Stay Awhile and Listen: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire - Book I

Name: Stay Awhile and Listen: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire - Book I
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2 (1 reviews)
Author: David L. Craddock
ISBN: 9781518926235

Author: David L. Craddock

Narrator: Mike Rylander

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Novel Audio

Published: 05/19/2016

Categories: Nonfiction, Computers & Technology, Computer Programming, Games & Activities

Synopsis

Two companies. Two opposing cultures. One multi-billion-dollar video-game empire.

Stay Awhile and Listen: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire - Book 1 invites readers to discover the origin of Blizzard North, a studio built by gamers, for gamers, and Blizzard Entertainment, a convergence of designers driven to rule their industry.

Composed from exhaustive research and hundreds of personal interviews, the Stay Awhile and Listen series divulges the fated meeting that brought the two Blizzards together, the clashes that tore them apart, and their transformation from grassroots democracy to corporate empire. At the center of it all—Diablo, a hack-and-slash adventure through the darkest recesses of Hell that changed online gaming forever.

About David L. Craddock

David L. Craddock lives with his wife and business partner in Ohio. He is the author of the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen trilogy detailing the history of Blizzard Entertainment, the Gairden Chronicles epic fantasy series for young adults, and Arcade Perfect: How Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, and Other Coin-Op Classics Invaded the Living Room.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Yoly on October 25, 2018

Fun story about the origins of Blizzard, focusing on Diablo (the first one) and some Warcraft. I'm looking forward to part 2 which it's supposed to come out in 2019.......more

Goodreads review by Sabin on March 09, 2018

Geeky kids, check. Epic dreams, check. Long hours, check. The recipe for a successful game, made by people who happen to love their craft, is all there. And this book describes Blizzard Entertainment's journey from their early years up to the development of Diablo and Warcraft 2. The book is filled......more

Goodreads review by Ren on December 13, 2017

A look at the history of the creators of Blizzard and their games, Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo. The book gives an interesting look at the creators, their backgrounds, influences, and personalities. It was great to learn about the process of how their games came into creation. The book itself was......more