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title: "12 Blizzard Quotes By Michael Morhaime"
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> [Blizzcon is a Blizzard show. It's not an Activsion/Blizzard show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/blizzcon-is-a-blizzard-show-it-s-not-an-activsion-blizzard-show/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/michael-morhaime-7542_blizzard_blizzcon-is-a-blizzard-show-it-s-not-an_2710127.jpg)

> [I'd been with Blizzard for almost 28 years when I stepped down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/i-d-been-with-blizzard-for-almost-28-years-when-i-stepped-down/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [I would say a lot of us here think being called a geek is cool. A lot of us at Blizzard identify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/i-would-say-a-lot-of-us-here-think-being-called-a-geek-is-cool-a-lot/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [Blizzard has definitely evolved around crunch. In our early days, we crunched crazy hours to get the games done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/blizzard-has-definitely-evolved-around-crunch-in-our-early-days-we/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [A lot of the successful Blizzard games that you know actually grew out of failed projects. That was the case with 'World…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/a-lot-of-the-successful-blizzard-games-that-you-know-actually-grew/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/175/michael-morhaime-7542_actually_a-lot-of-the-successful-blizzard-games-t_489416.jpg)

> [Activision has their own games. Blizzard has our own games. We're not going to go in and fire their people and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/activision-has-their-own-games-blizzard-has-our-own-games-we-re-not/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/michael-morhaime-7542_come_activision-has-their-own-games-blizzard_895039.jpg)

> [When we started Blizzard, we just wanted to make great games. What we realized is that the games we create are really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/when-we-started-blizzard-we-just-wanted-to-make-great-games-what-we/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [I want to thank all of the talented and hardworking people at Blizzard for their dedication, creativity and passion. It has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/i-want-to-thank-all-of-the-talented-and-hardworking-people-at/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [We're basically responsible for making sure you have a great time. If you buy a Blizzard game, we want that to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/we-re-basically-responsible-for-making-sure-you-have-a-great-time-if/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [Blizzard has moved into this mode of continuous development. We're contributing a lot of content to our games to keep them evolving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/blizzard-has-moved-into-this-mode-of-continuous-development-we-re/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [One of the things I think has been important for Blizzard is maintaining the direct relationship with our players. Having a platform…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/one-of-the-things-i-think-has-been-important-for-blizzard-is/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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> [Activision and Blizzard both believe that we're in an expanding market where we can reach more people across multiple platforms, geographies and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/activision-and-blizzard-both-believe-that-we-re-in-an-expanding/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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## More by Michael Morhaime

> [Well, the team that created 'Starcraft 2' is probably the most experienced real-time strategy team in the industry - there are members of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/well-the-team-that-created-starcraft-2-is-probably-the-most/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> ['StarCraft II' is a really great game. It appeals to players on multiple different levels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/starcraft-ii-is-a-really-great-game-it-appeals-to-players-on-multiple/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [A lot of games that preceded 'Warcraft' made the assumption that this type of game wouldn't appeal outside the hard-core audience, so that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/a-lot-of-games-that-preceded-warcraft-made-the-assumption-that-this/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [Our original mission and values consisted of four simple words that formed our foundation: 'We make great games.' We crafted that statement before we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/our-original-mission-and-values-consisted-of-four-simple-words-that/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [The great thing about 'World Of Warcraft' is that you can sit down in your lunch hour and do a couple of quests and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/the-great-thing-about-world-of-warcraft-is-that-you-can-sit-down-in/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [As you start to see more respected advertisers coming in and looking at esports, you're going to find that there's a lot of interest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/as-you-start-to-see-more-respected-advertisers-coming-in-and-looking/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> ['Diablo 3' was never really designed to be an eSport, and not every game necessarily needs to be an eSport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/diablo-3-was-never-really-designed-to-be-an-esport-and-not-every-game/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [I don't think consoles are necessarily our best opportunity for 'World of Warcraft.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/i-don-t-think-consoles-are-necessarily-our-best-opportunity-for-world/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [If we can help to make the interactions between folks online safer and more friendly, that would make it all more fun and more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/if-we-can-help-to-make-the-interactions-between-folks-online-safer/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [I'd been with Blizzard for almost 28 years when I stepped down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/i-d-been-with-blizzard-for-almost-28-years-when-i-stepped-down/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [The development of gaming in Asia usually serves as the marker for how their company predicts the development of gaming will go globally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/the-development-of-gaming-in-asia-usually-serves-as-the-marker-for/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [A lot of the successful Blizzard games that you know actually grew out of failed projects. That was the case with 'World of Warcraft.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/a-lot-of-the-successful-blizzard-games-that-you-know-actually-grew/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [We're always trying to improve and to make our games better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/we-re-always-trying-to-improve-and-to-make-our-games-better/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [When we were making games in the early '90s for the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis, popular games didn't have any real story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/when-we-were-making-games-in-the-early-90s-for-the-super-nintendo-and/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

> [We felt it was very likely the fee would be a deterrent for people, and that 'WoW' would not sell as quickly as some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morhaime/we-felt-it-was-very-likely-the-fee-would-be-a-deterrent-for-people/)

[Michael Morhaime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morhaime/)

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