Blizzard’s 25 years built bonds and friendships as well as iconic games

Blizzard Entertainment just celebrated a historic milestone — its 25th anniversary. From humble beginnings as a company porting games to the Amiga to developing some of the world’s most popular real-time strategy, massively multiplayer online, and collectible card games, Blizzard has grown into an iconic cornerstone of the entire gaming industry today.

How successful is Blizzard? It has over 4,000 employees, and it generated $1.6 billion in the 12 months that ended September 30 — with $592 million in profit. It is one of the crown jewels of the American game business, and its StarCraft, Warcraft, and Diablo brands are known throughout the world.