Blizzard founders to receive "Gamer God" Award, World Premiere of Diablo III's full opening cinematic and Vote Diablo III for the Most Anticipated Game of 2012.
The Escapist is holding a tournament, the 2011 March Mayhem: Developer's Showdown. It's a contest wherein players vote for their favorite game developers. It's currently down to Round 5 and Blizzard is among the top 4.
Blizzard is holding a video contest in celebration of their 20th anniversary.
Blizzard turned 20 two days ago. From their humble beginnings in 1991 to their great games enjoyed by millions of people today, Blizzard has surely made its mark as one of the best video game developers.
Blizzard announced a new automatic matchmaking system to be implemented on Battle.Net. BNet is the popular free gaming service provided by Blizzard to its players for its various titles in the Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo series. This move could be the first in a series of changes to prepare Blizzard's old games to use the upcoming Battle.Net 2.0.
Blizzard's Headquarters in Irvine now has a new statue in its courtyard - a stunning 12-foot Orc riding a wolf mount. The statue was created in New Zealand by Weta Workshop, the same company that made the special effects in the Lord of the Rings movies. While it acts as a decoration of sorts, it also proudly tells the world of the company that WoW made the highly-successful game that Blizzard made: World of Warcraft.
Power of the Horde is a rock song included in the soundtrack of Warcraft III. It was composed and sung by Tenth Level Tauren Chieftain, a band of Blizzard's top executives.
This does not come as a surprise to me. The popular MMORPG World of Warcraft topped the Activision-Blizzard's money-makers list for fiscal year 2009 racking up about half of its earnings, financial analyst Arvind Bhatia of Stern Agee said. With 11.5 billion subscribers (December last year), it's no wonder that this gold mine outperformed Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and other titles.
Tired of listening to Starcraft units spout their usual lines when you click them? Listen as they sing the 12 Days of Starcraft Christmas...
List of salaries of professional Starcraft players in South Korea
This list is old. But it gives you an idea of how much a professional Starcraft player earns in South Korea. StarCraft is dubbed "the National Sports of South Korea."
7 Fun Facts about Warcraft III
The Illidan Statue at the entrance of BlizzCon 2008 was a sight to behold. Towering at 9 feet tall, it surely caught the eyes of everyone who attended the event.
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