Ex-Far Cry Boss’s StarCraft Shooter Reportedly Revealed This Year
▼ Summary
– Blizzard is expected to announce a StarCraft first-person shooter at its BlizzCon event in September.
– The report also indicates new expansions for Diablo IV and World of Warcraft will be featured at the event.
– The project is reportedly led by former Far Cry series boss Dan Hay.
– This would be at least Blizzard’s third attempt at a StarCraft shooter, following cancelled projects like StarCraft Ghost.
– The game’s development was previously reported in a 2023 book, confirming Blizzard’s ongoing work on a StarCraft shooter.
Industry insiders suggest that Blizzard Entertainment is poised to unveil a new first-person shooter set in the StarCraft universe at its upcoming BlizzCon event this September. This potential reveal is expected to be a major highlight of the show, sharing the stage with planned expansions for both Diablo IV and World of Warcraft. The report aligns with earlier information about a secretive project in development at the company.
The existence of this shooter was first brought to light last year. It was detailed in a book by journalist Jason Schreier, which chronicled the history of Blizzard. According to that account, the project is under the direction of Dan Hay, the former executive producer of the Far Cry franchise. Hay departed from Ubisoft in 2021 after a long tenure at its Montreal studio, where he was instrumental in guiding the popular open-world series through its most successful era.
Further evidence emerged later in the year when Blizzard began posting job listings for an unannounced “open-world shooter game.” Many observers believe these listings are directly connected to the rumored StarCraft title. If the project is officially confirmed, it would represent the studio’s third known attempt to branch the beloved real-time strategy franchise into the shooter genre.
Two previous efforts, known as StarCraft: Ghost and Project Ares, were ultimately cancelled before seeing a public release. Schreier previously commented on this persistent ambition, noting that the inclusion of the project in his book served to illustrate Blizzard’s enduring fascination with the concept. He likened it to a famous cinematic quote about an inability to let go, suggesting the developer simply cannot quit trying to make a StarCraft shooter work. This potential new game could finally fulfill that long-standing ambition.
(Source: Video Games Chronicle)
