Blizzard vs. Westwood: The History of Real-Time Strategy #2

Blizzard Entertainment and Westwood Studios dominated the real-time strategy genre from 1992 through the turn of the millennium. The battle between them swiftly improved the genre...but only one would survive the conflict.

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Sources:
Blizzard Archive: Bill Roper Interview 1995 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGubpJxMr3s
Blizzard Entertainment 10th Anniversary Feature - https://web.archive.org/web/20010211120109/http://www.blizzard.com:80/blizz-anniversary/frank.shtml
IGN: Warcraft Anniversary Interview - https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/23/warcraft-anniversary-interview
GamesRadar+: The making of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans: the groundbreaking strategy game that paved the way for World of Warcraft - https://www.gamesradar.com/making-of-warcraft-orcs-and-humans/
GamaSutra: The Making of Warcraft II - https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DavidCraddock/20200413/361110/quotRock_Ballsquot_The_Making_of_WarCraft_II.php
Code of Honor (Patrick Wyatt's personal blog) - https://www.codeofhonor.com
Computer and Video Games: Command & Conquer Origins - https://web.archive.org/web/20080329002219/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=183584
GDC: Classic Game Postmortem: Command & Conquer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIXK3fRx4Zo
Next Generation Magazine Issue #15 Page 94: Warcraft II Tides of Darkness review
Computer Gaming World Issue 109 Page 32: A Look Insider Westwood
Next Generation: Red Alert Tops 1.5 Million - https://web.archive.org/web/19970606035507/http://www.next-generation.com:80/news/122096b.chtml
Next Generation Magazine #41 Page 116: Command & Conquer Sole Survivor Review
Computer Gaming World Issue 165 Page 133: Command & Conquer Sole Survivor Review
Gameslice: Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Preview - https://web.archive.org/web/19990221051136/http:/www.gameslice.com/original/ts/
Ars Technica: How Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Solved Pathfinding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-VAL7Epn3o
Game Developer Magazine February 2000 Page 46: Postmortem Westwood Studios' Tiberian Sun
Gamespot: Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Review - https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/command-and-conquer-tiberian-sun-review/1900-2538386/


Images:
Patrick Wyatt photo: https://undeadlabs.com/2014/01/news/bout-damn-time/
Allen Adham photo: https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/7941/the-king-of-games-michael-morhaimes-27-year-journey

Video sources:
The Rarest Gamer: Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far (Windows game 1997) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkK1BSuBZ6w
Yshxod: Playing Warcraft 1: Orcs and Humans in Multiplayer (LAN/Internet) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbOotC98VOM
Pawel XPLXares: Janes AH64D Longbow Gold - Pentium166 + X52pro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9PSZMoZ280
Irew3: Command & Conquer (C&C95) Multiplayer with Irwe #03 - 4 Player FFA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5IshYbN58Y
Cire2047: Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness - Human Campaign Gameplay - Mission 14 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZfizuM1pRQ
The CNC Channel - C&C RA Aftermath: PAWN - the 'hard' way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VovGQwDD7Ww
NintendoComplete: Justice League Task Force (SNES) Playthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9C0cYS_UG4
Stu: Diablo Warrior Full Game Playthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOAmHwNTpQo
Baal Nguyen: My Diablo 1 Battle Net Account (All char lv 50 + Godly Items) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jftAOOiHTe0
AGX860: Command & Conquer Sole Survivor Gameplay - Mammoth Tank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvNKNrKJrDA
BlizzardArchive: [HQ] Starcraft - First Trailer - 1996 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAXDv--grUE
youmustisignin: Aeon of Strife (Loss) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNOyrIRRlRU
SergiuHellDragoonHQ: StarCraft Brood War - Gameplay (PC/UHD) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOV6tahTJuk
Timpedia: Let's Play Command and Conquer Renegade Ep. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wiOEXp2i0c