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'''Blizzard Entertainment''' is the company that brought you the ''[[Warcraft franchise|Warcraft]]'', ''[[StarCraft franchise|StarCraft]]'', and ''[[Diablo franchise|Diablo]]'' franchises of 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.
  
'''Blizzard Entertainment''' is the company that brought you the ''[[Warcraft franchise|Warcraft]]'', ''[[StarCraft franchise|StarCraft]]'', and ''[[Diablo franchise|Diablo]]'' franchises of 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 2nd 2007, [http://www.vivendi.com Vivendi] (Blizzard Entertainment's 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>http://www.activisionblizzard.com/pressReleases/pr120207.php</ref> This merger will not affect Blizzard Entertainment's operations. This deal was finalized on July 8, 2008.<ref name="Eurogamer">2008-30-06, [http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=163814 Eurogamer: Blizzard Worldwide Invertational]. Rob Purchese. Accessed on 2008-01-07</ref>
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On December 2, 2007, [http://www.vivendi.com Vivendi] (Blizzard Entertainment's 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>http://www.activisionblizzard.com/pressReleases/pr120207.php</ref> This merger will not affect Blizzard Entertainment's operations. This deal was finalized on July 8, 2008.<ref name="Eurogamer">2008-30-06, [http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=163814 Eurogamer: Blizzard Worldwide Invertational]. Rob Purchese. Accessed on 2008-01-07</ref>
   
 
==Published games==
  
==Published games==
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===Rumored games===
  
===Rumored games===
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'''Note:''' Blizzard has confirmed that they are NOT working on a ''StarCraft'' or ''Diablo'' [[MMOG]].<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/worldofwarcraftexp1/news.html?sid=6152718</ref>
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'''Note:''' Blizzard has confirmed that they are NOT working on a ''StarCraft'' or ''Diablo'' [[MMORPG]].<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/worldofwarcraftexp1/news.html?sid=6152718</ref>
 
*''[[Warcraft IV]]'' would be another epic whose plot remains unknown.
  
*''[[Warcraft IV]]'' would be another epic whose plot remains unknown.
 
*Future MMORPG.
  
*Future MMORPG.

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NeutralBlizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment logo
Main leader Michael Morhaime (president and co-founder), Frank Pearce (vice president and co-founder)
Secondary 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)
Race(s) Humans
Capital Irvine, California
Theater of operations Quality RTS and RPG video games
Language(s) Common/English

Blizzard Entertainment is the company that brought you the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises of 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 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

StarCraft Universe

Diablo Universe

Others

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.[6]

  • Warcraft IV would be another epic whose plot remains unknown.
  • 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." [7]

Employees

Notable

Organizations

Previous employees

References

  1. ^ http://www.activisionblizzard.com/pressReleases/pr120207.php
  2. ^ 2008-30-06, Eurogamer: Blizzard Worldwide Invertational. Rob Purchese. Accessed on 2008-01-07
  3. ^ http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=32945
  4. ^ http://www.starcraft2.com/
  5. ^ http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/
  6. ^ http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/worldofwarcraftexp1/news.html?sid=6152718
  7. ^ http://www.empireonline.com/interviews_and_events/interview.asp?IID=620

External links

External link Blizzard Entertainment® 
External link Blizzard Entertainment® Links: Logos info
Wikipedia Wikipedia 

ru:Blizzard Entertainment

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