Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded February 8, 1991, under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of the University of California, Los Angeles, Michael Morhaime, Frank Pearce, and Allen Adham and is currently a subsidiary of American company Activision Blizzard. Based in Irvine, California, the company originally concentrated primarily on the creation of game ports for other studios before beginning development of their own software in 1993 with the development of games like Rock n' Roll Racing and The Lost Vikings. In 1994 the company became Chaos Studios then Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. after being acquired by distributor Davidson & Associates. Shortly thereafter, Blizzard shipped out what would become their first breakthrough smash hit Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. Blizzard then went on to create several other successful video games, including other Warcraft sequels, the Diablo series, the StarCraft series, and also in 2004 the hugely popular MMORPG World of Warcraft. Their most recent projects include: the second expansion for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the first expansion for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, the online collectible card game Hearthstone, the fifth expansion for World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, and the new "Hero Brawler" Heroes of the Storm. Currently in beta testing and soon to be released is the third and final expansion for StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. Finally there are two titles that are currently in development. Overwatch, is an upcoming multiplayer first-person shooter first announced at BlizzCon on November 7, 2014 and will enter beta testing in the third quarter of 2015. Lastly is the sixth expansion for World of Warcraft: Legion. It was announced on August 6, 2015 at Gamescom 2015.On July 9, 2008, Activision officially merged with Vivendi Games, culminating in the inclusion of the Blizzard brand name in the title of the resulting holding company. On July 25, 2013, Activision Blizzard announced the purchase of 429 million shares from owner Vivendi. As a result, Activision Blizzard became an independent company.Blizzard Entertainment offers events to meet players and to announce games: the BlizzCon in California, United States, and the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in other countries, such as Paris, France and Seoul, South Korea."@en }
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- Blizzard_Entertainment abstract "Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded February 8, 1991, under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of the University of California, Los Angeles, Michael Morhaime, Frank Pearce, and Allen Adham and is currently a subsidiary of American company Activision Blizzard. Based in Irvine, California, the company originally concentrated primarily on the creation of game ports for other studios before beginning development of their own software in 1993 with the development of games like Rock n' Roll Racing and The Lost Vikings. In 1994 the company became Chaos Studios then Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. after being acquired by distributor Davidson & Associates. Shortly thereafter, Blizzard shipped out what would become their first breakthrough smash hit Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. Blizzard then went on to create several other successful video games, including other Warcraft sequels, the Diablo series, the StarCraft series, and also in 2004 the hugely popular MMORPG World of Warcraft. Their most recent projects include: the second expansion for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the first expansion for Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, the online collectible card game Hearthstone, the fifth expansion for World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, and the new "Hero Brawler" Heroes of the Storm. Currently in beta testing and soon to be released is the third and final expansion for StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. Finally there are two titles that are currently in development. Overwatch, is an upcoming multiplayer first-person shooter first announced at BlizzCon on November 7, 2014 and will enter beta testing in the third quarter of 2015. Lastly is the sixth expansion for World of Warcraft: Legion. It was announced on August 6, 2015 at Gamescom 2015.On July 9, 2008, Activision officially merged with Vivendi Games, culminating in the inclusion of the Blizzard brand name in the title of the resulting holding company. On July 25, 2013, Activision Blizzard announced the purchase of 429 million shares from owner Vivendi. As a result, Activision Blizzard became an independent company.Blizzard Entertainment offers events to meet players and to announce games: the BlizzCon in California, United States, and the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in other countries, such as Paris, France and Seoul, South Korea.".