Updated
Updated · IGN · Sep 12
Blizzard Unveils 2030 StarCraft FPS as BlizzCon Adds Diablo Netflix Series
Updated
Updated · IGN · Sep 12

Blizzard Unveils 2030 StarCraft FPS as BlizzCon Adds Diablo Netflix Series

3 articles · Updated · IGN · Sep 12

Summary

  • Blizzard used its 75-minute BlizzCon opening ceremony to confirm an open-world StarCraft first-person shooter, simply titled StarCraft, with a 2030 release target.
  • Dan Hay, formerly of Ubisoft's Far Cry team, presented the project after months of rumors; Blizzard showed only a cinematic of Terran soldiers battling Zerg and gave no gameplay details.
  • Blizzard also said a Diablo animated series is in development with Netflix, while president Johanna Faries hinted Overwatch, Warcraft and possibly other universes could get adaptations.
  • Heroes of the Storm got a revival signal with new hero Xal'atath arriving September 28 and Blizzard teasing another character later, broadening the convention's focus beyond StarCraft.

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