Michael Morhaime
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Michael Morhaime is an American video game developer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime president of Blizzard Entertainment, the studio behind franchises like Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Morhaime canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
business executive
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ video game developer ⓘ |
| activeIn | esports industry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AIAS Hall of Fame Award
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Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Blizzard Entertainment
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Dreamhaven ⓘ Silicon & Synapse ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer |
Blizzard Entertainment
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Dreamhaven ⓘ |
| familyName | Morhaime ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | electrical engineering ⓘ |
| founded | Dreamhaven ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
action role-playing games
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massively multiplayer online role-playing games ⓘ real-time strategy games ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| industry | video game industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of esports
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growth of online multiplayer gaming ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Diablo
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surface form:
Diablo franchise
StarCraft ⓘ
surface form:
StarCraft franchise
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans ⓘ
surface form:
Warcraft franchise
co-founding Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ president of Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
AIAS Hall of Fame Award
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surface form:
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame
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| name | Michael Morhaime self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Battle.net
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surface form:
Battle.net online gaming service
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| notableWork |
Diablo
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Hearthstone ⓘ StarCraft ⓘ Warcraft: Orcs & Humans ⓘ World of Warcraft ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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entrepreneur ⓘ video game developer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief executive officer of Blizzard Entertainment
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member of the board of directors of Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ president of Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| residence |
Irvine
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surface form:
Irvine, California
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| spouse | Marie Morhaime ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Irvine
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surface form:
Irvine, California
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