Summary
Rumors are swirling that a newStarcraftgame may be coming from a developer other than Blizzard, potentially linking Nexon to the beloved strategy franchise. In its heyday, the sci-fi real-time strategy series from Blizzard was hailed as one of the pinnacles of its genre, serving as one of the first popular “esports” games. Recent years, however, have seen the franchise largely fall into dormancy, only seeingrumors about newStarcraftgameswith no concrete confirmations of a new game. Now, a recent rumor may tie the series' future to a massive mobile game developer.
Reports from last month originally revealed that Blizzard was fielding pitches for a newStarcraftgame from several different developers. Studios like NC Soft and Krafton were linked to a potential newStarcraftgame, pitching ideas for the franchise in new genres such as RPGs and mobile games. Among the most notable suitors for the future of theStarcraftfranchise was Korean developer Nexon, known for its work onMapleStoryandBlue Archiveamong others. A new report now reveals that Blizzard may have settled onStarcraft’s next developer.
Blizzard is Teaming Up with Nexon for Next Starcraft Game
As reported by VG247, a recent update from Korean news network MTN reveals that Blizzard has chosen the developer that will help to create futureStarcraftgames. Nexon has reportedly been chosen to work alongside Blizzard ona newStarcraftgame, though the report did not reveal any details about what the new game would be. The report also suggests that Nexon’s newStarcraftgame will not have any restrictions on its genre, suggesting that the developer could stray from the franchise’s RTS roots. Neither Nexon nor Blizzard have made an official announcement regarding the new partnership.
The rumored collaboration with Nexon could have huge potential for Blizzard to re-invent its beloved strategy series for a new generation. Nexon boasts a wide variety of different genres under its belt, with role-playing games being a strong focus for the company. Nexon also has plenty of recent success to back up its status, with 2023’sDave the Divernominated for “Best Independent Game” andthe previously-mentionedBlue Archivebecoming one of the studio’s most successful games.
WhileStarcraftas a franchise has laid dormant for some time, the series has not been far from Blizzard’s mind throughout recent years.Hearthstonedebuted a mini-expansion focused aroundStarcraftearlier this year, with “Heroes of Starcraft” introducing 49Starcraft-themed cards to the digital TCG. TheStarcraftfranchise did also receive one new title afterStarcraft 2, withStarcraft: Remasteredcoming in 2017 as an enhanced version of the classic Blizzard strategy game.Starcraftfans may not have to wait too much longer to finally see the beloved series return to the limelight.
