The Los Angeles Times has recently interviewed Mike Morhaime asking questions about his life and how he entered the gaming industry. From his early childhood where he enjoyed programming simple games to his founding of Silicon & Synapse (former name of Blizzard Entertainment,) Mike has since forged his own path all the way to the top of the gaming industry. Besides the error of World of Warcraft's release date, the article accurately summarizes Morhaime's life and his success.
Around that time, Morhaime met the two people with whom he would launch Silicon & Synapse, the company that would become Blizzard. The young founders — Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce — rented a 650-square-foot office in Irvine to be close to other gaming companies.
"We bought three desks from an office supply store and built them ourselves," he said.
During their first year, the group was paid $40,000 by a larger game publisher to build RPM Racing, a car game for the Super Nintendo system. The game sold modestly; not a blockbuster, but enough to get the guys a contract to do two more titles.
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Source: LA Times - Video Games are Serious Business for Blizzard CEO Micheal Morhaime
