Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
	Blizzard's Irvine campus, with the Orc statue in front
Formerly	Silicon & Synapse, Inc.; (1991–1993); Chaos Studios, Inc.; (1993–1994);
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	February 1991; 32 years ago
Founders	Allen Adham; Michael Morhaime; Frank Pearce;
Headquarters	Irvine, California, U.S.
Number of locations	9 studios and offices
Key people	Mike Ybarra (President); Allen Adham (SVP);
Products	Diablo series; Hearthstone; Heroes of the Storm; Overwatch; Overwatch 2; StarCraft series; Warcraft series;
Number of employees	4,700 (2012)
Parent	Davidson & Associates; (1994–1998); Vivendi Games; (1998–2008); Activision Blizzard; (2008–present);
Subsidiaries	Blizzard Albany; Proletariat
Website	blizzard.com

Blizzard Entertainment is an American video game maker and publisher. The company headquarters is in Irvine, California.^[3] The company makes the Diablo, Overwatch, StarCraft, and Warcraft games, including the Warcraft spinoffs Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm.

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Blizzard's Irvine campus, with the Orc statue in front
Formerly	Silicon & Synapse, Inc. (1991–1993) Chaos Studios, Inc. (1993–1994)
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	February 1991; 32 years ago (1991-02)
Founders	Allen Adham Michael Morhaime Frank Pearce
Headquarters	Irvine, California , U.S.
Number of locations	9 studios and offices
Key people	Mike Ybarra (President)^[1] Allen Adham (SVP)
Products	Diablo series Hearthstone Heroes of the Storm Overwatch Overwatch 2 StarCraft series Warcraft series
Number of employees	4,700^[2] (2012)
Parent	Davidson & Associates (1994–1998) Vivendi Games (1998–2008) Activision Blizzard (2008–present)
Subsidiaries	Blizzard Albany Proletariat
Website	blizzard.com