Blizzard Entertainment
- Employees in region:
- 1,790
- Sector:
- Services
- HQ location:
- Irvine, CA
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About Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment is a premiere developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games, including blockbuster hits such as World of Warcraft and the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises. Blizzard Entertainment's track record includes thirteen #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's online gaming service, Battle.net, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty was released last year and became the fastest-selling strategy game of all time, with over 1.5 million copies sold in its first 48 hours.
World of Warcraft is the most popular game of its type in the world, and its latest expansion, Cataclysm, sold more than 3.3 million copies sold in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time, breaking a record set by the previous World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. In addition to expansions to World of Warcraft and StarCraft II, Blizzard is currently developing the hotly anticipated Diablo III, as well as multiple unannounced projects.
What employees say
“The sense of collectively owning the project we work on, and sharing our accomplishments as a group.”
“I value the flexibility in my available career opportunities. There are multiple avenues for advancement I could pursue at any time.”
“The extreme focus we put on making the highest quality product. Not just the best game we can make, but the best game the world has ever seen.”
“Seeing the appreciation our players have for the games we create and the lengths we go to make them happy.”
“That they really do commit to making a fun game.”
“Consistent feedback, and the constant effort to make us all feel like a family.”
“He lets me use paid time to take work-related classes and gives me advice on how I can improve my portfolio.”
“Excellent company values and respectful treatment of their employees.”