Things are looking up for Diablo fans with the upcoming Vessel of Hatred expansion showing plenty of potential. Unfortunately, it was recently revealed that Activision Blizzard has scrapped a potential Netflix series, making fans wonder what could have been. Players were already annoyed with some of the game’s advertising, with a recent trailer seemingly spoiling the Diablo 4 expansion’s final boss .
Someone in Activision Blizzard also accidentally posted the game’s launch trailer early , which was the butt of a joke to many. While none of this hurts the actual quality of the game, all of this could have been handled better. Now that Diablo fans know they lost a potentially great Netflix series to Activision Blizzard, they’re pretty disappointed in the company.
While lawsuits are in a weird grey area that makes them hard to discuss, Netflix’s expertise in video game adaptations makes this decision hurt a lot. Activision Netflix lawsuit kills Diablo series Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier was taking part in a Q&A on Reddit , where he revealed that there were plans to adapt Diablo into a series. Schreier shared an old Variety story of Activision suing Netflix for poaching their then-CFO Spencer Neumann, who was required to work three years for the company.
This lawsuit resulted in the cancellation of a Diablo TV show. Based on the Blizzard ARPG games, the TV show may have followed the same vein as the amazing Castlevania adaptations. It wasn’t just Diablo affected since.