General Manager: “From the perspective of 70 years from the previous world… Space fantasy western atmosphere.”
(Anaheim = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-yoon = Blizzard Entertainment will release a sequel to the 'StarCraft' series in 2030. Expectations and concerns gathered together at the news that StarCraft, a symbol of real-time strategy simulation (RTS) games first released in 1998, would return with a new genre and story.
At Blizzard's fan event BlizzCon 2026 on the 12th (local time), a glimpse of what the new 'StarCraft' game will be was revealed.
Dan Hay, general manager and creative director of StarCraft, met with Korean media at a convention in Anaheim, California, and explained, "We think the final appearance of the new StarCraft game will be a 'package game' (Box Product)," and explained, "It will be a story-based open world shooting game with a story."
General Manager Hey said of the open world game genre, "If I were to compare it, it's like a swimming pool and a jacuzzi placed in the same space. We tried to give autonomy, such as being able to explore and move around if you feel difficult while completing the main mission."
When asked whether an open world shooting game would be difficult for the existing StarCraft fan base to handle, he emphasized the characteristics of an open world with a high degree of freedom and said, "We will allow each person to progress at their own pace."
He said that although the grammar will be different from the existing 'StarCraft', he will try to maintain the world view.
He explained, "'StarCraft' has a unique identity. It feels like a Western space fantasy," and added, "In order to have a new opportunity with a game that was so loved, (the perspective of the new game) was set 70 years in the future."
“This creates a bit of artistic license,” he added, “and the opportunity to tell new stories, adventures and characters and the interactions between forces that have changed over 70 years.”
Regarding the point that Protoss did not appear in the new 'StarCraft' trailer released on this day, he said, "We included a small hint. There is a Protoss building in the background."
He said, “We plan to remain faithful to the essence (of StarCraft), which is the asymmetry of the forces of Zerg, Protoss, and Terran and their fight.”
The new ‘StarCraft’ is still in the early development stage.
All that has been released so far is the title 'STARCRAFT' written in capital English letters, the genre, and the trailer video.
The trailer dramatized the story of Terran Marines going to war with the Zerg and being killed after training. In particular, the scene where Marine faces the Overlord and a swarm of zerglings on the battlefield is impressive.
General Manager Hay explained, "It's about an idealistic young recruit who believes he is fully prepared before going into battle, but when he encounters hordes of zerg, he realizes that this is not the case."
He emphasized, "Rather than placing the player high in the sky, I tried to place him in the middle of the (battlefield). I wanted him to feel tense and feel like he was directly involved in a war situation."
