Blizzard
USA publisher and developerfounded in 1994 status: active
aka(s): Blizzard Entertainment
Formerly: Silicon & Synapse
Franchises: Warcraft, Diablo, Starcraft
Originally owned by Davidson & Associates, who were bought out by Sierra in 1996. Blizzard was sold to Havas in 1998 who shortly was bought by Vivendi. Became subsidiary of Activision Blizzard in 2007 with merger between Vivendi and Activision.
Website: www.blizzard.com/
Notable collaborators: Chris Metzen, Joe Rumsey 'Ogre smash', Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford and Sam 'Samwise' Didier
It is known for Diablo, Rock n Roll Racing, StarCraft, The Lost Vikings, Warcraft, World of Warcraft
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Top platforms
Windows | 22 | |
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Mac OS Classic | 11 | |
Mac OS X | 11 | |
PS4 | 5 | |
MS-DOS | 4 | |
SNES | 4 | |
Linux | 4 | |
Xbox One | 4 | |
GBA | 3 | |
Android | 2 | |
Switch | 2 | |
PS5 | 2 | |
X360 | 2 | |
PS3 | 2 | |
Mega Drive | 2 |
Blizzard best rated games
Rock 'n Roll Racing | 1994 | gen | |
Diablo II | 2000 | win | |
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction | 2001 | win | |
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | 2007 | win | |
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | 2010 | win | |
Diablo III | 2013 | ps3 | |
Overwatch | 2016 | xbox1 | |
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | 2008 | win | |
StarCraft | 1998 | win | |
Diablo III | 2013 | x360 |
Blizzard worst games
Justice League Task Force | 1995 | snes |
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