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Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the American holding company for Activision and Blizzard Entertainment. Activision Blizzard is the world's second-largest gaming company by revenue after Nintendo

动视暴雪（Activision Blizzard）是一家由法国维旺迪集团旗下维旺迪游戏和美国动视合并的美国电子游戏开发和发行商，两者于2007年12月2日宣布合并。是次交易金额为$188亿。合并后的新公司名称由美国动视及维旺迪游戏控股子公司美国加州暴雪娱乐之名组合而成。合并已于2008年7月9日完成，总资金运转约为189亿美元。

Industry 企业：Video games、Interactive entertainment
Founded 成立：2008 (as Activision, Inc.)
Headquarters        总部：Santa Monica, California, USA
Area served 服务：Worldwide 国际
Key people 关键人物：Brian Kelly(Chairman)、Michael J. Griffith(Vice Chairman)、Robert Kotick(President and CEO)
Products        Activision 作品：
Crash Bandicoot series
DreamWorks Series
Guitar Hero series
Call of Duty series
Prototype series
Tony Hawk franchise
Spider-Man series
Spyro the Dragon series
Blizzard Entertainment:
Warcraft series
StarCraft series
Diablo series

Studios 工作室

Current 现任

• Activision in Santa Monica, California, founded on October 1, 1979, merged with Vivendi Games on July 9, 2008.
• Activision Publishing Minneapolis in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, founded in 2001, name changed to Activision Minneapolis Publishing from Activison Value after merged into Activision in 2010.
• Beenox in Quebec, Canada, founded in May 2000, acquired on May 25, 2005.
• Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, California, founded in February 1991 as Silicon & Synapse, acquired in 1998 by Vivendi, merged with Activision on July 9, 2008.
• DemonWare in both Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 2003, acquired on May 2007.
• FreeStyleGames in Leamington, England, United Kingdom, founded in 2002, acquired September 12, 2008.
• Fun Labs in Romania, founded in 1999.
• High Moon Studios in San Diego, California, founded as Sammy Entertainment in April 2001, acquired by Vivendi Games in January 2006.
• Infinity Ward in Encino, California, founded in 2002, acquired October 2003.
• Neversoft in Los Angeles, California, founded in July 1994, acquired October 1999.
• Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 1991, acquired in 2005.
• Raven Software in Madison, Wisconsin, founded in 1990, acquired in 1997.
• Sledgehammer Games in Foster City, California, founded November 17, 2009
• Toys For Bob in Novato, California, founded in 1989, acquired May 3, 2005.
• Treyarch in Santa Monica, California, founded in 1996, acquired 2001.
• Vicarious Visions in Albany, New York, founded in 1990, acquired January 2005.
  

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Blizzard Entertainment co-founder Mike Morhaime steps down as president
迈克·莫汉卸任暴雪娱乐总裁 《魔兽世界》制作人接替

　　暴雪娱乐宣布联合创始人Mike Morhaime(迈克·莫汉)将卸任总裁职务，继任者为《魔兽世界》执行制作人J. Allen Brack。

　　Mike Morhaime表示是时候交给别人来带领暴雪了，J. Allen Brack不仅带领《魔兽世界》走向成功，并且也拥有很强的社交和领导能力，没有人比他更适合带领暴雪继续创作伟大的游戏。而自己也并未完全离开暴雪，今后会作为顾问为经营提出意见。

　　此外负责《暗黑破坏神 3》的Ray Gresko将会成为率领工作室开发部门的CDO，创始人之一的Allen Adham也会进入管理层。



Activision Blizzard has announced the appointment of Blizzard veteran and World of Warcraft executive producer J. Allen Brack as the new president of Blizzard Entertainment. Brack succeeds co-founder Mike Morhaime, who has stepped down and will remain a strategic adviser to the company.

Find comments from the company below.

Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard

“J. has been with Blizzard for over 12 years leading the World of Warcraft team, and it takes vision, creativity and unwavering commitment to excellence to sustain a community of players the way J. has for over a decade. J. is an inspiring leader. He has shown unwavering commitment to our community, to innovation and creative excellence and he cares deeply about ensuring the very best of Blizzard culture will be protected.

“I am also excited to have Allen Adham, Blizzard’s founder, who rejoined the company two years ago and Ray Gresko, Blizzard’s Chief Development Officer, join Blizzard’s executive leadership team. I have known both Allen and Ray for more than 25 years and they are two of the most capable entrepreneurs in the game industry. They will help make certain that inspiration and creativity remains the focus of Blizzard.”

[…]

“Thanks to Mike Morhaime’s wonderful stewardship and masterful job of building a truly extraordinary team, epic games and a global community of beloved players, Blizzard is one of the very best game companies in the world.”

J. Allen Brack, President of Blizzard Entertainment

“I am incredibly honored and humbled to serve as Blizzard’s next president, and to lead one of the best entertainment companies in the world, thanks to the passion and dedication of our player community and employees. Blizzard was founded on the promise of making great games, and I plan to continue this fierce commitment to quality, our community, and our purpose. I couldn’t be more excited about what’s next given the strength of our pipeline.”

Mike Morhaime

“I want to thank all of the talented and hardworking people at Blizzard for their dedication, creativity and passion. It has been a privilege to lead this team. I’m also very grateful to Blizzard‘s player community for their support.”

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Overwatch reveals new Control map Busan, animated short ‘Shooting Star’
《斗阵特攻》公开最新地图「釜山」与以 D.Va 为主角最新动画影片「闪亮巨星」
转载 - 巴哈姆特（https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/2/167202.html）

　　《斗阵特攻》游戏总监 JEFF KAPLAN 在刚刚举办的韩国粉丝活动上，正式公开《斗阵特攻》韩国概念新地图「釜山」。

　　JEFF KAPLAN 表示，釜山为控制地图，主要结合市区、车站、MAKA BASE 等概念，由于在《斗阵特攻》中有不少韩国设计师，藉由他们的帮助下、为这张地图加入了许多韩国元素。

   

　　他现场展示由韩国设计师所绘制的釜山寺庙的概念图，与韩国分公司同事共同合作在釜山市区亲自录制的音效过程等。 他同时宣布，「釜山」新地图今天就在测试服务器（PTR）上线 。

　　Blizzard 随后在现场公开了《斗阵特攻》最新动画影片「闪亮巨星」，影片故事描述韩国最受欢迎的电竞选手及韩国机甲战斗部队之星 ─ D.Va 幕后故事；当 D.Va 不在镁光灯注目下，她日以继夜地准备防御智械的下一次攻击，然而这场 突击却来得比想象中还要突然：

   

Blizzard Entertainment revealed a new Control map for Overwatch called “Busan” and debuted the animated short for D.Va titled “Shooting Star” at Gamescom 2018.

Here is an overview of the map, via Blizzard Entertainment:

Travel to Busan, South Korea and battle for control across three distinct locales within one map: Sanctuary, Downtown, and MEKA Base.

Explore the serene setting of the Sanctuary, surrounded by an ancient temple, beautiful gardens, and historic architecture. Clash in the bustling metropolis of Downtown, where players will fight across a busy PC bang, flashy karaoke bar, and central light rail station (just watch out for the train). Contest for position in MEKA Base—home of South Korea’s frontline defense against the gwishin omnic attacks: D.Va and the rest of the MEKA squad. Teams must fight to hold each of the three stages to establish complete control of the city that refuses to surrender its way of life to any threat.

