Starblo. That was the actual codename Blizzard gave to a prototype sci-fi-themed Diablo-clone – as revealed by Shacknews in an interview snippet with David Craddock about his upcoming book on BlizzardEntertainment, Stay Awhile and Listen. Apparently, a team at Blizzard North were toying with the idea of propelling Diablo’s slot-machine formula into space shortly after Diablo 2′s launch.
“After D2, the company split into separate teams,” says Craddock. “A Diablo team [which continued to develop Diablo 2's Lord of Destruction expansion set], and a ‘We love Diablo but it’s time to try something new’ team. They started and scrapped more than half a dozen ideas before a few team members suggested making a Diablo clone, but set on a space opera stage.”
So, not that new then.
More on this at pcgamer.com
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