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'''Blizzard Entertainment''' is a [[United States of America|North American]] video game developer and publisher founded in [[1991]] by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce under its original name being '''Silicon & Synapse, Inc''', until it was later renamed as '''Chaos Studios''' in [[1993]], and its present name the following year after being acquired by distributor Davidson & Associates. They are widely known for their long-running ''Warcraft'' series, including the highly influential massively multiplayer ''World of Warcraft'' in [[2004]]. Other titles they have released outside of ''Warcraft'' consist of ''Diablo'', ''Starcraft'', ''Hearthstone'', ''Heroes of the Storm'', and the first-person shooter, ''Overwatch''. Blizzard Entertainment is a division of Activision Blizzard, a company formed out of a merger between parent company Vivendi Games and [[Activision|Activision, Inc.]] In late [[2023]], the company was acquired by Microsoft and became part of their [[Xbox | '''Blizzard Entertainment''' is a [[United States of America|North American]] video game developer and publisher founded in [[1991]] by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce under its original name being '''Silicon & Synapse, Inc''', until it was later renamed as '''Chaos Studios''' in [[1993]], and its present name the following year after being acquired by distributor Davidson & Associates. They are widely known for their long-running ''Warcraft'' series, including the highly influential massively multiplayer ''World of Warcraft'' in [[2004]]. Other titles they have released outside of ''Warcraft'' consist of ''Diablo'', ''Starcraft'', ''Hearthstone'', ''Heroes of the Storm'', and the first-person shooter, ''Overwatch''. Blizzard Entertainment is a division of Activision Blizzard, a company formed out of a merger between parent company Vivendi Games and [[Activision|Activision, Inc.]] In late [[2023]], the company was acquired by Microsoft and became part of their gaming division under [[Xbox]]. | ||
Relevant to this wiki, they had partnered with [[Hasbro]] for a ''Transformers'' themed promotion during July 2024 on ''[[Overwatch 2]]'', a sequel people tend to forget it exists. | Relevant to this wiki, they had partnered with [[Hasbro]] for a ''Transformers'' themed promotion during July 2024 on ''[[Overwatch 2]]'', a sequel people tend to forget it exists. | ||
Revision as of 04:08, 12 July 2024
Blizzard Entertainment is a North American video game developer and publisher founded in 1991 by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce under its original name being Silicon & Synapse, Inc, until it was later renamed as Chaos Studios in 1993, and its present name the following year after being acquired by distributor Davidson & Associates. They are widely known for their long-running Warcraft series, including the highly influential massively multiplayer World of Warcraft in 2004. Other titles they have released outside of Warcraft consist of Diablo, Starcraft, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and the first-person shooter, Overwatch. Blizzard Entertainment is a division of Activision Blizzard, a company formed out of a merger between parent company Vivendi Games and Activision, Inc. In late 2023, the company was acquired by Microsoft and became part of their gaming division under Xbox.
Relevant to this wiki, they had partnered with Hasbro for a Transformers themed promotion during July 2024 on Overwatch 2, a sequel people tend to forget it exists.
