Gamespot iconGamespotSep 4, 2026 ~1 min source read

StarCraft’s Return: A Timeline Of The Rumors And Clues So Far

BlizzCon 2026 is right around the corner, and for Blizzard fans, there's an air of excitement as signs point to a dormant franchise possibly being revived. Legacy of the Void in 2015--and a huge update in June--but could the sci-fi series be making a comeback?

StarCraft’s Return: A Timeline Of The Rumors And Clues So Far

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BlizzCon 2026 is right around the corner, and for Blizzard fans, there's an air of excitement as signs point to a dormant franchise possibly being revived.

Legacy of the Void in 2015--and a huge update in June--but could the sci-fi series be making a comeback?

If recent rumors and other weird stuff are to be believed, we could be in for some sort of an announcement during the BlizzCon opening ceremony--and to paraphrase one grizzled space marine, hell, it's about...

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BlizzCon 2026 is right around the corner, and for Blizzard fans, there's an air of excitement as signs point to a dormant franchise possibly being revived. Legacy of the Void in 2015--and a huge update in June--but could the sci-fi series be making a comeback? If recent rumors and other weird stuff are to be believed, we could be in for some sort of an announcement during the BlizzCon opening ceremony--and to paraphrase one grizzled space marine, hell, it's about time.

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  • Blizzard might not make the next StarCraft game If a new StarCraft game is in development, it looks like it might not be Blizzard working on it.

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StarCraft has been largely dormant since the release of StarCraft 2:

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