Blizzard Revives StarCraft Franchise with Open-World Shooter Set for 2030 Release
Blizzard Entertainment announced a new open-world shooter titled StarCraft, marking the first mainline title in the franchise since 2015 and scheduled for release in spring 2030.
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First reported by Variety, 2h 13m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 12 Sept 2026. Variety published first, on 12 September at 17:54 UTC; The Verge followed 2h 13m later. The most recent article, from Hacker News, appeared on 14 September at 16:33 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Verge (major outlet), Engadget, Hacker News.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Variety‘StarCraft 3,’ an Open-World Shooter Game, Coming in 2030; First Look Revealed
- The VergeStarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter
- EngadgetBlizzard is reviving StarCraft as an open-world shooter, but it'll be a long wait
- Hacker NewsBlizzard Revives 'StarCraft' Franchise with Open-World Sci-Fi Shooter
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter The Verge ·
- ‘StarCraft 3,’ an Open-World Shooter Game, Coming in 2030; First Look Revealed Variety ·
- Blizzard is reviving StarCraft as an open-world shooter, but it'll be a long wait Engadget
- Blizzard Revives 'StarCraft' Franchise with Open-World Sci-Fi Shooter Hacker News
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- Blizzard Entertainment
- StarCraft