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<p>Blizzard turns 25 this year, and it&#8217;s marking the occasion by erecting a giant version of one of <a href="http://ift.tt/1075cCd">Warcraft</a>&#8216;s most memorable characters, Arthas.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A 14-foot version of the Lich King that weighs 4,000 pounds can now be found at the Calligraphy Greenway, a tourist attraction in Taichung, Taiwan. You can check out photos of its construction in the gallery below.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Coinciding with the statue going up, Blizzard also highlighted an upcoming <a href="http://ift.tt/1kqakgA">Heroes of the Storm</a> skin for Arthas, who&#8217;s one of the game&#8217;s many playable characters. As seen briefly in a recent <a href="http://ift.tt/29ipo0B">trailer looking at content currently in development</a>, Mystic Kingdoms Arthas is based on Guan Yu, a famous Asian warrior. Blizzard says it&#8217;s the result of a collaboration with Chinese partner NetEase Game and will be available in a bundle with the new Crimson Hare mount on July 26. You can get a look at the skin below.</p>
<p dir="ltr">2016 marks the 25-year anniversary of Blizzard, although it wasn&#8217;t known by that name for the entire quarter-century. It started out in 1991 as Silicon &amp; Synapse, later changing its name to Chaos Studio and ultimately becoming Blizzard Entertainment in 1994. One of its earliest games, <a href="http://ift.tt/Sir4eN">The Lost Vikings</a>, received a spotlight last year when its <a href="http://ift.tt/16VqR7H">titular heroes were released as characters in Heroes of the Storm</a>.</p>
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<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://ift.tt/29W4BiR">GameSpot</a></em></div>
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