Blizzard Watch Podcast: A chat with Jason Schreier about his new book on the history of Blizzard Entertainment

Join us for this special edition of the Blizzard Watch Podcast as we sit down with investigative journalist Jason Schreier to talk about his upcoming book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.

Covering the 33-year history of Blizzard, we discuss the truth behind many of the scandals that rocked company, the real influence Activision had on game development, and are left questioning what we thought we knew about the studio’s evolving culture, creative vision, and internal struggles to make games for gamers and not just shareholders.

Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment will be available on October 8th.

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