Since its opening, Blizzard has cancelled more than 15 games.

, by Thibaut

Since its opening, Blizzard has cancelled more than 15 games.

Next week, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier will release a new book about the history of Blizzard Entertainment. As it's always the case with Jason, the book is likely to feature some juicy details.

We learn that since its creation in 1991, the American company has cancelled at least 17 different games. This is the list given in the book “Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment”, to be released on October 8.

  • Bloodlines: a space game with vampires.
  • **Star Wars licensed game (which eventually led to StarCraft).
  • **Shattered Nations.
  • Diablo on GameBoy.
  • Starblo: Diablo in a science-fiction universe.
  • Nomad: a post-apocalyptic turn-based game in development before World of Warcraft.
  • Avalon: a Warcraft game in the style of Minecraft in development between 2013 and 2015.
  • Hades: the original Diablo IV with a third-person camera, Batman Arkham-style combat, a dark tone and permadeath.
  • Orbit: a Warcraft a la Pokemon GO.
  • Odyssey: a survival game.
  • Orion: a mobile RPG.
  • A StarCraft 4X game.
  • A Call of Duty real-time strategy game.
  • A Warcraft game with a concept close to Helldivers.
  • Andromeda: a Warcraft game a la God of War.
  • A Starcraft FPS close to Battlefield.
  • A World of Warcraft mobile game with NetEase.