Did Blizzard Just Tease Wrath of the Lich King?
The StarCraft series has had infamously long stretches of time between releases, with the original installment releasing in 1998 and StarCraft II releasing 12 years later in 2010. The final DLC for StarCraft II, Nova Covert Ops, was released in 2016, so could it be time for Blizzard to announce a new installment of the franchise? The biggest hint may be at the very end of the BlizzCon announcement video, with Tychus Findlay's famous line - "it's about time!"
"It's about time..."
While players have been speculating on the significance of StarCraft's involvement at Blizzard's upcoming convention, Windows Central's Executive Editor, Jez Corden, has reported that StarCraft will most likely be the headline for BlizzCon 2026.
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At Blizzcon 2026, I thoroughly expect to see new expansions revealed for Diablo IV, alongside World of Warcraft's "The Last Titan." We should also get major updates for Overwatch and Hearthstone, and potentially other new mobile game reveals. There has been long-held rumors of an Overwatch mobile game on the horizon, for example, and I've heard another Warcraft mobile game project is in gestation. The headline for Blizzcon 2026 is most likely going to be StarCraft. It was previously reported that StarCraft is getting the third-person shooter treatment, and I confirmed these rumors true via my own sources a while back.
Will players finally see a third installment of this beloved franchise? And what genre of game would it be? While multiple StarCraft spin-offs have been cancelled, including StarCraft: Ghost and Ares, could the third time be the charm?
