After more than ten years, Blizzard officially confirms its return StarCraft. True, fans of classic strategy games must be prepared for unexpected experiments: the new game based on the famous universe will not become another RTS, nor will it be the long-awaited one. StarCraft 3. The developers are working on an open-world shooter.
The news was announced at the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2026. Blizzard has exclusively shown off a cinematic video of the project, but has yet to fully demonstrate gameplay. So there are really no specific details about the mechanism. In the trailer, you can see the brutal side of the StarCraft universe and Dominion soldiers, but the developers haven’t yet revealed which character you’ll be playing or how big the open world will be.
This is a particularly important event for the team. The original StarCraft was released in 1998 and became one of the most influential science fiction strategy games in history. In 2010, Blizzard released StarCraft2as well as her latest major addition Legacy of the Void Appeared in 2015. Since then, the series has all but disappeared from the gaming world.
2017 snowstorm StarCraft Remastered was released, but it was an updated version of the first installment rather than a new game. As a result, a full-fledged new project in the series has not appeared for more than ten years.
Rumors about the return of StarCraft have been circulating for years, but now it’s official confirmation that Blizzard is indeed developing a new game. At the same time, the company decided not to continue the proven RTS formula and instead try to transfer the familiar universe into a completely different genre. There are currently no details on a release date, and it’s clear that the game will have to wait a long time.
Interestingly, this news comes in relation to a possible NickersonIt is related to the future of Star Sea Hegemony. Blizzard’s statement itself doesn’t confirm the completion of such talks, but it clearly demonstrates the company’s interest in further developing the series.
StarCraft is just one of the major Blizzard franchises to receive news at BlizzCon 2026. diablo Netflix has launched a new animated series. exist special attack New support hero doctrines were announced, with Sombra and Rodhogg set to receive reworks. Finally, Blizzard announced the name of the long-awaited “World of Warcraft” Classic+—— world of warcraft forever.
The main surprise of the demo, however, was the return of StarCraft. After years of silence, Blizzard decided to give the series new life, but did so in the most unexpected way. Now, it remains to be seen whether the open-world shooter can retain the atmosphere of the famous strategy game while attracting a new audience.