Diablo

''This article describes the game franchise. For information on the multiplayer map of the same name, see here.''

Diablo is a game universe created by Blizzard Entertainment's discontinued subsidiary Blizzard North. Unlike StarCraft and the original Warcraft games, Diablo is an action RPG and hack'n'slash series. So far Diablo and Diablo II have been released, along with the Hellfire expansion pack for Diablo and the Lord of Destruction expansion pack for Diablo II. Diablo III was announced on June 28, 2008 by Blizzard but has not been released yet. Blizzard's Battle.net service premiered with the game Diablo, and the second game to support Battle.net was StarCraft.

The Secret Cow Level
One of the more well known aspects of the original Diablo game was something that didn't actually exist. Rumors started of a "cow level" with varying instructions or ideas on how to enter such a place and what existed in this level. Despite Blizzard's claims to the contrary, such rumors persisted, individuals even creating fake screenshots. The issue was finally laid to rest in StarCraft, where the cheat for instant victory is to type in "there is no cow level".

Ironically enough, due to popular demand from fans, The Secret Cow Level actually was created for Diablo II, although this was after StarCraft came out, so at the time StarCraft came out, there was no cow level.

Other References

 * The Observer, if clicked on enough times, will state "I sense a soul in search of answers." This is a line taken from the Diablo character Adria. The Arbiter will react similarly, albeit "We sense..."
 * Another quote from the Observer is "That sounds like a... a HUGE, GARGANTUAN, SWOLLEN, BLOATED MUSHROOM!" This is taken from the Diablo character Griswold's comments during the Black Mushroom quest.
 * Keeping in with the mushroom theme, one of the worlds of StarCraft: Ghost features large mushrooms as well.
 * The planet Abaddon, one of the worlds of StarCraft: Ghost, has the same name as the zone Abaddon found in Act V of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
 * The setting of the Diablo series is a world named Sanctuary. A region of Shakuras in StarCraft is named likewise.
 * A battle.net multiplayer map for StarCraft is named Diablo and patterned after the Satanic pentagram motif used in Diablo games.
 * In reference to the series is the Cineplex 5000 film Diablo-The Musical.