Overwatch is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Control Map: Busan

   

Animated Short: Shooting Star

   

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy Delayed to November 13
《小龙斯派罗三部曲》延期至11月13日发售

　　动视和Toys for Bob官方宣布，原本预定在9月21日发售的《小龙斯派罗三部曲》延期，将于11月13日登陆PS4/Xbox  One平台。

　　该消息有动视官方博客公布，Toys for Bob表示他们需要更多时间去让游戏更加出色，所以不得不将发售日推迟到11月13日。同时他们希望玩家给予这款游戏更多的爱和关怀。

　　《小龙斯派罗三部曲》包含了PS平台推出的三部作品，包括首部作品《小龙斯派罗》、《小龙斯派罗：里普特之怒》和《小龙斯派罗：龙年》。



A Message from Toys for Bob

Everyone here at Toys for Bob is so proud to be reigniting the original Spyro trilogy after all these years. We're deeply committed to getting these games right, so we’ve decided to move the release date of Spyro Reignited Trilogy to November 13, 2018. I really hoped that you would be rescuing dragons and scorching Rhynocs sooner, but the Trilogy needs more love and care. In November when you’re exploring the Dragon Realms, Avalar and the Forgotten Worlds, we know you’ll agree the extra time was worth the wait.

The adventure continues,

Paul Yan - Co-Studio Head, Toys for Bob

blog.activision.com

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy ‘Hurricos’ gameplay

   

Activision has released a three-minute gameplay video of the Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage! “Hurricos” Realm in the upcoming Spyro Reignited Trilogy.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy includes remastered versions of Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage!, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon, and is due out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 21.

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《小龙斯派罗三部曲》实体版需额外下载才能游玩
转载 - 多玩（http://tv.duowan.com/1808/397129040736.html)

　　《小龙斯派罗:重燃三部曲》是动视制作的经典重制作品，三部曲中包含了最初于PS平台发售的《小龙斯派罗》、《小龙斯派罗：里普特之怒》以及《小龙斯派罗：龙年》的重制版。

　　而在今日的官方网站上可以看到，《小龙斯派罗:重燃三部曲》的实体版需要额外下载内容才能玩到《小龙斯派罗：里普特之怒》和《小龙斯派罗：龙年》，只有《小龙斯派罗》初代才可以不用下载游玩。这对于实体版光盘所拥有的海量存储空间来说，有点不可思议。

　　《小龙斯派罗:重燃三部曲》将于9月21日在PS4和Xbox One上发售。

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Valve 新作《神器 Artifact》繁体中文版 11 月 29 日上市
转载 - 巴哈姆特（https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/7/166237.html）

　　Valve 在 Steam 页面揭露，他们与传奇卡牌游戏设计师 Richard Garfield 合作打造、数字卡牌在线游戏新作《神器（暂译，原名：Artifact）》将于 11 月 29 日上市，将支持繁体中文、英文等 11 种语言。

　　Valve 表示，《神器》希望能为热爱卡牌游戏的玩家带来玩法最丰富、声光最极致的体验，游戏起始牌组包含了 44 个英雄，超过 280 张以上卡牌，而玩家未来可于 Steam 社群市集买卖卡牌。



　　此外，《神器》也计划将持续推出卡牌补充包，更将规划电竞赛事等，来扩大游戏的热度。

　　《神器》将于 11 月 29 日在 Steam 平台上市。

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《斗阵特攻》预告新英雄仓鼠「哈蒙德」25 日加入战场
转载- 巴哈姆特（https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/3/165523.html）

　　Blizzard 今（18）日预告，《斗阵特攻》新英雄「火爆钢球」仓鼠哈蒙德将于 7 月 25 日正式加入战场。

　　即将于《斗阵特攻》登场的第 28 位英雄，是名曾经在地平面月球殖民地接受实验、新的肉盾英雄「火爆钢球」仓鼠哈蒙德。 哈蒙德技能包括自动攻击武器「四管式机炮」、变成一颗球以提升最大移动速度「滚动」、射出「钩爪」可摆动到另一方同时撞击敌人造成伤害、在范围内布下感应地雷的「雷阵」、产生暂时个人护盾的「 适性护盾」，与敲击地面对敌方造成伤害，并将其击飞的「千斤坠」等。



　　官方表示，新英雄哈蒙德即将于 7 月 25 日加入战场，届时玩家可以体验这名角色的乐趣。