Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Overview
Blizzard Entertainment hopes to continue to produce a flurry of hit games. A unit of Activision Blizzard, the company develops and publishes video game software, including the popular Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo series available for play on PCs and console systems. Blizzard offers its Battle.net online gaming service that enables millions of players around the world to simultaneously play its games. The company has also leveraged its popular games into related products such as action figures, board games, novels, and comic books. Blizzard's parent company, Vivendi Games, was merged with Activision to form Activision Blizzard in 2008.
Sample OverviewKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
| Company Type | Subsidiary of Activision Blizzard |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
| President | Michael (Mike) Morhaime (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| COO | Paul Sams Connect to this executive |
| Director, Global Staffing | Leonard Grossi Jr. Connect to this executive |
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