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Mike Morhaime Teams Up With Game Industry Veterans To Launch Dreamhaven™

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Mike Morhaime, former CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, and a host of industry veterans today announced Dreamhaven, their new game company based in Irvine, CA.

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  • IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Mike Morhaime, former CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, and a host of industry veterans today announced Dreamhaven, their new game company based in Irvine, CA.
  • "I'm excited to team up with such talented people who care deeply about games and their communities," said Dreamhaven CEO Mike Morhaime.
  • Dodds was the original Game Director of Hearthstone and veteran game designer on World of Warcraft and StarCraft.
  • They are joined by a team of highly talented developers with extensive industry experience and are beginning to explore new game experiences together.

Mike Morhaime Teams Up With Game Industry Veterans To Launch Dreamhaven™

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Dreamhaven announces its first two studios: Moonshot Games and Secret Door

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  • Dreamhaven announces its first two studios: Moonshot Games and Secret Door
    IRVINE, California, Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Mike Morhaime, former CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, and a host of industry veterans today announced Dreamhaven, their new game company based in Irvine, CA.
  • "I'm excited to team up with such talented people who care deeply about games and their communities," said Dreamhaven CEO Mike Morhaime.
  • Dodds was the original Game Director of Hearthstone and veteran game designer on World of Warcraft and StarCraft.
  • They are joined by a team of highly talented developers with extensive industry experience and are beginning to explore new game experiences together.

Seek Your Fate in the Shadowlands—World of Warcraft®’s New Expansion Arrives October 27

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Thursday, August 27, 2020
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200827005661/en/
    Bolvar Fordragon stands beneath the shattered sky of Icecrown in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands.
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    Upon entering the Shadowlands, Azeroths champions will encounter an otherworld in disarray.
  • In Shadowlands, players will explore one of the Warcraft universes most mysterious undiscovered frontiers, said J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment.
  • Players who wish to prepare for their journey into the Shadowlands today can pre-purchase the expansion now at www.worldofwarcraft.com .

Hearthstone® Heats Up in the Year of the Phoenix

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Year of the Phoenix will rise in Hearthstone on April 7, bringing monumental changes to Blizzards smash-hit digital card game.

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  • The Year of the Phoenix will rise in Hearthstone on April 7, bringing monumental changes to Blizzards smash-hit digital card game.
  • Additionally, Hearthstone will see a staggering array of features, updates, and in-game eventsincluding substantial additions to the Battlegrounds game mode.
  • The Demon Hunter is iconic to Warcraft, and the class is a natural fit for Hearthstone.
  • For more information on everything coming to Hearthstone in the Year of the Phoenix, please visit https://blizzard.gamespress.com/Hearthstone .

To Battle! Warcraft® III: Reforged Is Now Live

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Relive some of the most epic moments in Azeroths history with Warcraft III: Reforged, a thorough reimagining of Blizzards groundbreaking real-time strategy game.

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  • Relive some of the most epic moments in Azeroths history with Warcraft III: Reforged, a thorough reimagining of Blizzards groundbreaking real-time strategy game.
  • Complete Graphical Overhaul: Warcraft III: Reforged brings the original game into the modern era with fully overhauled characters, structures, environments, animations, and graphical effects.
  • Multiplayer Between Versions: Players will be able to do battle with anyone who plays Warcraft III, regardless of whether theyre playing the original or Reforged.
  • Higher-Fidelity Audio: Warcraft IIIs audio has been remastered and improved for Reforged, including the games original voice-over recordings.

Prepare to Cross Into the Realm of the Dead in World of Warcraft®: Shadowlands

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Friday, November 1, 2019
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    Otherworldly wonders and challenges await players as they journey through the realms of the afterlife in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands.
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    World of Warcraft players entering the fabled Shadowlands will find the realms of the dead in upheaval.
  • The mysterious Night Fae of Ardenweald, who fiercely defend the spirits of nature from those who would deprive them of rebirth.
  • The cunning Venthyr of Revendreth, who feast on the souls of the prideful and vain in a gothic realm of opulence and torment.

 The Adventure Begins Anew—World of Warcraft® Classic Is Now Live

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Monday, August 26, 2019
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190826005657/en/
    A group of players undertake a raid against the mighty dragon Onyxia in Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft Classic.
  • In many ways, World of Warcraft Classic is more unrelenting and demanding of self-direction from players than todays version of the game.
  • The communitys excitement is infectious and deeply motivatingits clear theyre as thrilled as we are to relive the World of Warcraft Classic experience.
  • World of Warcraft Classic heralds WoWs 15th anniversary, arriving ahead of celebrations planned for the coming months.

Celebrate 15 Years of WoW® with the Release of World of Warcraft® Classic™ on August 27

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Starting August 27, World of Warcraft players and fans around the world will be able to reliveor experience for the first timethe early days of Azeroth with World of Warcraft Classic.

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  • Starting August 27, World of Warcraft players and fans around the world will be able to reliveor experience for the first timethe early days of Azeroth with World of Warcraft Classic.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190514005762/en/
    World of Warcraft Classic takes players back to the beginnings of Blizzard Entertainments groundbreaking massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
  • Building and launching World of Warcraft back in 2004 was immensely challenging, said J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment.
  • To further commemorate the milestone, Blizzard also today announced the World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Collectors Edition, set for release on October 8.

LÍLLÉbaby Teams With Blizzard Entertainment To Launch New Cute But Deadly Murloc Print Inspired By World of Warcraft®

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Today, players can celebrate the release of World of Warcraft's newest expansion, Battle for Azeroth, along with the new "Cute But Deadly" print from LLLbaby.

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  • Today, players can celebrate the release of World of Warcraft's newest expansion, Battle for Azeroth, along with the new "Cute But Deadly" print from LLLbaby.
  • Blizzard's "Cute But Deadly" collection of products was originally inspired by "murlocs" ancient, amphibious creatures that are beloved by World of Warcraft playersthroughout Azeroth.
  • "The Cute But Deadly print for our carriers gives baby wearers who are also World of Warcraft players another fun way to express themselves.
  • All of the carriers in the collection are adorned with a brightly colored, World of Warcraft inspired murloc pattern.