Founded in February 1991 as Silicon & Synapse by three UCLA graduates—Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce—Blizzard Entertainment began as an ambitious startup funded with money borrowed from their grandmothers, initially focusing on game ports and smaller original titles before discovering their true calling as creators of legendary gaming universes. After evolving through brief iterations as Chaos Studios and finally settling on the name "Blizzard Entertainment" in 1994, the Irvine-based studio established itself as the industry's premier purveyor of meticulously crafted, genre-defining experiences with breakthrough titles like Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, Diablo, and StarCraft. Blizzard's unwavering commitment to their "when it's ready" development philosophy and obsessive attention to detail has produced some of gaming's most beloved and enduring franchises, including the cultural phenomenon World of Warcraft, which became one of the most successful MMORPGs in history with over 100 million lifetime accounts. As pioneers of online gaming through their groundbreaking Battle.net service and creators of the annual BlizzCon celebration that brings together millions of passionate fans worldwide, Blizzard has consistently pushed the boundaries of what games can achieve in terms of storytelling, community building, and lasting cultural impact. Now operating as part of Microsoft Gaming while maintaining their creative independence, Blizzard continues to craft epic entertainment experiences that unite players across platforms, borders, and generations through their mastery of immersive world-building and innovative gameplay design.
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