Don’t miss the Blizzard Timeline!

Don’t miss the Blizzard Timeline!

Our anniversary page is home to a timeline detailing the 20-year history of Blizzard Entertainment. It covers nearly every major event, beginning in 1991 – when Mike Morhaime, Frank Pearce, and Allen Adham started Silicon & Synapse, the company that would become Blizzard – and taking us to the present day.

To help with the reminiscing process, we’ve packed the timeline with nostalgia-inducing images of old offices, “retro” box art, the graphics and haircuts of the 90s, some of our most recent game release events, BlizzCons, and the opening of Blizzard offices around the world. Take a look, but keep your eyes on the timeline page, because we’ll be updating it with more noteworthy occurrences in the future.

From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank the Blizzard community for supporting our games for over two decades – here’s to many more!

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Konark
Arathor
Konark
9/2/2012
With this new patch have been having a lot of crashs when will this be fixed, cannot play for a period with out crashing plus when going through portals taking a long time to get thru, plus if you do not get thru game crashs.
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Turtrenton
Bleeding Hollow
Turtrenton
8/15/2012
i love how they included the south park episode in the timeline
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Ameranth
Duskwood
Ameranth
8/15/2012
Blizz has consistently put out some of my favorite games, and although we can complain about many things, I still love them! Thanks for all the hours of fun.
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Lauravane
Velen
Lauravane
8/15/2012
congratulation blizz keep up good work.
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Nahima
Kirin Tor
Nahima
8/15/2012
Just started playing so it is great to see what was before.
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Pschyco
Khaz Modan
Pschyco
8/14/2012
congratulations:)
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Kydoìme
Icecrown
Kydoìme
8/14/2012
Grats Blizzard, and heres looking forward to 20 more awesome years.
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Hâvôc
Garona
Hâvôc
8/14/2012
word
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Bigey
Aggramar
Bigey
8/13/2012
GRATS blizzard doing a good job
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Dovikulus
Stormrage
Dovikulus
8/13/2012
rock on blizzard \m/
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Keldiron
Ravenholdt
Keldiron
8/13/2012
This is over a year old! WTF?! I remember the timeline from last year! and the page even says 2011!
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Taephobia
Bonechewer
Taephobia
8/12/2012
/cheers
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Astaxx
Shattered Hand
Astaxx
8/12/2012
OH GOD, for a second I thought it was like the Facebook Timeline *shudders in terror*
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Wiskerzx
Blade's Edge
Wiskerzx
8/12/2012
:D Yes do we get a presents for playing your game!
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blizz has been kicking butt for 20 years!
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Buttäs
Kil'jaeden
Buttäs
8/11/2012
*Pops open a Budlight" Here ya go.... Oh wait your not 21!
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Pallybuffd
Bladefist
Pallybuffd
8/12/2012
@Buttäs: hahaha
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Bendarr
Skywall
Bendarr
8/11/2012
wow has been awesome but bring back the old dungeons sets plz
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Taghruel
Argent Dawn
Taghruel
8/11/2012
I love you blizz. Been here since lost vikings and plan to be here til the end.
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Rxu
Earthen Ring
Rxu
8/11/2012
Happy Twice As Old As I Am Day!
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Ariana
Thrall
Ariana
8/11/2012
there was a GBA version of Rock and Roll racing? AND NO ONE TOLD ME!?
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Zexst
Jubei'Thos
Zexst
8/10/2012
Give a REAL Australian/oceanic server. Americans having BETTER than our ping is just !@#$ing fabulous.
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Resira
Moon Guard
Resira
8/11/2012
@Zexst: USA! USA! USA!
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Athelston
Dath'Remar
Athelston
8/12/2012
@Zexst: i agree with you fully. The "Oceanic" servers are physically located in the USA, but just on the Oceanic/Australian time zone. That's great for in-game events because we don't have to get up at 4 in the morning for the Kalu'ak Fishing Derby (for example), but doesn't help lag at all
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Sparticles
Caelestrasz
Sparticles
8/10/2012
Please reduce the lag by the 22 year, man how long does it take to reduce lag
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Duthu
Perenolde
Duthu
8/11/2012
@Sparticles: however long it takes to get a decent internet connection and/ or pc :P
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Kiefkiller
Blade's Edge
Kiefkiller
8/13/2012
@Duthu: nah man they should lower the graphics and make things more like a cartoon and nerf all bosses by 87%
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Brianña
Dragonblight
Brianña
8/10/2012
20 good years of Blizzard. :) I've been playing WoW for almost 6 years now and Blizz has just been so amazing and has a fantastic support group. Congrats!!
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Tinkerbel
Shattered Halls
Tinkerbel
8/10/2012
@Hakzull: You cant count 1991 as a year, because the first year was not over untill 1992... and its 20 completed years, not the start of the 20th year.
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Hakzull
Frostmane
Hakzull
8/10/2012
HAHA if you do the math its their 21st birthday... LOl
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Athelston
Dath'Remar
Athelston
8/12/2012
@Hakzull: You're right. On the anniversary page it says "In 2011, Blizzard Entertainment marks its 20th anniversary.". See that "In 2011" part? It's 2012 now :P
I thought it strange seeing Blizz having ANOTHER 20th anniversary :P
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Ninifay
Silvermoon
Ninifay
8/10/2012
Twenty good years and now you change all wow to chinese. I see the loyalty to Americans
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Anakinbunny
Staghelm
Anakinbunny
8/10/2012
@Ninifay: lol its funny because its true
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Tackimmer
Garona
Tackimmer
8/10/2012
Only need one more good year before, if things go wrong, it can drown its sarrow's in vodka. Cheers!
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Fearnun
Darkspear
Fearnun
8/10/2012
Getting stuff done properly for 20 years, good job and god bless the red shirt guy.
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Rollingneed
Kilrogg
Rollingneed
8/10/2012
Congrats blizzard nor-
Oh wait.
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Darkspyke
Ner'zhul
Darkspyke
8/10/2012
Congrats blizz:)
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Ràinbowdash
Wyrmrest Accord
Ràinbowdash
8/10/2012
wasnt last yea the 20th anniversary?
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Ellomynameis
Dawnbringer
Ellomynameis
8/10/2012
Congratulations on 20 years of success Blizzard :)
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Goodweather
Bleeding Hollow
Goodweather
8/9/2012
Congrats you guys!!! Wish ya best of luck for many years to come ;D