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BackBlizzard Announces StarCraft Open-World Shooter for 2030
Blizzard Announces StarCraft Open-World Shooter for 2030
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Blizzard Announces StarCraft Open-World Shooter for 2030

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Quick Look

  • Blizzard announced at BlizzCon that the long-dormant StarCraft: Ghost project is being revived as an open-world shooter titled StarCraft, set for release in 2030.
  • The game will focus on the United Earth Directorate faction battling the Zerg, with a cinematic trailer showing a gritty, militaristic tone.
  • Fans remain hopeful for a proper RTS sequel to StarCraft II.

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Why It Matters

StarCraft: Ghost was initially announced in 2002 as a 3D shooter but spent years in development hell before being canceled in 2014. StarCraft II was released in 2010 as a real-time strategy game.

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Blizzard originally tried to bring the StarCraft universe to the world of 3D shooters way back in 2002 with StarCraft: Ghost. It sat in development hell for years until Blizzard president Mike Morhaime confirmed that it had been canceled in 2014. Now Blizzard is giving it another go with the simply titled StarCraft. Dan Hay, a VP at Blizzard, took the stage at BlizzCon today to reveal that after more than a decade of lying dormant, StarCraft would be returning in 2030. But, rather than another top-down real-time strategy installment, the new title would be an open-world shooter.

He then showed off a cinematic trailer for the title that focused on the human United Earth Directorate faction as they prepare to face off against the Zerg. The Protoss are limited to passing mention. What’s obvious from the trailer is that the new take on the StarCraft franchise won’t be pulling many punches. After a rousing call to militarism, the propaganda-fueled human is faced with the brutal realities of battle, and the character we’ve been following for the last 3 minutes is revealed to be disposable fuel for the meat grinder of war.

While fans are definitely excited that Blizzard is defrosting the long-dormant series, I’m sure plenty are still holding their breath, hoping for a proper RTS follow-up to 2010’s StarCraft II.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Blizzard will release more details about the new StarCraft game at future BlizzCons or gaming events

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • What platforms will the new StarCraft game be released on?
  • Will the game include multiplayer or cooperative modes?
  • How will the open-world shooter format differ from previous StarCraft titles?

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PeopleMike MorhaimeDan Hay
OrganizationsBlizzard
PlacesUnited Earth Directorate
Topicsblizzardblizzconopen-world shooterunited earth directoratezergprotoss
This article was originally published by The Verge.

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