Blizzard Entertainment® is a premier publisher of entertainment software. Since establishing the Blizzard label in 1994, the company has quickly become one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games.

With blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, Diablo®, and StarCraft® series, the company has enjoyed back-to-back number-one selling games, as well as consecutive Game of the Year awards. The company?s free online game service, Battle.net®, is the largest in the world with millions of active users.
The Blizzard research and development group is comprised of more than 250 designers, producers, programmers, artists, and sound engineers. Each member of the Blizzard staff is a true game enthusiast, which provides the company invaluable insight to creating products for the gaming industry.
In March 1996, Blizzard acquired Blizzard North, a concentrated team of developers specializing in high-quality entertainment products for computer and home console systems. Located in San Mateo, Calif., Blizzard North strives to push gaming technology to the next level.

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Blizzard Entertainment was founded in 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by Allen Adham, president Michael Morhaime and senior vice president Frank Pearce.
Blizzard Entertainment is a division of Vivendi Universal Games, aan operating unit of Vivendi Universal. Vivendi Universal is listed on the French stock exchange (#12777) and also the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol ?V.?

Based on EDI sell-through, internal company records, and reports from key distribution partners around the world.

	Quality Assurance and Tech Support QA tests new games and patches, looking for bugs. They also help by giving game feedback and suggestions. Tech Support, a portion of which can be seen in the foreground, assists customers with anything game-related. Blizzard employees decorate their desks with their own unique pieces of flair.
	Quality Assurance and Tech Support Another angle of QA. The Blizzard QA soda fridge can be seen in the back, next to the entrance of the StarCraft: Ghost testing area.
	Quality Assurance Compatibility A Comp. tests the games with different system configurations. Rows of video cards and sound cards can be seen waiting to be used for testing in their custom-built shelves