Blizzard Novels, Action Figures, and AD&D Suppliments Announced

Blizzard Novels, Action Figures, and AD&D Suppliments is now on the board. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo last week, Blizzard Entertainment announced a series of strategic licensing partnerships for its three number-one selling game properties, Diablo, StarCraft and Warcraft.

Line extensions include novels, paper-based games, strategy guides and action figures. Blizzard is in final negotiations with a major book publisher to license novelization rights for its Diablo, StarCraft and Warcraft universes. Under a nine-book deal, three novels will be published for each game. The first in each series will begin appearing during the spring and summer of 2000.