New "StarCraft" announced: Open-world shooter instead of real-time strategy

Blizzard’s “StarCraft” returns, but says goodbye to its RTS roots. Fans of the franchise will also have to wait a few more years.

StarCraft officially returns in 2030 with new open-world shooter

A new StarCraft game, simply titled StarCraft, is an open-world shooter launching in 2030 ...
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15 years on, real-time strategy games are still chasing the high of 'StarCraft 2'

Remember when Blizzard Entertainment used to make strategy games? Even after the company turned much of its attention towards other genres — conquering the planet with World of Warcraft — StarCraft 2 ...
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Next StarCraft Game Announced at BlizzCon as an Open-World Shooter, but It’s Not Due Out Until 2030

A second attempt to make a StarCraft shooter, codenamed Ares, was canceled in 2019 so Blizzard could focus on Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2. Ares was reportedly “like Battlefield in the StarCraft universe, ...

StarCraft is leaving its RTS roots for an open-world shooter, and I’m cautiously optimistic

StarCraft helped define RTS games and modern esports, but Blizzard’s upcoming open-world shooter could unlock the sci-fi universe for an entirely new generation of players.
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After Two Cancellations, Blizzard Reveals StarCraft Open-World Shooter With Spring 2030 Window

StarCraft open-world shooter officially revealed at BlizzCon 2026 by Blizzard Entertainment, targeting Spring 2030 on PC and Xbox Series X/S under Far Cry lead Dan Hay -- Blizzard’s most credible atte ...
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‘StarCraft’ Is Finally Coming Back — But Fans Will Have to Wait Until 2030

The John Wick Universe Is Expanding With a New Video Game The video game is being developed by Saber Interactive, the same studio that brought 'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2' to life.
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Blizzard's Rumored Starcraft Game May Break Two Huge Streaks in One Go

As a diehard enthusiast of video games, Ediz Guner has been attentively following the ebbs and flows of the gaming industry for a long period of time. This, coupled with his hobby of extensively ...
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'Brood War Bench,' a real-time AI battle mode for StarCraft, has been released, and despite all models being at a beginner level, Codex Astra achieved a perfect 18-0 record.

Software engineer Ben Swerdlow has released 'Brood War Bench,' a benchmark that compares the competitive capabilities of AI agents playing the real-time strategy game 'StarCraft: Brood War.' Nineteen ...
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Influential Real-Time Strategy Games Worth Playing Just For Their Importance To The Genre

Gerardo is a marketing major and copywriter with over 4 years of experience. He fell in love with gaming as a toddler when his maternal grandmother bought him a Nintendo NES. Ever since then, he ...
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StarCraft Returns as an Open-World Shooter, Set for 2030

Blizzard has confirmed a new StarCraft game during the BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony, thus ending a wait that stretched back to StarCraft II's last expansion in 2015. The game is simply called ...