There May Never Be Another Game Developer as Successful and Chaotic as Blizzard

Jason Schreier is the author of Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment .

The book documents Blizzard 's humble origins from its founders, Allen Adham and Michael Morhaime , through the companyâs burgeoning popularity with games like Warcraft 2, StarCraft , and Diablo II .

The developer was known for its dedicated staff, who were expected to mix their social and professional lives.

Blizzard 's ethos from the very beginning was, not only are we run by gamers, we are also only going to hire gamers because everybody in the company needs to be able to play and test out these games and understand these games.

Schreier: Blizzard became your life. Blizzard was an extra inextricable from their lives. When you're not working, you’re playing games with people from work.

Blizzard co-founder and then CEO Mike Morhaime was forced to resign after a series of sexual harassment scandals.

The book's author says the company's culture has changed a lot over the years .

Blizzard , in its 33-year history, never had a female director in its history.