Blizzard Entertainment Establishes Book-Publishing Label
December 08 2016 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Blizzard Publishing’s first releases include
the World of Warcraft® Adult Coloring Book and popular out-of-print
Warcraft novels and manga
Blizzard Entertainment today announced the creation of a
book-publishing label, Blizzard Publishing, dedicated to developing
and releasing new Blizzard publications and reissuing out-of-print
titles in the company’s Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
settings, directly and through ongoing global partnerships. Each of
Blizzard’s game universes has been inhabited by millions of players
worldwide, and Blizzard Publishing will help maintain the lore and
legacy of the company’s earliest novels and manga while also
providing a variety of new ways for people to engage with
Blizzard’s rich worlds and characters. Several of Blizzard
Publishing’s upcoming releases will be available in multiple
formats, such as print, audiobook, and e-book.
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The World of Warcraft Adult Coloring Book
is an epic volume of more than 80 pieces of concept art, sketches,
and more, featuring characters and scenes from beloved locales
across Azeroth. (Photo: Business Wire)
The first books published under the Blizzard Publishing label
include two sets of previously released novels and manga from
award-winning and New York Times best-selling authors.
Blizzard Legends
- Warcraft: The Last Guardian by Jeff
Grubb
- Warcraft: Lord of the Clans by Christie
Golden
- World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde by
Christie Golden
Blizzard Manga
- Warcraft Legends: Volume One, with
stories by Richard A. Knaak, Dan Jolley, and Jae-Hwan Kim
- Warcraft Legends: Volume Two, with
stories by Richard A. Knaak, Dan Jolley, and Aaron Sparrow
Future releases in the Blizzard Legends and Blizzard Manga
series will include titles across multiple Blizzard franchises.
Blizzard Publishing has also developed a new original title, the
World of Warcraft Adult Coloring Book—an epic volume of more than
80 pieces of concept art, sketches, and more, featuring characters
and scenes from beloved locales across Azeroth.
“Great stories and inspiring artwork have always been at the
heart of everything we do,” said Lydia Bottegoni, senior vice
president of story and franchise development at Blizzard
Entertainment. “The creation of Blizzard Publishing gives us new
opportunities to celebrate the art and stories of our games with
Blizzard gamers as well as fantasy and sci-fi fans around the
world.”
Those looking to dive into a new book today can find the
aforementioned Blizzard Legends novels and Blizzard Manga titles,
as well as the World of Warcraft Adult Coloring Book, wherever
books are sold and online at gear.blizzard.com. Blizzard Legends
titles are available for USD $14.95; Blizzard Manga titles and the
World of Warcraft Adult Coloring Book can be purchased for USD
$12.95. Blizzard Publishing releases are distributed by Publishers
Group West.
Blizzard Publishing is also planning to release a captivating
series of full-color coffee table art books, starting with Art of
Hearthstone® and Cinematic Art of StarCraft, as well as additional
novel and manga reissues, in 2017 and beyond. Further details about
these and other Blizzard Publishing titles, including pricing for
regional translations, will be announced at a later date.
About Blizzard Entertainment,
Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®,
Hearthstone®, Overwatch®, the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
franchises, and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm®, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track
record includes twenty-one #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year
awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of
the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
*Based on internal company records and reports from key
distribution partners.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-looking Statements:
Information in this press release that involves Blizzard
Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about pricing, release
dates, and contents of works to be published by Blizzard Publishing
are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause
Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially
from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in
this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors
identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s
most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this
release are based upon information available to Blizzard
Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this
release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard
assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when
made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not
guarantees of the future performance of Blizzard Entertainment or
Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause
actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
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