A rumor that has appeared in the past has resurfaced, namely A new StarCraft game is in development horse Not from Blizzardbut derived from Agreement with Nixon The company will outsource the project to an American company.
The issue had already surfaced last February, when rumors surfaced that Nexon might be working on a StarCraft shooter, but now it’s resurfaced via a South Korean newspaper, which reported a rather convincing insider source who confirmed agreement between companies It will actually be finalized.
It’s unclear whether the project involves a so-called shooter (and thus would be a spin-off of the series), or a truly new chapter in the classic strategy game format.
Classic strategy game or shooter?
The agreement will allow Nexon to develop new StarCraft games with some creative freedom and directly manage the entire project, but intellectual property It remains in Blizzard’s hands, as does the overall direction of the series.
StarCraft and StarCraft II are two games that are still very popular Popular with Korean audiencesEven though the series has been on hold for 16 years, the fact that development could be handed over to a local team might also make sense from this perspective.
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However, it’s unclear what it is: given the number of rumors surrounding it, one might assume it could be a new StarCraft shooter, which often resurfaces in rumors, and therefore possibly developed by Nexon.
We remind you that on September 12th and 13th it will be held BlizzCon 2026this event could lead to various new features and could also lead to the release of this mysterious new StarCraft.