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*''Ronin''<ref>{{ref web|date=2013-02-04|url=http://insidetheboxreviews.com/review/the-art-of-blizzard-entertainment-book-review|title=The Art of Blizzard Entertainment (book) review…|publisher=Inside the Box|accessdate=2013-05-28}}</ref> |
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* ''{{StarCraft|Starcraft: Ghost}}'' (indefinitely postponed on March 24, 2006)<ref>{{ref web|url=http://worthplaying.com/article/2006/3/24/news/32071/|title='StarCraft: Ghost' (PS2/Xbox) Cancelled But Goes Next-Gen|publisher=Worthplaying|date=2006-03-24|accessdate=2013-11-13}}</ref> |
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*''Titan'' was the project name for a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) that was being developed as a new IP. In September 2014, Blizzard co-founder and CEO, [[Mike Morhaime]], confirmed with Polygon that the project had been cancelled.<ref>{{ref web|url=http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/23/6833563/blizzard-cancels-its-world-of-warcraft-successor|date=2014-09-23|author=Ross Miller|publisher=The Verge|title=Blizzard cancels its 'World of Warcraft' successor}}</ref> |
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*''Untitled pirate-themed ARPG'' (cancelled after a year of development)<ref>2016-01-09, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQsiAnJ4PVo& Marvel Heroes 2015 (January 8 2016)]. ''YouTube'', retrieved on 2016-01-11</ref> |
*''Untitled pirate-themed ARPG'' (cancelled after a year of development)<ref>2016-01-09, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQsiAnJ4PVo& Marvel Heroes 2015 (January 8 2016)]. ''YouTube'', retrieved on 2016-01-11</ref> |
Revision as of 03:04, 17 July 2018
Blizzard Entertainment | |
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File:Blizzard Entertainment logo.png 2017 logo Video game developer and publisher | |
Formerly called |
Silicon & Synapse (1991–1994) Chaos Studios, Inc. (1994) |
Type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video game industry |
Founded | February 8, 1991 |
Founders |
Allen Adham Michael Morhaime Frank Pearce |
Headquarters | Irvine, California, U.S. |
Number of locations | 9 (studios and offices) |
Products |
Diablo series Hearthstone Heroes of the Storm [Overwatch] StarCraft series Warcraft series |
Parent | Activision Blizzard |
Website | blizzard.com |
Blizzard Entertainment® (often shortened to "Blizzard" or "Blizz" by players) is a video game developer & publisher that is responsible for the Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and [Overwatch] franchises. The company originally concentrated primarily on the creation of game ports for other studios before beginning development of their own program with the development of games like Rock n' Roll Racing & The Lost Vikings.
In July 2008, Blizzard's parent company, Vivendi, merged their Vivendi Games subsidiary with Activision to create a new holding company called Activision Blizzard.[1][2] Five years later, in July 2013, Vivendi sold off most of its shares in Activision Blizzard, which now exists as an independent company.[3] As of October 2014, the company employs over 3,900 individuals.[4]
Core values
Blizzard Entertainment lists its eight core values on their mission statement page:
- Gameplay first
- Commit to quality
- Play nice; play fair
- Embrace your inner geek
- Every voice matters
- Think globally
- Lead responsibly
- Learn and grow[5]
History
Originally under the name Silicon & Synapse, the company was founded on February 8, 1991[6][7] by three graduates of the University of California, Los Angeles:[8] Allen Adham and Michael Morhaime. Brian Fargo, the CEO and founder of Interplay Entertainment, was granted a share in the company to improve the prospects of working jointly for the young studio.[9][10] Frank Pearce also joined the studio upon inception as the first employee.[11]
The small company initially did many "ports", converting games from one platform operating system to another, including board games (Battle Chess, Lexicross), strategy games (Castles), sports games (Amiga Baseball), and others (Dvorak Teaches Typing), though the company did become the first American developer to release a Super Nintendo title with RPM Racing, which became one of the first ten launch titles for the platform in North America.[11]
It was not until Interplay Entertainment and Silicon & Synapse collaborated on the SNES side-scroller The Lost Vikings that it's critical — though not commercial — breakthrough came. With some acclaim, the game hit the shelves in 1993. The game's release, along with Rock & Roll Racking (also 1993) led Nintendo to name the studio its "Developer of the Year". Tragically, the release of the two games coincided with the death of the 16-bit console market, and neither title sold well.[11]
In August 1995, the company moved from a 3,600 sq. ft. office in Costa Mesa to a 14,000 sq. ft. office in Irvine, CA.[6]
Facing a lack of success in the console market, and not willing to bet solely on one market, the company continued developing several 16-bit console titles while branching out by starting development on two new games: Games People Play, a crossword/word-game that was never completed, and Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, whose development was led by its second employee and VP of Research & Development, Patrick Wyatt.[11]
The company temporarily re-branded itself as Chaos Studios and released the game Blackthorne under that studio name, but conflicts with an unregistered trademark for the name "Chaos" caused the company leadership to consider a new name. Upon acquisition by Davidson & Associates, then the #3 North American educational software publisher, in February 1994, the company changed its name to Blizzard Entertainment.[11]
Blizzard turned 20 years old in 2012. The history is recorded on a timeline on its own site here.[12] On February 8, 2016, Blizzard celebrated the 25th year anniversary with a video and continued to celebrate it and the Diablo 20th anniversary at BlizzCon 2016.[13][14][15]
Blizzard North
- Main: Blizzard North
Blizzard North was originally founded in 1993 as Condor Inc. by David Brevik, Erich Schaefer, and Max Schaefer. Blizzard North came out in January of 1995 with an idea pitched with Allen for Diablo.[16] The company was purchased and renamed later in March of 1996[7] and was the Bay Area division of Blizzard Entertainment, known for its Diablo series. The studio was originally based in Redwood City, California, before being moved a short distance away to San Mateo, California, with Blizzard proper being based in Irvine, southern California. On August 1, 2005, Blizzard Entertainment announced the closure of Blizzard North with a key reason for the closure was Blizzard's North poor development of what was to be Diablo III, which didn't meet Vivendi's expectations.
