Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment

11 hrs. 5 min.

Educational

Author Jason Schreier

Narrator Pyotr Salnikov

Когда-то для фанатов видеоигр название Blizzard Entertainment было синонимом совершенства. Знаменитая компания, создавшая такие культовые серии, как Warcraft, StarCraft и Diablo, славилась тем, что ставила игры выше всего остального. Но когда Blizzard в 2013 году отменила проект Titan, это дало Бобби Котику, директору материнской компании Activision, повод начать подавлять автономию Blizzard. Activision начала вторжение в Blizzard изнутри. Ошибочные продукты, PR-катастрофы, массовые увольнения и шокирующий судебный иск подорвали репутацию компании. Книга основана на интервью с более чем тремя сотнями текущих и бывших сотрудников и описывает эпическую сагу Blizzard Entertainment во всей красе – от триумфального взлета к славе до стремительного падения. Эта история полна ярких личностей и драматических поворотов. Она рассказывает о том, что происходит, когда художественный идеализм сталкивается с безжалостным стремлением к прибыли. Консультант аудиоверсии – Павел Смирнов.

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