Blizzard Entertainment announced today that it will integrate Facebook login into its lineup of games including World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, Diablo III, StarCraft II, and Overwatch.
Later this month, players will be able to sign up and login to Blizzard's games using their Facebook accounts. Shortly after, Blizzard will introduce the ability to livestream to Facebook timeline directly from within its games.
"Blizzard games are best when played with friends, so it’s important to us to provide our players with features and services that make it easy and fun to share their experiences with each other," said Gio Hunt, executive vice president of corporate operations at Blizzard Entertainment. "We’re working closely with Facebook on this integration for Overwatch, as well as our other games, and we look forward to sharing further details on our plans as development progresses."
As part of the collaboration between the two companies, Blizzard recently hosted multiple livestreams via Facebook. The first series of streams centered on Heroes of the Dorm, Blizzard’s collegiate tournament featuring its popular team-brawler Heroes of the Storm. Last week, Blizzard hosted a livestreamed launch event for Overwatch on Facebook.