- As Condor
- Justice League Task Force (1995)
- As Blizzard North
- Diablo (1996) - action role-playing game
- Diablo II (2000) - action role-playing game
- Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001) - expansion pack
- Diablo III (in development 2000-2005 and later scrapped, remade from scratch by Blizzard Team 3) - originally was planned to be a massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Blizzard South
Blizzard South was known for the StarCraft and the Warcraft series. Though the name wasn't mentioned as much, it was to keep confusion from Blizzard North as Blizzard South is based in Irvine, California, Blizzard's main location.
Teams
After the release of World of Warcraft, the company divided its development staff into numerically designated teams (e.g. Team 2 is the dev team for World of Warcraft), each team focusing on a specific project. While relatively small, each team is supported by a much larger cast of employees, as well as being overseen by other groups within the company.
In addition to the numerically designated teams, "strike teams" were formed, as a result of Chris Metzen's desire to keep the company's original culture intact. These teams are not assigned to any one project, but give feedback on separate projects. A "design council" also exists, a gathering of all of the game directors and lead designers throughout the company.[4] As of August 2017, most of Blizzard's development focus is on supporting its existing IPs, but is working on new IPs as well.[17]
- Team 1 - Heroes of the Storm
- This team previously worked on titles including StarCraft, Warcraft III and StarCraft II, but now work on the company's newest franchise, Heroes of the Storm.
- Team 2 - World of Warcraft
- Formed after the release of World of Warcraft to continue development of the game.[4]
- Team 3 - Diablo franchise[4]
- Team 4 - Formerly responsible for Titan[4]
- Formed in the "mid-2000s" to begin work on Titan, the company's big new IP, doomed to be scrapped in 2014.[4] The team's current focus is [Overwatch].
- Team 5 - Hearthstone[4]
- Formed in 2008 for the express purpose of creating Hearthstone, Team 5 was designed as a "small and nimble" team, comprising only 15 members for most of the game's initial development.[4]
- Classic Games
- Formed c. 2015 to "restore" StarCraft, Warcraft III, and Diablo II.[18]
Culture
- Main article: Service Awards
Relationship with Activision Blizzard
On December 2, 2007, Vivendi (Blizzard Entertainment's parent company) announced that their subsidiary Vivendi Games (of which Blizzard Entertainment was a part) would be merging with Activision to form Activision Blizzard. The deal was finalized on July 8, 2008. Vivendi later divested themselves of Activision Blizzard in July 2013, and it now exists as an independent holding company.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. remains Blizzard's brand,[19] as it and Activision continue to exist as separate entities within the Activision Blizzard umbrella.[20] Despite many players' fears, there have been no major changes in Blizzard's operations as a result of these business deals.
