The first real news about Real ID came in May 2010, when Blizzard announced a Facebook / Battle.net integration.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/activision-blizzard-announces-battle.net-and-facebook-integration/ | title = Battle.net / Facebook Integration}}</ref> Even at that point most community feedback was strongly negative, as fans saw far more drawbacks than benefits to having their real name attached to their gaming habits.
::<blue>IRVINE, Calif., May 05, 2010 -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that its Battle.net gaming service will integrate with Facebook, linking the world's premier online gaming platform with the world's most popular social platform. The first step in the integration will enable StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty players to quickly add Blizzard gamers who are friends on Facebook to their Battle.net friend lists, facilitating their social gaming experience on the service.<br>
::"We're pleased to be working with Facebook to integrate their platform with Battle.net to enhance the social-entertainment experience for our players," said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. "This new functionality will make it easier than ever to connect with friends on Battle.net and play StarCraft II and future Blizzard Entertainment games together."
::The new Facebook functionality in Battle.net will be tested in the near future via the ongoing StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty beta test and will be available to all StarCraft II players when the game ships later this year. Information about other Facebook-related features on Battle.net will be announced at a later date. </blue> See the [[Facebook]] article in this wiki for much more detail about how Facebook intergration will be handled in Diablo III.
==Real ID comes to World of Warcraft==
