StarCraft Returns as an Open-World Shooter in 2030
Blizzard Entertainment is reviving its iconic StarCraft franchise with a bold new direction. At BlizzCon, VP Dan Hay revealed that after more than a decade since the last major installment, StarCraft will return in 2030—not as a top-down real-time strategy game, but as an open-world shooter.
This is not Blizzard's first attempt to bring the StarCraft universe into the 3D shooter space. The company originally tried this with StarCraft: Ghost, which entered development around 2002. That project languished in development hell for years before Blizzard president Mike Morhaime officially confirmed its cancellation in 2014.
The newly announced simply-titled "StarCraft" appears to pick up where Ghost left off, adapting the beloved science-fiction setting for a modern open-world action experience. A cinematic trailer was shown during the BlizzCon announcement, offering fans their first glimpse of what the franchise's evolution might look like.
No specific gameplay details or platforms were disclosed beyond the 2030 release window, leaving many questions about how the franchise's iconic Terran, Zerg, and Protoss factions will translate into an open-world shooter format.