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.[21]
Notes
Since their beginnings as a North American company focusing primarily on the English-speaking market, Blizzard has gone on to become a "global business".[4] As of 2014, more than half of its players are in Asia.[4]
Published games & applications
Non-franchise games
Company | Title | Year | Platform(s) | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|
as Silicon & Synapse | RPM Racing | 1991 | SNES | Racing video game |
The Lost Vikings | 1992 | Amiga, Amiga CD32, GBA, MS-DOS, Genesis, SNES | Side-scrolling video game | |
Rock N' Roll Racing | 1993 | SNES, Genesis, GBA | Racing video game | |
as Blizzard Entertainment | Blackthorne | 1994 | SNES, Sega 32X, MS-DOS, GBA, Mac OS, Windows (2013) | Platform game |
The Death and Return of Superman | 1995 | SNES, Genesis | Side-scrolling video game | |
Justice League Task Force | Versus fighting game | |||
The Lost Vikings 2 | 1997 | SNES, Saturn, PlayStation, Windows | Side-scrolling video game | |
Heroes of the Storm | 2015 | Windows, Mac OS | Team Brawler | |
[Overwatch] | 2016 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Playstation 4 | Team-based multiplayer shooter |
Franchises
Universe | Title | Year | Platform(s) | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warcraft universe | Warcraft: Orcs & Humans | 1994 | MS-DOS, Mac OS, PC-98 | Real-time strategy | Port/remake (TBA)[22][23] |
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 1995 | MS-DOS, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | Real-time strategy | Port/remake (TBA)[22][23] | |
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal | 1996 | Mac OS, MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows | Real-time strategy | ||
Warcraft II: The Dark Saga | 1997 | Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn | Real-time strategy | ||
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition | 1999 | MS-DOS, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows | Real-time strategy | ||
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | 2002 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Mac OS X | Real-time strategy | Port/remake (TBA)[22][23] | |
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | 2003 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Mac OS X | Real-time strategy | ||
World of Warcraft | 2004 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, (Linux via Wine or Cedega) | MMORPG | ||
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | 2007 | Expansion pack | |||
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | 2008 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X | Expansion pack | ||
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | 2010 | Expansion pack | |||
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria | 2012 | ||||
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft | 2014 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, iPad, Android, iPhone (current) | CCG | ||
Curse of Naxxramas | CCG Adventure pack | ||||
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X | Expansion pack | |||
Goblins vs Gnomes | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, iPad, Android, iPhone (current) | CCG Expansion pack | |||
Blackrock Mountain | 2015 | CCG Adventure pack | |||
The Grand Tournament | CCG Expansion pack | ||||
The League of Explorers | CCG Adventure pack | ||||
Whispers of the Old Gods | 2016 | CCG Expansion pack | |||
One Night in Karazhan | |||||
World of Warcraft: Legion | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X | Expansion pack | |||
Mean Streets of Gadgetzan | Microsoft Windows, macOS, iPad, Android, iPhone (current) | CCG Expansion pack | |||
Journey to Un'Goro | 2017 | ||||
Knights of the Frozen Throne | |||||
Kobolds & Catacombs | |||||
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | 2018 | Microsoft Windows, macOS | Expansion pack | ||
The Witchwood | CCG Expansion pack | ||||
World of Warcraft: Classic | TBA | Microsoft Windows, macOS | Server option | ||
The Boomsday Project | CCG Expansion pack | ||||
Untitled Warcraft mobile game[24] | Mobile platforms | MMORTS[25] | |||
World of Warcraft eighth expansion[26] | Microsoft Windows, macOS | Expansion pack | |||
StarCraft franchise | StarCraft | 1998 | Windows, Mac OS X | Real-time strategy | |
StarCraft: Brood War | Expansion pack | ||||
StarCraft 64 | 2000 | Nintendo 64 | Real-time strategy | ||
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X | |||
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 2013 | Microsoft Windows, OS X | Expansion pack | ||
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | 2015 | ||||
StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops | 2016 | Microsoft Windows, macOS | Mission packs (1-3) | ||
StarCraft: Remastered | 2017 | Real-time strategy | |||
StarCraft II: Free to Play | |||||
Diablo franchise | Diablo | 1996 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation (1998) | Action role-playing, hack and slash, dark fantasy | |
Diablo II | 2000 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X | Action role-playing, hack and slash | ||
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction | 2001 | Expansion pack | |||
Diablo III | 2012 | Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlaySation 3/4 and Xbox 360/One (2013) | Action role-playing, hack and slash | ||
