Blizzard CEO: ‘Development and eSports are now the same thing’

Fostering a competitive community around your game is key to its long-term success, the co-founder of Blizzard has argued.

The StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm outlet turns 25 this year, and CEO Mike Morhaime commented upon its continuing impact upon the inception and growth of the eSports sector.

We’re at a stage where you can’t really distinguish eSports from game development anymore,” he toldVentureBeat.

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