8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (4)
#15090103 at 2021-11-27 20:58:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19089: EBake in C major
>>15090055
Heroes of the Storm failed because it "was probably too late" - Mike Morhaime
News by Kirk McKeand
Contributor
Published on 26 Jun, 2019
Not long after Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime stepped down as president, the company announced that it would stop supporting Heroes of the Storm, the developer's MOBA.
https://www.vg247.com/heroes-storm-failed-probably-late-mike-morhaime
Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime no longer has a non-compete, could be coming back to games
News by Kirk McKeand
Published on 26 Jun, 2019
VG247 is out at GameLab, an industry event in Barcelona where Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime today accepted the 2019 Honor Award.
Morhaime stepped down as Blizzard's president in October 2018, did a short stint in an advisory role, then left the company he founded shortly after. He's since been enjoying retirement.
We got chance to talk to Morhaime during a roundtable interview, during which we asked about his non-compete contract with Blizzard. It appears he may be coming back to the games industry sooner than you may have thought, since his non-compete clause ended in April this year.
"I'm allowed to do anything now," Morhaime said. "The fact is right now we're still in the brainstorming phase, we're exploring a bunch of different ideas. I don't really have anything that I'm ready to talk about."
We followed up by asking ifhe planned to stay in games. "Some of our ideas are in games and some of them are not," he replied.
https://www.vg247.com/blizzard-co-founder-mike-morhaime-no-longer-non-compete-coming-back-games
Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce leaving studio after 28 years
Pearce founded Blizzard with Mike Morhaime and Allen Adham
By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertorJul 19, 2019, 5:51pm EDT
Blizzard Entertainment
Frank Pearce, one of the co-founders of Blizzard Entertainment, is leaving the game developer after 28 years at the company. Pearce announced his departure from Blizzard in a joint statement with J. Allen Brack, the president of the company.
"The time has come for me to step away from Blizzard and pass the torch to the next generation of leaders," Pearce said on Friday. He recounted the formation of Blizzard, originally known as Silicon and Synapse, with co-founders Mike Morhaime and Allen Adham, saying, "Looking back, I know how incredibly fortunate I was to have been a part of what Blizzard has become."
Pearce was a programmer on Blizzard's earlier titles, including The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne, Diablo and StarCraft. He later took on the role of chief development officer at Blizzard.
Pearce's departure comes less than a year after Morhaime announced his departure from Blizzard. The other co-founder, Allen Adham, left Blizzard in 2004, but returned to the company in 2016.
Brack called Pearce an integral, though not always prominently visible, member of Blizzard.
"[M]any of you haven't seen a lot of him publicly, nor seen the deep impact he's had on Blizzard, and on the culture specifically," Brack said. "But Frank has been here from the beginning, building and expanding the foundation and championing the values behind everything Blizzard does. Blizzard is better because of Frank Pearce."
"I have worked very hard and very passionately for a very long time," Pearce said. "Now it is time for me to reflect and be thoughtful about what comes next. I plan to spend more time active in the outdoors. I'd like to learn to play an instrument. I hope to devote more time to aspects of my life that may not have gotten as much attention in the past. One thing is for certain - I will continue to be a part of the Blizzard family.
"My request and hope for all of you is that you continue living the Blizzard values and that you be kind and respectful to one another as you experience what Blizzard creates in the future. Blizzard is a special place and a special community, and everyone with whom you interact is important to the Blizzard journey as it continues forward. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful past I have enjoyed, and thank you in advance for the great future I expect we will share."
https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/19/20701264/blizzard-Frank-Pearce-quits
#15090055 at 2021-11-27 20:44:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19089: EBake in C major
>>15090042
Blizzard co-founders Mike Morhaime and Allen Adham bonded over a computer prank
News by Kirk McKeand
Published on 27 Jun, 2019
Blizzard might be one of gaming's powerhouses, but it had modest beginnings.
Co-founder Mike Morhaime was studying electrical engineering at UCLA and when he met Allen Adham, another student who he became good friends with. The two of them, along with Frank Pearce, would go on to form Blizzard.
One day Adham and Morhaime were sitting in the computer lab when Adham had to print something off. In those days, the printer was on a different floor, so Adham locked his computer terminal and went off to retrieve his print out, leaving Morhaime alone in a room with a locked terminal.
