StarCraft 2 veteran would want a sequel go open world, or just "try something radically new"
Oct. 9, 2024StarCraft 2’s production genre hopes a sequel could “advance the genre”
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With whispers thatStarCraft “is not dead” over at Blizzard Entertainment, there are more questions than ever about what could be next for the real-time strategy series, but one StarCraft 2 veteran hopes that whatever a sequel might bring would be something “radically new to advance the genre.”
Recent StarCraft rumors came by way of Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who, whilespeaking to Podcast Unlocked, claimed that while he was writing his new Blizzard-focused book, a StarCraft shooter was in development. Blizzard hasn’t confirmed if this is true or not, butspeaking to GamesRadar+in a recent interview, StarCraft 2 production director Tim Morten tells us he’d hope that the next game in the series could spice things up a bit.
“I would hope to see StarCraft 3 try something radically new to advance the genre, like being an open world or introducing game modes that are radically different for accessibility with a greater ability to game with friends,” Morten says.
Morten isn’t at Blizzard now, it should be noted – he’s now the CEO of Frost Giant Studios, which recently released the RTS game Stormgate in early access. Even so, there’s no doubt that many fans would want the same thing from a potential fresh sequel – just something that breaks new ground.
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