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Michael "Mike" Morhaime is the former president and a co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. He oversaw the development of all of Blizzard's games since the company's inception.[2]
Biography[]
Morhaime is an alumnus of Triangle Fraternity[3] and received his bachelor's degree in 1990 from UCLA.[4]
In 1997, Morhaime worked on the StarCraft's unit behaviors, implementing art and animations[5], as well as writing the game's code.[6] He was still developing patches for the game in the 2000s.[7]
Morhaime wrote the introduction to the StarCraft Archive. To date, StarCraft remains his favorite Blizzard game.[2]
On October 3rd, 2018, Morhaime stepped down as president of Blizzard Entertainment, with J. Allen Brack taking over as president.[8] He departed Blizzard permanently in April 2019.[1] Reportedly, his reason for stepping away from Blizzard was due to clashing with Robert Kotick for control of Blizzard, especially in the aftermath of the cancellation of Titan.[9]
In September 2020, Morhaime opened a new publishing studio named Dreamhaven Studios.[10]
Trivia[]
Morhaime plays poker on the professional level.[11]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2019-01-10, Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime will leave planned advisory role in April. Massively Overpowered, accessed on 2019-01-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jeff Grubb, Gabriel Mesta, Tracy Hickman and Micky Neilson (November 13, 2007). StarCraft Archive. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-1416-54929-1.
- ↑ Notable Alumni. Accessed 2008-04-30.
- ↑ UCLA Engineering Celebrates Accomplishments at Annual Awards Dinner and Applied Science. Accessed 2008-04-30.
- ↑ 2017-04-27, Rock and Roll Days of StarCraft: a Development Retrospective. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2021-07-28.
- ↑ 2017-08-13, StarCraft: Reliving the Rush - Episode 3: A Classic Reborn. YouTube, accessed on 2017-08-13.
- ↑ 2024-06-15, As the newly released World of Warcraft was dominating the 2000s, Blizzard's then-president had his own priorities—working on StarCraft 1 patches. PC Gamer, accessed on 2024-06-15.
- ↑ 2018-10-03, Message From Mike Morhaime and J. Allen Brack. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2021-07-28
- ↑ 2024-09-29, I'm Jason Schreier, reporter at Bloomberg and author of PLAY NICE: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, AMA. Reddit, accessed on 2024-09-30
- ↑ 2020-09-25, Dreamhaven Studios: How the New Game Studio Is Linked to D&D & StarCraft. CBR, accessed on 2020-09-25.
- ↑ 2024-09-25, Inside Activision and Blizzard’s Corporate Warcraft. Bloomberg, accessed on 2024-10-02
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