"So now it's just me sitting alone with this locked computer terminal next to me, and I noticed that after ten minutes it unlocked," Morhaime explained during his GameLab talk. "So, I did what probably all of you would've done - I relocked it, typed in a different password, find a new password. I wanted to pick something that I wouldn't forget because I figured I'd have to reveal it, and I wanted to pick something I'd never used before. So I picked 'joe'. J-O-E lowercase.
"Allen comes back five minutes later, sits down and when he types in his password it unlocks. So, I'm like, 'what happened?' So I said, 'Allen, how did you do that?' He said, 'Do what? I just typed in my password.' I said, 'What was your password?' He said, 'I'm not going to tell you that.' I said, 'Was it… "joe"?' He said, 'How did you know?' Anyway, we laughed for like a half an hour, we just couldn't believe that that had happened, and became very good friends."
From there, Adham graduated from UCLA and Morhaime graduated six months later. Morhaime had a good job at a company called Western Digital, writing test software for their network cards. Adham went about trying to recruit Morhaime to start up a new business in video game development.
"I had no game development experience," Morhaime remembered. "And Allen, basically he told me, 'Look, Mike, it's not rocket science. If we get some of our smart friends together, we can figure out how to do anything. We'll just find people that are passionate about making games, that are really smart, and we'll be able to compete with the best companies out there.' It's funny, so, I said, 'Why don't you come over, I want my dad to hear what you have to say.'
"Allen actually gave a whole pitch. And my dad said, 'You know, Mike, you got a great job at Western Digital. This sounds very risky.' And I also sought out other advice, one of my cousins said something different, and he said, 'Mike, you're young, you don't have a family yet, if it doesn't work out you can always get another job.' And so I ended up quitting the job at Western Digital and joining Allen and we started Silicon & Synapse. Allen had been friends with Frank Pearce from school. They had some classes together and they would always go after class to the arcade and play arcade games. And so when we started it was the three of us, Allen, Frank and I." (Is Westetn Digital on the list of CIA started companies?)
The first day in the office was spent assembling flat pack desks the trio had bought on the cheap. The studio then went on the ship its first game, Lost Vikings.
We also spoke to Morhaime about his biggest regrets, which you can read at that link.
https://www.vg247.com/blizzard-co-founders-mike-morhaime-allen-adham-bonded-computer-prank
#15089873 at 2021-11-27 19:57:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19089: EBake in C major
>>15089648
Activision Blizzard, Inc. history, profile and history video
Anons a dig on founders of Blizzard, they borrowed money from grandmothers to start their company, like Gates and his garage
Hey werent the democrats playing ganes on theur phones when POTUS did his first SOU speech?
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American entertainment and gaming holding company headquartered in Santa Monica, California, U.S. It traces its history back to1979 when four software programmers decided to create a console video gamedeveloper. Initially called "Computer Arts, Inc.," the team pivoted and came up with the idea to combine "Active" and "Television," thus resulting in "Activision"-the very first independent, third-party console video game developer. Their first breakout title was Pitfall.
In 1991, Allen Adham, Frank Pearce, and Mike Morhaime founded Silicon & Synapse, entirely self-funded including money borrowed from their grandmothers. Three years later, changed its name to Blizzard Entertainment.
In 1994, Blizzard released its first breakthrough hit, a real-time strategy game called Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.
In 1996, the Blizzard technology team began the development of Battle.net, the first free online gaming service incorporated directly into the games people were already playing. It launched with the release of Blizzard's action-role-playing video game series Diablo.
In 1998, Blizzard Entertainment releases StarCraft®, a sci-fi real-time strategy game. Featuring a multiplayer mode, StarCraft allowed players to compete with or against one another through Blizzard's Battle.net platform.
In 2003, Activision and the development studio Infinity Ward, released Call of Duty, a first-person action set in World War II that would go on to become one of the biggest game series of all time.
In 2008, Activision, Inc.merged with the games division of the French media conglomerate Vivendi, Vivendi Games, a holding company principally for Sierra Entertainment and Blizzard Entertainment. The merger brings together Activision and Blizzard with some of the biggest games across both console and PC. Vivendi was the majority shareholder, with a 52% stake in the company, and Blizzard retained its autonomy and corporate leadership in the merger. Other Vivendi Games divisions such as Sierra ceased operation.
