Developing games is a full-time occupation, so it is no surprise that I’ve had less time for blogging as I’ve started creating a new game. After a two-year stint helping other folks publish their games I’m back to coding and game design full-time and having a wonderful time.
But for those of you who have enjoyed my blogging about the early years of Blizzard Entertainment and the development of Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo, and want more, I’m glad to be able to share the news: there’s a book available today about those very subjects!
Back in January, 2011, an author named David Craddock contacted me to chat about my experiences in the game industry, and what caused Blizzard to go from an unassuming startup to the dominating presence it has today.
Over the past couple of years David interviewed me and many other folks who were there from the early years of Blizzard and Blizzard North, and his book provides an intimate look at their games and the people involved.
During those formative years of my career in the game industry — Blizzard was my first job coming out of college — I discovered joy and sorrow in large measures. I still have raw feelings from some events of those times, and I still look back with fondness on many others. This book is about our naivete and hopefulness as we undertook an adventure to reinvent the game industry.
I hope you’ll enjoy the book: Stay Awhile and Listen: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire
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Seems, it’s not available in my courntry(China, Asia&Pacific), sign!
Could you please contact the author to lift the regional restrictions or provide any other way to get the book?(Maybe iBook Store and Google Play are good Choices.)
I forwarded your message to David. I hope he will be able to get a version up that you can read forthwith!
I got it, many thanks!
Hey there, kxxoling. A team from Korea approached me just last week about translating STAY AWHILE for the Asia-Pacific territory. If you’d be so king as to email the publisher at [email protected], we’d be happy to keep you informed on the progress of that conversation.
Also, you’ll be glad to know that we’ve started the process of releasing the book on Google Play. I’ll let you know when that version becomes available.
Sorry, I don’t really get it. What does “so king” mean?
You can call me Kane(Kane Blueriver), something is wrong with my Disqus profile.
That was a typo on my part.
So it is, don’t mind.
Will they translate it to Chinese? There’s many languages used in Asia.
I’ve just checked ibook store, and found the book is also not available in China too. Same to Google Play.
We’ll definitely make sure it gets translated into every language our readers want.
Hello! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN is now available worldwide on Google Play. Enjoy! https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=AQTSAQAAQBAJ
What a sign…Google tells me Books on Google Play is not available in my country yet.
Maybe that’s because of Copyright.
I’ll look into this. You’ll get to read this book one way or the other. :)
Hello again,
We’re making a push into your market as well as others. That’s about all I have to report at the moment, but I wanted to keep you updated.
Thank you, I’m waiting for it.
Want!
First place I went to after catching wind of this book was right here at this very blog. After reading posts here, I’m so stoked to see that you were included in interviews (I wonder how much screentime you get? :). With the combination of that and your own endorsement, this is a no-brainer. I’m excited to start reading!
Pat’s a prime-time player in Stay Awhile!
Splendid!
Any chance of this coming to Nook books?
Hi, Josh. We expect the Nook version to go live at any moment, actually. We submitted the Nook version to Barnes & Noble on Sunday. They estimated a turnaround of 72 hours. We passed that marker last night. Keep an eye on https://www.facebook.com/dmpressbooks for announcements; I’ll also swing by here when the book goes live to make sure you get the update.
The Google Play version just went live! You can read the Google Play version on your web browser as well as Android and iOS devices: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=AQTSAQAAQBAJ
Oh man, I’ve been looking forward to this book for a long time!
“Blizzard was my first job coming out of college — I discovered joy and
sorrow in large measures. I still have raw feelings from some events of
those times, and I still look back with fondness on many others.”
-> I miss the Blizz of those days (as a consumer). You guys did amazing stuff.
Excellent. Eagerly awaiting the google play release :)
GP version is up. Enjoy! https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=AQTSAQAAQBAJ
Thanks :)
Reading through the trial and planning to buy it soon! Looking forward to soak in all the industry insights I can get.
Will there be a printed edition available?
Hello,
We would like to publish a printed edition of the book in the future, but have no concrete plans for that edition. For now, you can read the book on Kindle, iBooks, Nook, and–added just recently–Google Play. http://dm-press.com/books/stay-awhile-and-listen-book-i/
Thanks for the heads up on this one, I know what to put on my christmas wishlist!
Thanks for sharing!
Great read, what an interesting book. I really loved learning about the design challenges and direction the projects took. It is awesome how everyone pretty much just went with the gothic horror vibe, something I doubt any other game will ever pull off again the way blizzard north did.
Oh! Very cool! I’ll buy it I think =) it is only in digital format? :/
Please! Create a game with the Guild Wars 1 PvP system! :( We ALL really miss it :_(
Thanks for the work tthat you do!
Any new blog posts planed? I’d like to hear what are you currently working on.
Is the book any good? From the sample chapter I just saw quotes from different people, is the book structured in a way that makes it enjoyable reading it?
I personally liked the book because I learned more about Diablo and Blizzard North. I think the book would have been better served — and more enjoyable — if it had fewer quotes and more narrative structure.
why did you stop posting your articles??