong product pipeline, with Starcraft, Wrath of the Litch King and Diablo 3.

    It’s tremendous, and it would be a big mistake for us to distract them with new ideas. But there are some opportunities we will be exploring, especially relating to their expertise in Asia. If you consider that Guitar Hero is not in Asia yet and that the only way to create a business there is figuring out ways to work in internet cafes, etc., we hope to benefit from their expertise.
    Tippl is supposed to be answering a question about the autonomy of Blizzard within Activision Blizzard, but seems only to see how Blizzard's experience in Asia can help one of Activision's major titles. It also isn't clear what "fairly independently" means.
  10. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. The Burdens of Shaohao Prelude: The Vision. YouTube. Retrieved on 2013-08-04.

See also

External links

Info
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External link WoWFanDirectory.wordpress.com Warcraft Blizzard Employee Twitter Directory
News
External link Blizzard News (US) Blizzard Battle.net Update Blizzard Entertainment August 14, 2017
External link PCGamer.com How Blizzard coped with World of Warcraft's blood plague and other early disasters By Steven Messner December 11, 2016
Official WoW Site (US) Official WoW Site (US) Blizzard Takes Seattle at PAX West – Panel Live Stream VoD Available by Blizzard Entertainment September 3rd, 2016
External link BusinessInsider.com Facebook taps into growing eSports sector with Activision Blizzard partnership BI Intelligence May 16, 2016, 9:30 PM
External link Massively Overpowerd ACTIVISION LAYOFFS LIKELY DON’T AFFECT BLIZZARD’S GAMES by Bree Royce February 16, 2016
Wowhead News Wowhead News Activision Blizzard Earnings Call, Legion Dungeon Race Bosses, Holy Paladin Artifact Preview by perculia 2016/02/11 3:45 PM
MMO-Champion MMO-Champion Activision Blizzard Q4 2015 Earnings by chaud 2016-02-11 09:43 PM
External link SeekingAlpha.com World Of Warcraft: Legion - Reinvigorating Activision's Most Critical Franchise Jimmy Lamz Jan. 22, 2016 11:28 AM ET
External link SeekingAlpha.com Activision Blizzard Set For Outstanding Q4 Results: Buy Before Earnings Ivan Lingvay Jan. 22, 2016 11:22 AM ET
Old news
WoW Insider WoW Insider Blizzard wins victory in legal battle over security breach by Elizabeth Harper Aug 23rd 2013 5:00PM
BlizzPlanet BlizzPlanet Activision Blizzard Announces Transformative Purchase of Shares from Vivendi and New Capital Structure By Medievaldragon – July 26, 2013
WoW Insider WoW Insider World of Warcraft down to 7.7M subscribers by Adam Holisky Jul 26th 2013 12:59AM
External link Files.Shareholder.com ACTIVISION BLIZZARD ANNOUNCES BETTER THAN EXPECTED FIRST QUARTER 2013 FINANCIAL RESULTS (PDF) May 8, 2013 Press Release
External link IGN.com Blizzard Reveals Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft by Mitch Dyer, March 22, 2013
MMO-Champion MMO-Champion WoW Loses 1.1 Million Subscribers, Down to 9.1 Million by chaud 2012-08-02 08:39 PM
WoW Insider WoW Insider Rumor: Vivendi plans to sell Activision Blizzard by Robin Torres Jun 29th 2012 at 8:00PM
WoW Official Game Site (US) Official General Discussion forum (US) Message from Mike Morhaime by Blizzard Entertainment Bashiok, 2/29/12 9:30 AM (vague layoff notice)
WoW Official Game Site (EU) Official Gameplay > General forum (EU) Message from Mike Morhaime by Blizzard Entertainment Vaneras, 29/02/12 17:30 (vague layoff notice)
WoW Insider WoW Insider Blizzard laying off 600 staff globally [Updated] by Adam Holisky Feb 29th 2012 at 12:47PM
External link GameSpot.com Activision Blizzard stock downgraded on World of Warcraft declines By Tom Magrino, Posted Nov 21, 2011 12:29 pm PT
External link Bloomberg.com Activision Shares Decline on Drop in ‘World of Warcraft’ Online Players By Cliff Edwards - Nov 9, 2011 1:21 PM PT
External link Forbes Blogs Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick: How To Be An Innovator by David M. Ewalt (Metagamer) Jul. 20 2011 - 1:36 pm
Kotick only mentions Blizzard once in passing on page 4 of 4.
WoW Insider WoW Insider World of Warcraft dips to a mere 11.4 million subscribers by Alex Ziebart May 9th 2011 at 7:00PM
External link TeamLiquid.net StarCraft 2 forum A short history of Activision Blizzard or how B.Net 2.0 came to be by D3xter May 30 2010 05:49
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WoW Insider WoW Insider Who's who at BlizzCon: WoW Insider's guide to the staff of Blizzard by Adam Holisky Oct 8th 2008 at 11:00AM


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