Things Get Hot for Blizzard

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Things Get Hot for Blizzard

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Nov 20, 2019

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Riding high on some notable successes, Blizzard continued to make big waves in the world of video games. But now and again the company would find itself in a storm of criticism.
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Nov 20, 2019

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Things Get Hot for Blizzard

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