The 20 anniversary of the blizzard celebration will ring the Nasdaq's closing clock

Blizzard announced today that March 7, the Monday (Eastern 3:50-4:00), will visit the Nasdaq stock Exchange in New York's Times Square to celebrate Blizzard's 20-eventful to create a digital interactive experience for gaming enthusiasts around the world. Blizzard officials also confirmed that Mike Morhaime, the co-founder and chief executive of Blizzard, will preside over the Nasdaq-day ceremony that afternoon.　　In addition, the Blizzard co-founder and vice president of product development, Frank Pearce, Blizzard co-founder and former President Allen Adham, as well as Activision Blizzard chief operating officer and Chief financial Officer Thomas Tipp, will also attend the event to pay tribute.　　The 20 anniversary of the blizzard event will be held at the New York Times Square Fourth 43 street and Broadway Studio Hall, March 7, 2011 (Monday) Eastern Time 3:50-4:00.　　The event will be provided by the official online webcast, interested players please pay attention to NetEase game channel related reports. About Blizzard: Blizzard, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), a leading developer and publisher of global Gaming software, has a reputation in the industry for the most powerful works including "World of Warcraft" and "Warcraft", "StarCraft" and "Diablo "series, with 13 best-selling games and a number of annual Game Awards award.　　The company also offers the world's largest online gaming service battle.net®, with millions of active users. About Activision Blizzard: Headquartered in California State Santa Monica, Activision Blizzard is a global publisher of online, computer, gaming consoles, handheld devices and mobile gaming, leading the world in the fast-growing interactive software industry.　　Activision Blizzard's operating areas include the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea and China. About NASDAQ Omx:nasdaq OMX Group is the world's largest stock exchange. It has about 3,600 listed companies worldwide, covering six continents, offering services such as trading, Exchange technology and listed companies. The Nasdaq OMX Group, which includes the United States city of Asdaq OMX Nordic, Nasdaq OMX Baltic, Nasdaq OMX A and 144A markets, offers a wide range of financing solutions for businesses around the world. Its global offerings, including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products, and exchange-traded funds for multiple asset class transactions. Its technical services can support the operations of more than 70 exchanges, clearing houses and central securities depository offices in more than 50 countries worldwide. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic, though not legal entities, outlined the Nasdaq OMX Group's operations in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. (Edit/Xu Mingming)