TheWoWDBBlizzCon 2026 · Day 1 · Opening ceremony
New StarCraft game announced for spring 2030: an open world shooter led by Dan Hay
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Blizzard revealed a new StarCraft game at the opening ceremony, an open world shooter led by Dan Hay. The trailer dates it to spring 2030. A cinematic follows a Dominion recruit's training, backed by an Arcturus Mengsk speech.
Blizzard announced a new StarCraft game at the BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony. Dan Hay, who leads the project, described it as an open world shooter where every step is earned.
The reveal came with a new cinematic following a Dominion recruit through training, set to a speech by Arcturus Mengsk. The trailer's closing card dates the game to spring 2030. No platforms or title were given.
Hay said he first applied to Blizzard 28 years ago after seeing a Blizzard cinematic, and spent the next 25 years making other games before the chance to build a StarCraft game came around.