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | 2014 | Microsoft Windows, OS X | Expansion pack | ||
Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition | PlaySation 3/4, Xbox 360/One | ||||
Untitled Diablo game[27][28] | TBA |
Applications
Title | Release year | Platform(s) | Notes |
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Blizzard Downloader | Windows, Mac OS | Replaced / Defunct | |
Blizzard Launcher | 2005 | Windows, Mac OS | Introduced with patch 1.8.3, replaced and no longer used since 6.0.2 |
Blizzard Repair | Windows, Mac OS | Replaced with the desktop app | |
Blizzard Updater | Windows, Mac OS | Replaced/No longer used | |
Blizzard Mobile Authenticator | 2009 | iOS, Android Windows, † Blackberry † |
Originally named Battle.net Mobile Authenticator |
BlizzCon Mobile | 2011 | iOS, Android | Originally BlizzCon Guide |
WoW Mobile Armory | 2009 | iOS, Android | |
StarCraft WCS | 2013 | iOS, Android | Originally Blizzard WCS |
Blizzard Battle.net desktop app | 2013 | Windows, macOS | Originally named Battle.net desktop app and Blizzard desktop app |
Blizzard AR Viewer | 2014 | iOS, Android | Defunct on iOS |
WoW Legion Companion App | 2016 | iOS, Android | |
Blizzard Battle.net Mobile app | 2017 | iOS, Android | |
Overwatch League Mobile App | 2018 | iOS, Android |
- † No longer supported as of 2011
Other
- Related pen-and-paper RPG materials
- Warcraft: The Board Game (Published: 2003)
- Expansion Set (Published: 2004)
- World of Warcraft: The Board Game (Published: 2005)
- Shadow of War (Published: 2006)
- BlizzCon Epic Armor Pack (Published: 2007)
- The Burning Crusade (Published: September 2007)
- Scion of Darkness (Cancelled: 2008)
- Warcraft: The Board Game (Published: 2003)
- Related to StarCraft
- Arcade Workshop (Published: 2014)
Rumored games
Note: Blizzard has confirmed that they are NOT working on a StarCraft or Diablo MMORPG.[29]
- Diablo IV[30]
- StarCraft III[31]
- Untitled first-person game (TBA)[32]
- Warcraft IV[33][34][31]
- World of Warcraft 2[35]
- Diablo III port to Nintendo Switch[36][37]
Unreleased/Cancelled games
- Bloodlines (concepts later used for StarCraft)
- Crixa (2D shooter)[38]
- Crossroads (unused MMO concept)[39]
- Denizen[40]
- Diablo II: Salvation (trademark patented in 2001)
- Diablo III: The King in the North (cancelled second expansion for Diablo III)
- Diablo Junior (intended for the Gameboy Color, scrapped due to production costs)[41]
- Diablo MMO (dropped concept)
- Games People Play (crossword puzzles, boggle, and other word games)[42]
- Nomad (Cancelled in favor of World of Warcraft)[42]
- Pax Imperia II (rights sold to THQ, later released as Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain)[43]
- Raiko[40]
- Ronin[44]
- Shattered Nations (cancelled in favor of StarCraft)[40]
- Starblo (ARPG in a sci-fi setting)[45]
- Starcraft: Ghost (indefinitely postponed on March 24, 2006)[46]
- StarCraft MMO (dropped concept)
- Titan was the project name for a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) that was being developed as a new IP. In September 2014, Blizzard co-founder and CEO, Mike Morhaime, confirmed with Polygon that the project had been cancelled.[47]
- Untitled pirate-themed ARPG (cancelled after a year of development)[48]
- Untitled project by Mike Booth (abandoned in June, 2015)[49]
- Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans (cancelled on May 22, 1998)
Awards
Blizzard Entertainment/Awards
Employees
- Main article: :Category:Blizzard Entertainment employees
Notable
- Allen Adham (vice president and co-founder)
- Greg Canessa (Battle.net 2.0 project coordinator)[50]
- Tom Chilton
- Samwise Didier (art director)
- Drawgoon
- Mark Gibbons
- Michael Morhaime (president and co-founder)
- Frank Pearce (vice president and co-founder)
- Brian Holinka (WoW senior game designer, PvP)
- J. Allen Brack (WoW production director)
- Chris Robinson (WoW senior art director)
- Ion Hazzikostas
- Raneman
- Thammer
- Twincruiser (René Koiter and Michel Koiter)
- Dustin Browder (lead designer of StarCraft II)
- Brian Sousa (senior 3D artist for StarCraft II)
- Andy Chambers (creative director)
- Robert "the Voice" Simpson (esports coordinator)[51]
- David Kim (balance designer)
- Brian T. Kindregan (lead writer)
- Eric Dodds (Hearthstone lead game designer)
- Matt Samia (senior director of cinematics)
- Kevin Yu, aka Karune (battle.net representative)
Previous notable employees
- Chris Metzen (vice president of creative development)
- Rob Pardo (vice president of game design)
- Bill Roper
- Paul Sams (Chief Creative Officer)
- Greg Street
- Ben Brode (Hearthstone game director)
Organizations
Parent companies
The company's ownership has shifted many times over the years, through mergers, name changes or acquisitions:[11]
- Davidson & Associates (1994 - 1996)
- CUC International (1996 - 1997)
- Cendant Software (1997 - 1998)
- Havas (1998)
- Vivendi (1998 - 2007)
- Activision Blizzard (2007 - present)
Gallery
- Logos
- Blizzard Entertainment original.gif
First logo
Videos
Trivia
According to Hearthstone's Senior Producer Yong Woo, Blizzard employees receive some of their bonus money in "Blizzard bucks", which can be spent on company products such as card packs.[52]
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