Blizzard Entertainment, formerly known as Chaos Studios, is a premiere publisher of next-generation entertainment software. The company has developed more than 30 titles for computer and cartridge systems since its founding in 1990.

As a third party developer, Blizzard has developed entertainment software for a variety of platforms including Sega, Nintendo, SNES and IBM PC in CD-ROM and floppy disk formats. Some of the companies best known titles include Rock 'n Roll Racing, The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and The Death and Return of Superman. The first multimedia computer title offered solely under the Blizzard title is Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, a real-time fantasy strategy game that was released nationwide in November 1994.

Blizzard combines several key components in its products including solid game play, vivid graphics, exciting sound tracks, explosive sound effects and extensive character interaction. Blizzard's titles have won three consecutive "Best of the Show" awards at the Consumer Electronics Show for the past two years, Video Games Magazine named the company "Best Software Developer of 1993", and the company has recently won a "Technical Innovations Award" from the sponsors of the Consumer Electronics Show, the Electronics Industries Association.

Blizzard's products are developed at its headquarters in Costa Mesa, Ca., using the company's complete programming facilities. The Blizzard staff is comprised of 25 designers, producers, programmers, artists and sound engineers. Blizzard also maintains a technical support staff to answer any consumer inquiries.