Mike Morhaime Founded Blizzard Thanks to a $15,000 Loan from His Grandmother

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Blizzard's billions all started from a $15,000 loan: according to CEO and president Mike Morhaime, he has his grandmother to thank for the now-massive game company, who let him borrow thousands of dollars interest-free to get things going. “Before we had any games, before we had actually done anything, this was basically the doors opening and us starting out."

The information was revealed during a dive into the Blizzard Vault, a division of the now-massive game company that collects art, artifacts, and other things relevant to the company's history. The loan—a scrap of paper complete with signatures from Morhaime and his grandmother, Mildred Miller—was issued on February 4, 1991. The terms state it was to be paid back in $100 monthly installments, interest free.
 
Along with one blatant copy-paste of the Warhammer universe, since they had no idea how to write their own story, just make a decent game engine.

It was several years later before they learned how to do the other half of game development.
 
And? This is the life of the artist.

defaultluser said:
Along with one blatant copy-paste of the Warhammer universe, since they had no idea how to write their own story, just make a decent game engine.

It was several years later before they learned how to do the other half of game development.
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Good job, grandma. And good job, Mike Morhaime, on not blowing that $15k on booze, hookers, and blow. Because that's what 9/10 dumb kids who got a loan from grandma would have done.
 
defaultluser said:
Along with one blatant copy-paste of the Warhammer universe, since they had no idea how to write their own story, just make a decent game engine.

It was several years later before they learned how to do the other half of game development.
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They had a contract to make a war hammer game, when they pulled out they changed stuff up we got Warcraft. That's good business sense, not a rip off.

Star Craft was more of a rip off, but I'm not sure if the same thing happened.
 
Trimlock said:
They had a contract to make a war hammer game, when they pulled out they changed stuff up we got Warcraft. That's good business sense, not a rip off.

Star Craft was more of a rip off, but I'm not sure if the same thing happened.
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Eldar v space marines v tyranids

Buuut let's be honest, everything draws from everything else.
 
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