Blizzard revives StarCraft as open-world shooter, but launch waits until 2030

Blizzard announced at BlizzCon 2026 that it is reviving StarCraft as a story-driven open-world shooter, with the game slated for release in spring 2030. The upcoming title, simply named StarCraft, marks the franchise's first new release in nearly a decade, following the 2017 remaster of the original and 16 years after StarCraft 2. Blizzard described the project as "about damn time" but acknowledged the long wait ahead. The announcement follows years of rumors about StarCraft shooter projects that were reportedly canceled, with the last such talk emerging in 2024. Blizzard's cinematic trailer teased a new mission "from the farthest reaches of the stars," though details remain scarce.