StarCraft unveiled at BlizzCon 2026 with 2030 release window

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StarCraft is indeed coming back, but don't expect it anytime soon.

Ozzie Mejia September 12, 2026 10:55 AM Blizzard Entertainment 1

The Blizzcon 2026 Opening Ceremony continued with the long-awaited reveal of the newest StarCraft title. The continuation of Blizzard's RTS series had been rumored for a long time with an announcement expected for this year's big Blizzard event. On Saturday, a new trailer was unveiled for the next entry in the series, simply titled StarCraft.

Blizzard had been teasing something new for StarCraft as recently as earlier this week. StarCraft 2 had been a marquee title for the publisher for many years until it finally wrapped up development during the COVID-19-plagued year of 2020. Since then, there has been little, if anything, on the StarCraft front, but the franchise now appears to be set for a grand return with a simple title that appears to imply a reboot.

I hope nobody's expecting it anytime soon, though. StarCraft is estimated for a 2030 (!) release.

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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