StarCraft has largely been dormant since Blizzard stopped updating StarCraft II in 2020 to focus on the future of the franchise. But now, there’s a report that Blizzard is taking another stab at making a StarCraft shooter after two previous attempts failed.
Jason Schreier, who wrote the upcoming book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, appeared on IGN’s Unlocked podcast where he revealed that the remnants of the team behind Blizzard’s canceled survival game are “incubating” a StarCraft shooter. Additionally, the project is reportedly being overseen by Dan Hay, who is a veteran developer with experience on Ubisoft’s Far Cry games.
Although StarCraft has a rich mythology that is ripe with storytelling potential, Blizzard hasn’t been able to fully translate that into a shooter yet. The first attempt, StarCraft: Ghost, started development in 2001 and it languished in development for years before Blizzard finally pulled the plug. A second shooter, StarCraft: Ares, was reportedly canceled in 2019.
Earlier this month, StarCraft Remastered and StarCraft 2 were announced as upcoming titles on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Both titles will arrive on November 5. Hopefully the response to those games will convince Activision Blizzard and its new owner, Microsoft, to finally move forward on StarCraft 3.
