Michael "Mike" Morhaime is the president and a co-founder of Sillicon & Synapse, now known as Blizzard Entertainment, a video game developer located in Irvine, California, currently owned by Activision Blizzard. He is also an alumnus of Triangle Fraternity and received his bachelor's degree in 1990 from UCLA. Morhaime appears in animated form in the South Park episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft," which deals with the World of Warcraft MMORPG.

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  • Michael "Mike" Morhaime is the president and a co-founder of Sillicon & Synapse, now known as Blizzard Entertainment, a video game developer located in Irvine, California, currently owned by Activision Blizzard. He is also an alumnus of Triangle Fraternity and received his bachelor's degree in 1990 from UCLA. Morhaime appears in animated form in the South Park episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft," which deals with the World of Warcraft MMORPG. In 2008 Morhaime was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Blizzard’s creation of World of Warcraft. Along with Don Daglow of Stormfront Studios and John Carmack of id Software, Morhaime is one of only three designers or producers to accept awards at both the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Interactive Achievement Awards. Morhaime plays poker and reached 2nd place in edition 2006 of DICE's Celebrity Poker Tournament. In the last round, Mike faced Scott Fischman and Perry Friedman (World Series of Poker professionals), as well as Ray Muzyka, co-founder and CEO of video game developer Bioware. After a dramatic 45-minute battle, Ray emerged victorious, with Mike placing 2nd overall in the tournament. Morhaime graduated from Granada Hills High School in 1985. Morhaime is also a member of, a Metal Band formed of and by Blizzard Employees, where he plays bass. In 2008, Morhaime was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame; ironically it was Ray Muzyka who presented Mike with the award.
  • Michael Morhaime (auch Mike Morhaime genannt) ist Präsident und Mitbegründer von Blizzard Entertainment, ein Videospiel-Entwickler in Irvine, Kalifornien. 1990 erhielt er seinen Bachelor-Abschluss von der UCLA, außerdem ist er ein Alumnus der dort ansässigen Studentenverbindung Triangle Fraternity. Zusammen mit Don Daglow von Stormfront Studios und John Carmack von id Software wurde er im Jahr 2008 auf der 59. Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards für die Schaffung von Blizzard's World of Warcraft geehrt. Morhaime pokert und erreichte den 2. Platz in der Ausgabe 2006 des DICE's Celebrity Poker Tournament. In der letzten Runde, stand Mike Scott Fischman und Perry Friedman (World Series of Poker-Profis), sowie Ray Muzyka, Mitbegründer und CEO von Videospiel-Entwickler Bioware gegenüber. Nach einer dramatischen 45-Minuten-Poker Duell, ging Ray als Sieger hervor. Morhaime ist auch ein Mitglied des Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain, eine Metal Band gegründet von und mit Mitarbeitern von Blizzard, er selber spielt denn Bass.
  • È il presidente e co-fondatore della Blizzard Entertainment, casa produttrice di videogiochi situata a Irvine, in California. Nel 1990 si è laureato alla Università della California. Nel 2008 Morhaime è stato premiato alla 59° edizione degli Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards per il videogioco World of Warcraft. Insieme a Don Daglow e John Carmack, Morhaime è uno dei tre designer o produttori ad avere ricevuto il premio ed essere contemporaneamente entrato nella Hall of Fame degli Interactive Achievement Award. Morhaime è apparso come cartone animato in un episodio della serie televisiva South Park intitolato Fate l'amore non Warcraft in riferimento al gioco World of Warcraft; è inoltre un membro della metal band Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain dove suona il basso. La band è formata da impiegati della Blizzard.
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  • Michael Morhaime at BlizzCon in 2007.
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  • Michael "Mike" Morhaime is the president and a co-founder of Sillicon & Synapse, now known as Blizzard Entertainment, a video game developer located in Irvine, California, currently owned by Activision Blizzard. He is also an alumnus of Triangle Fraternity and received his bachelor's degree in 1990 from UCLA. Morhaime appears in animated form in the South Park episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft," which deals with the World of Warcraft MMORPG.
  • Michael Morhaime (auch Mike Morhaime genannt) ist Präsident und Mitbegründer von Blizzard Entertainment, ein Videospiel-Entwickler in Irvine, Kalifornien. 1990 erhielt er seinen Bachelor-Abschluss von der UCLA, außerdem ist er ein Alumnus der dort ansässigen Studentenverbindung Triangle Fraternity. Zusammen mit Don Daglow von Stormfront Studios und John Carmack von id Software wurde er im Jahr 2008 auf der 59.
  • È il presidente e co-fondatore della Blizzard Entertainment, casa produttrice di videogiochi situata a Irvine, in California. Nel 1990 si è laureato alla Università della California. Nel 2008 Morhaime è stato premiato alla 59° edizione degli Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards per il videogioco World of Warcraft.
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