In 2012, King releases Candy Crush Saga, which became one of the highest-grossing mobile game franchises ever created.
On July 25, 2013, Activision Blizzard announced the purchase of 429 million shares from owner Vivendi for $5.83 billion, becoming an independent company as a majority of the shares became owned by the public. Vivendi was no longer Activision Blizzard's parent company.
In November 2015, the company announced the formation of Activision Blizzard Studios, a film production division that would produce films and television series based on Activision Blizzard's franchises.
In 2016, the Social gaming company King was acquired.
The company's portfolio includes some of the most iconic franchises in all of the entertainment, developed by Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, King Digital Entertainment, and their independent studios, including Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, Toys for Bob, Treyarch, and Vicarious Visions.
Activision
Activision is a worldwide developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment for various gaming consoles, handheld platforms, and PC, including blockbuster franchises like Call of Duty®, Crash®, and SpyroTM.
https://www.companieshistory.com/activision-blizzard/
#7107994 at 2019-07-20 06:40:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9094: Never forget the Ginga! Edition
>>7107992
Resignations in the news today - part 2
Colorado's Chief Court Administrator Resigns
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/colorado/articles/2019-07-19/colorados-chief-court-administrator-resigns
4 Chicago police officers fired over statements they made after another officer fatally shot Laquan McDonald
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-chicago-police-officers-fired-over-statements-they-made-after-n1031541
Ex-Pinellas Schools Superintendent Quits NC Job Amid Suspension
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/07/19/ex-pinellas-schools-chief-resigns-from-superintendent-job-in-north-carolina
Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce is retiring
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-co-founder-Frank-Pearce-is-retiring/
Deputy Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Sarah Walker resigns amid probe
http://www.startribune.com/deputy-corrections-commissioner-sarah-walker-resigns/512942632/?refresh=true
Shakin' Dave Hussong To Retire, Blues Programming To Continue On WYSO
https://www.wyso.org/post/shakin-dave-hussong-retire-blues-programming-continue-wyso
Jonathan Katz resigns as New Paltz Town Justice
https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2019/07/19/jonathan-katz-resigns-as-new-paltz-town-justice/
Retiring Chief Dorhauer Says "Thank You" to the Community
https://www.krmsradio.com/retiring-chief-dorhauer-says-thank-you-to-the-community/
Three resign from SDC board
https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/business/3977591-Three-resign-from-SDC-board
Mlxg is retiring from competitive League of Legends
https://win.gg/news/1726/mlxg-is-retiring-from-competitive-league-of-legends
Matthew Pace, two other officials resign from Planning Authority board
https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2019-07-19/local-news/Three-PA-officials-resign-as-Minister-Borg-sends-conflict-of-interest-letter-6736211118
GASD elementary principal retires after one year
http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_cd20cff9-8364-563e-97aa-d52716fdb94b.html
RNC Minerals CEO resigns for personal reasons effective immediately
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/rnc-minerals-ceo-resigns-for-personal-reasons-effective-immediately-1.1289342
Kreklows retire from coaching Missouri volleyball
https://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/20190718/kreklows-retire-from-coaching-missouri-volleyball
Medics resign in protest at CBL political interference
https://www.libyaherald.com/2019/07/19/medics-resign-in-protest-at-cbl-political-interference/
13 Philly Officers Fired for Racist and Violent Facebook Posts
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/13-Philly-Officers-Fired-for-Racist-and-Violent-Facebook-Posts_Philadelphia-512925532.html
Maurice Cox, head of Detroit's planning efforts, resigning as of September
https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/john-gallagher/2019/07/19/maurice-cox-detroit-planner-resigns/1776707001/
Ed Froehlich's most trusted Bix aide is retiring too
https://qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/ed-froehlich-s-most-trusted-bix-aide-is-retiring-too/article_3ef368ff-4049-566f-b0ff-572f955c0646.html
Third Surrey councillor resigns from mayor's Safe Surrey Coalition
https://globalnews.ca/news/5653470/third-surrey-councillor-resigns-safe-surrey-coalition/
Pentagon's No. 2 policy official to retire
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/policy-strategy/453956-pentagons-no-2-policy-official-to-retire
Contra Costa Community College District Chancellor To Retire In March
https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Contra-Costa-Community-College-District-14107505.php