MAL'OPUS Publishing House to release a new book by Jason Schreyer "Playing by the Rules: The Rise, Fall and Future of Blizzard Entertainment" in Ukrainian

On 8 October, a new book by reputable gaming journalist and insider Jason Schreyer will be released, which is dedicated to the ups and downs of one of the most famous companies in the video game industry. And Shryer has some great news for Ukrainian gamers!

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The Ukrainian publishing house MAL'OPUS will officially release Schreier's new book Playing by the Rules: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, translated into Ukrainian.

Unfortunately, the translation and publication will take some time, so Ukrainian gamers will get it only in 2025.

In the book Playing by the Rules: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, Jason Schreiner analysed more than thirty years of history of one of the most important gaming studios that created such franchises as Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, and Overwatch.

Jason Schreyer interviewed more than 350 former and current Blizzard employees and described in detail how the American company rose to the top of the gaming business and then got mired in scandals, lawsuits, reputational losses, and projects of dubious quality. Schreyer paid a lot of attention to the merger with Activision (2008) and then with Microsoft (2023).

It is worth reminding that Jason Schreier is the author of the most popular books about the gaming industry - Blood, Sweat, and Pixels. The Triumphant, Turbulent, and Turbulent Side of the Video Game Industry: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made) and "Press Reset. Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry: How the Game Industry Destroys Careers and Gives Second Chances".

Source: MAL'OPUS