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New 'StarCraft' game announced, but it's a grim open-world shooter and it's not coming until 2030 - Space
Publisher description: Blizzard Entertainment is returning to StarCraft with an all-new game that's leaving the series' real-time strategy roots behind.
NewsAPI | Sep 15, 2026 | Fran Ruiz
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BlizzCon 2026 delivered big gaming news over the weekend, including Diablo 5 and a new Warcraft 3 expansion announcement, but sci-fi lovers were the ones with the most cause to celebrate, as we learned that StarCraft will return in 2030. It's not coming back as a sci-fi strategy game this time, though. 16 years after StarCraft 2's initial launch and after months of rumors, Blizzard Entertainment has unveiled StarCraft, the next chapter in the franchise. He also serves as associate editor over at Star Wars News Net and its sister site, Movie News Net.
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