Blizzard Entertainment is synonymous with some of the most iconic PC game franchises in the industry, such as Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo. However, the company’s reputation has been marred by sexual misconduct scandals and a string of troubled game launches. In his upcoming book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment, veteran games journalist Jason Schreier provides a comprehensive look at the company’s 33-year history.
Play Nice includes interviews with over 300 current and former Blizzard team members across the company’s entire timeline. It delves into the early years of creating lesser-known console games, the glory days of Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo, the merger with Activision, and the recent acquisition by Microsoft. The title of the book is a nod to one of the company’s core values, “Play Nice; Play Fair.”
The hardcover edition of Play Nice is available for pre-order for $30 on Amazon. Pre-ordering now ensures that you will be charged the lowest price and won’t have to pay until your order ships. The book is also available in a $15 Kindle edition.
Jason Schreier, a renowned figure in video game journalism, has previously authored Blood, Sweat, and Pixels and Press Reset, shedding light on the development stories of popular games and the labor issues in the industry. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels is part of Amazon’s buy one, get one 50% off promotion, alongside other notable works on video game history such as Lost In Cult’s A Handheld History, Ask Iwata, edited by Hobonichi, and The Game Console 2.0 by Evan Amos.