Forfatteren David Craddock har siden 2008 arbejdet på den uofficielle men alligevel hamrende spændende bog om Blizzard, Stay A While And Listen. Bogen udkommer den 29. oktober, men vi har via Shacknews fået en lille sjov historie allerede nu. Ifølge Craddock blev Diablo-holdet efter Diablo II splittet op i to grupper. Det ene hold kastede sig over en udvidelse, det andet hold begyndte at kigge på nye IP’er samt en håndholdt version. Specifik var der tale om Diablo Junior til Gameboy Color. Tænk dig bare at have Diablo med i lommen tilbage i Gameboy-tiden. Det ville da bestemt have været ganske fantastisk!
Diablo Junior was intended as a single-player-only prequel to the original game. Taking a page from Pokémon’s book, the team wanted to release three cartridges, each packing a different hero in the warrior-rogue-sorcerer vein as well as items that players would have to trade for in order to collect. Heroes started in a unique town before heading into dungeons and wilderness zones. Diablo Junior was ultimately put out to pasture (absent of cow levels, I’m sure) because of the steep production costs associated with developing handheld games.

























