# StarCraft is back, in 2030

> Blizzard finally announced a new StarCraft at BlizzCon 2026, and then told fans to wait nearly four years.
- Title: StarCraft is back, in 2030 · Engadget | Shortify
- Summary: Blizzard finally announced a new StarCraft at BlizzCon 2026, and then told fans to wait nearly four years. StarCraft 3 is real and it's a shooter, but spring…
- Keywords: starcraft, blizzard, blizzcon, open-world shooter, game announcements, technology, back, 2030, Engadget
- Source: Engadget — https://engadget.com/2256750/blizzard-is-reviving-starcraft-as-an-open-world-shooter-but-itll-be-a-long-wait
- Author: Cheyenne MacDonald
- Published: 2026-09-12T21:28:36+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: starcraft, blizzard, blizzcon, open-world shooter, game announcements, technology
## The shooter is real
At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard showed a cinematic trailer for a game called simply StarCraft, pitched as a story-driven open-world shooter.

> story-driven open-world shooter
## Nine years of silence
The last StarCraft release was the 2017 remaster of the original. StarCraft 2 shipped 16 years ago.
## About damn time
Blizzard's own line for the announcement acknowledged how long fans have waited for a new entry in the series.

> it's about damn time
## Spring 2030
The catch is the date. Blizzard says the game arrives in spring 2030, almost four years after the reveal.
## A graveyard of prototypes
Several StarCraft shooters have been rumored over the years and died in development. The most recent one surfaced in 2024.
## Officially coming
A lot can change before 2030, but for now StarCraft 3 has a name, a genre, and a release window.

> From the farthest reaches of the stars, a new mission calls
## Key takeaway

StarCraft 3 is real and it's a shooter, but spring 2030 is far enough out that anything could still change.