Blizzard Puts StarCraft Boots on the Ground in Radical Genre Pivot to 2030 Open-World Shooter

Blizzard Puts StarCraft Boots on the Ground in Radical Genre Pivot to 2030 Open-World Shooter

Blizzard's new StarCraft trades RTS command for a gritty open-world shooter arriving in 2030. Led by ex-Far Cry producer Dan Hay, the game drops players into the mud as a named marine in a story with beginning, middle and end. The shift emerged naturally from team talks that always returned to boots-on-the-ground perspective.

Ex-Far Cry Boss Has Big Ambitions For New StarCraft Shooter: 'If We Were To Make Something That Felt Like A Deadwood In Space I Think That's Got Something'

Dan Hay has stayed mostly tight-lipped about the newly revealed spin-off

StarCraft is a narrative-driven shooter with 'a definitive ending' and 'not a seasonal game'

Following the announcement of a new StarCraft game at BlizzCon's Opening Ceremony, GM and creative director Dan Hay (best known for Far Cry 3-6) spoke to Korean media about the open-world shooter.Based on Inven Global's transcript, it sounds like StarCraft will be a shooter along the lines of the Far Crys, though with a customizable lead character, and not a live service multiplayer game."If I were to describe the overall structure we currently …

A New StarCraft Game—But Not the Kind You’d Expect at First Glance!

BlizzCon also featured the StarCraft franchise, and the plans for its future came as a big surprise.   Dan Hay, Blizzard’s general manager and vice president, as well as the former head of Ubisoft Montreal, took the stage. He helped shape the IP from Far Cry 3 through Far Cry 6, including his time as creative director on Far Cry 5. He revealed that he had tried to join Blizzard in his youth but was turned down. Two decades later, he received a c…