Blizzard Entertainment is an American video game developer founded in 1991 by three UCLA graduates. It has created successful franchises like Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, and World of Warcraft, which are among the best-selling video game franchises. Blizzard is known for its real-time strategy games across different franchises that continue storylines between titles and introduce new features to improve gameplay.

1. Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc.
Magic
Voldemort

2. Introduction

4. • An American video game developer
and publisher

5. • An American video game developer
and publisher
• Founded on February 8, 1991by three
graduates of UCLA

6. • An American video game developer
and publisher
• Founded on February 8, 1991by three
graduates of UCLA
• Create several successful PC games:
the Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo
series, and the World of Warcraft.

7. Mission Statement

18. • A franchise of video games, novels,
and other media

19. • A franchise of video games, novels,
and other media
• four core games: Warcraft: Orcs &
Humans, Warcraft II: Tides of
Darkness, Warcraft III: Reign of
Chaos; expansion pack, The Frozen
Throne, World of Warcraft.

21. • All of these games were of the real-
time strategy genre

22. • All of these games were of the real-
time strategy genre
• Each game proceeded to carry on the
storyline of the previous games

23. • All of these games were of the real-
time strategy genre
• Each game proceeded to carry on the
storyline of the previous games
• Each introduced new features and
content to improve gameplay

29. • A military science fiction media
franchise

30. • A military science fiction media
franchise
• The series centers on a galactic
struggle for dominance between the
Terrans, the insectoid Zerg, and the
enigmatic Protoss

31. • A military science fiction media
franchise
• The series centers on a galactic
struggle for dominance between the
Terrans, the insectoid Zerg, and the
enigmatic Protoss
• Holds four Guinness World Records in
the Guinness World Records Gamer's
Edition of 2008

33. • Have sold almost 10 million copies

34. • Have sold almost 10 million copies
• All the games in the main series are
real-time strategy games

35. • Have sold almost 10 million copies
• All the games in the main series are
real-time strategy games
• The story focuses on the activities of
the three species in a part of the Milky
Way known as the Koprulu Sector

41. • An action role-playing game franchise

42. • An action role-playing game franchise
• The series has sold over 18.5 million
copies worldwide

43. • An action role-playing game franchise
• The series has sold over 18.5 million
copies worldwide
• Diablo is set in the world of Sanctuary

48. Awards

87. Thanks for watching

88. Thanks for watching
• http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Blizzard_Entertainment