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. StarCraft has been largely dormant since the release of StarCraft 2: 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. Here’s what we’ve heard and seen so far.
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. According to a report from Korean newspaper Chosun (via ResetEra), Korean gaming giant and Arc Raiders publisher Nexon is close to finalizing a deal to develop a StarCraft sequel, possibly StarCraft 3. This would be a huge deal, but it makes sense given how significant StarCraft is in Korean culture. The original real-time strategy game laid the groundwork for esports in that country, and it enjoyed years of popularity there.
At the same time, Nexon has also been linked to rumors of a StarCraft shooter, which is reportedly set to be revealed at BlizzCon this month. In older reports, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schrierer mentioned in his 2024 book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, that former Far Cry lead Dan Hay was spearheading a new StarCraft project, but he didn’t divulge any other details. It wouldn’t be the first time Blizzard has attempted to launch a StarCraft shooter; back in the mid-2000s, StarCraft: Ghost was poised to let players step into the boots of the infamous Terran black ops unit during the events of StarCraft’s Brood War expansion. First shown off in the mid-2000s, the game went radio silent for years and was confirmed canceled in 2014.
Son of a glitch
What the heck is happening to the StarCraft website? A quick glance at it reveals more bugs, glitches, and distortions, like a middle-manager’s first go at vibe-coding a project. There must be more to it, right?
There’s more to it
As spotted on Reddit, inspecting the site’s elements reveals a series of decrypted ASCII transmissions and logs. These start with a timestamp of 2575, indicating a 67-year leap into the future after the ending of StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void. The transmissions are being sent to the Aokara Lunar Mining Complex on Roxara, a crucial location that was the site of a Dominion bioweapon backstory and is linked to StarCraft: Ghost lore.
The text also mentions a Terran army unit called Theta Squadron that’s en route to the mining complex, strict security protocols labeled Special Order 176 and Special Order 132, and “14 unidentified motion signatures/lifeforms” wandering about. If you’re interested, one enterprising soul has turned the ARG teaser into a full website.
