Blizzard Entertainment
United States · Founded 1991 · Part of Activision Blizzard
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Quick facts
- What is Blizzard Entertainment?
- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California, and a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard.
- Where is Blizzard Entertainment from?
- United States. Headquartered in Irvine.
- Who owns Blizzard Entertainment?
- Blizzard Entertainment's parent company is Activision Blizzard.
- When was Blizzard Entertainment founded?
- In 1991, by Michael Morhaime.
- How many people work at Blizzard Entertainment?
- About 13,000 (as of 2022).
- Where does the name "Blizzard Entertainment" come from?
- It's named after blizzard.
▸ ABOUT BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California, and a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard. Originally founded in 1991, the company is best known for producing the highly influential massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (2004) as well as the multi million-selling video game franchises Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch. The company also operates Battle.net, an online gaming service.
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▸ TRACK RECORD
Blizzard Entertainment's history and the 1 marketing claim we've checked, in date order — so you can see what they promised when, and how it held up.
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