StarCraft might return, but maybe not as a strategy game
Nov. 7, 2023Blizzard’s president has hinted at the possibility of a StarCraft revival, but a new game may not stick to the series' RTS roots
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StarCraft could be making a comeback and possibly in an entirely different genre.
Despite its status as a genre-defining strategy series, it’s been well over a decade since the last StarCraft game launched. Instead, in recent years, Blizzard has focused on its biggest and best-selling series, such as Diablo, World of Warcraft, and Overwatch.
Indeed, these series were front and center of this year’s BlizzCon;Diablo 4’s first expansion was revealedalongside no less thanthree new expansions for World of Warcraft, and the lid was lifted onOverwatch 2’s next hero, while StarCraft was nowhere to be seen. Still, that could very well change in the future, according to Blizzard’s president Mike Ybarra.
In a recent interview withBloomberg, Ybarra speaks of the potential changesMicrosoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzardcould bring. He said that while the studio’s largest teams will remain focused on the heavyweight titles, he’s also open to the idea of exploring smaller projects, including a new entry in the StarCraft series. Also, as many developers with experience working on real-time strategy games have since parted ways with Blizzard, it could be that the series sails away from its RTS roots.
“It’s not me saying, ‘Go make a StarCraft game,'” Ybarra says. “I need to have someone who has the vision and passion that comes with the idea, and I’ll bet on that team.”
With the series potentially expanding beyond the strategy genre, could we finally get the StarCraft shooter experience that we were denied with the cancellation of StarCraft: Ghost? Let’s hope so.
Last year, with theMicrosoftdeal pending, Xbox bossPhil Spencersaid he was “excited” to sit down with the teams atActivisionand Blizzard totalk about “back catalogs” and reviving classic franchisesshould the acquisition proceed.
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