Fans of the StarCraft franchise have had to come to terms with the fact that their favorite game has likely been discontinued. Now there is reason for hope.
Blizzard is generally known for four major franchises. In addition to Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch, it is primarily still StarCraft. However, StarCraft has been dormant for several years. Development of new content for StarCraft II has long been halted, and real-time strategy games seem to have fallen out of fashion and are relegated to a niche existence.
A StarCraft III therefore seemed unlikely. But statements from an insider are now providing hope.
What happened? Journalist and insider Jez Corden has hinted at a StarCraft III (via insider-gaming). After a fan asked on Twitter whether Microsoft would revive the StarCraft franchise with the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, he said: “They don’t have to revive StarCraft at all.” In response to the follow-up question of whether he was referring to StarCraft III, he simply replied, “Yep.” He also answered with a “Yep.” to whether he knew anything about the game.
This is what happened next: The tweets have since been deleted by Corden, so this information should be taken with caution and a bit of skepticism. This could mean that he is not entirely sure about his statements, or that one of his sources kindly advised him to refrain from discussing this topic further.
In any case, StarCraft fans may have a glimmer of hope that the strategy series will be complemented by another installment. It would be a shame to let the beloved franchise simply die.
Would you be happy about a revival of StarCraft? Or has the genre and this type of game simply passed its peak?
