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StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter
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Key Points:
- Blizzard is reviving the StarCraft franchise with a new open-world shooter titled StarCraft, set for release in 2030, shifting away from its traditional real-time strategy roots.
- The announcement was made by Blizzard VP Dan Hay at BlizzCon, accompanied by a cinematic trailer focusing on the human United Earth Directorate faction preparing to battle the Zerg.
- The Protoss faction receives only brief mention in the trailer, which emphasizes a gritty, militaristic tone and the harsh realities of war.
- This marks Blizzard's second attempt to create a 3D shooter in the StarCraft universe, following the canceled 2002 project StarCraft: Ghost.
- While fans are excited about the franchise's return, many still hope for a new real-time strategy installment to follow up on 2010’s StarCraft II.
