


I have no idea why those three UCLA students – Allen Adham, Michael Morhaime, and Frank Pearce – chose the name, but that name has resonated with gaming ever since: Blizzard Entertainment.Įver since then, Blizzard has become a juggernaut, responsible for some of the biggest video game franchises around. They eventually caught the attention of distributor Davidson & Associates, who decided to acquire them in April, 1994.Īfter the acquisition, Chaos Studios decided that another name change would be appropriate. Sometime in 1993, Silicon & Synapse became Chaos Studios. On February 8 th, 1991, three UCLA Bachelor’s graduates decided to start making video games for the SNES under the name Silicon & Synapse.
