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Blizzard Entertainment is an American video game developer and publisher and is the company that created the StarCraft franchise.
Overview[edit]
Blizzard Entertainment was originally founded on 8 February 1991, as Silicon & Synapse, by three UCLA graduates: Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce.[1][2] Based in Irvine, California, the company originally concentrated with the creation of ports for games that were developed by other studios.[citation needed] In 1993, the company began development of their own game titles such as Rock N' Roll Racing and The Lost Vikings.[citation needed] In 1994, the company renamed itself Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. before being acquired by Davidson & Associates.[citation needed] On July 9, 2008, Activision officially merged with Vivendi Games, culminating in the inclusion of the Blizzard brand name in the title of the resulting holding company,[citation needed] though Blizzard Entertainment remains a separate entity with independent management.[citation needed]
Blizzard has since gone on to create several successful PC game franchises, including the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo series. Blizzard also took significant steps in MMORPG development, with the development and maintenance of the game World of Warcraft. Blizzard games in the StarCraft and Warcraft franchises, in particular StarCraft, StarCraft II, and Warcraft III, have developed into flagship games in the world of professional gaming.
References[edit]
- ↑ "UCLA Engineering Celebrates Accomplishments at Annual Awards Dinner" by M. Abraham on UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, 6 November 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ↑ "Blizzard Entertainment 10th Anniversary Celebration". Blizzard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 26 January 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2012.