Blizzard is reportedly receiving a flurry of pitches for new StarCraft video games from several prominent Korean studios. According to an article highlighted by the X / Twitter account @KoreaXboxnews, Asia Today revealed that four Korean companies are vying for the chance to develop new games within the StarCraft IP and secure publishing rights: NCSoft, Nexon, Netmarble, and Krafton. Some of these companies have even traveled to Blizzard's headquarters in Irvine, California, to present their proposals.
NCSoft, known for the Lineage and Guild Wars MMOs, is reportedly pitching a StarCraft RPG, possibly an MMORPG. Nexon, the developer behind The First Descendant, has proposed a "unique" take on the StarCraft IP. Netmarble, with titles like Solo Leveling: Arise and Game of Thrones: Kingsroad under its belt, is aiming to create a StarCraft mobile game. Meanwhile, Krafton, the powerhouse behind PUBG and the upcoming inZOI, is looking to leverage its development capabilities to craft a new StarCraft experience.
While pitches between video game companies are commonplace, the interest from Blizzard in expanding the beloved StarCraft universe is noteworthy, especially given the time that has passed since the last game in the franchise was released. Activision Blizzard declined to comment when approached by IGN.
It's also worth noting that Blizzard has been making another attempt at developing a StarCraft shooter, led by former Far Cry executive producer Dan Hay, who joined Blizzard in 2022. This news was shared by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier during an appearance on IGN's Podcast Unlocked, discussing his book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. Schreier mentioned that while the project was in development at the time of his writing, its future remains uncertain, given Blizzard's rocky history with StarCraft shooters.
Blizzard's past attempts at expanding the StarCraft franchise beyond its real-time strategy roots include the canceled StarCraft Ghost, announced in 2002 and intended to be a tactical-action console game, and the codenamed Ares, a StarCraft shooter akin to Battlefield, which was canceled in 2019 to focus on Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2.
More recently, Blizzard has been hiring for an "upcoming open-world shooter game," with indications pointing towards it being a StarCraft FPS. Additionally, Blizzard has been actively engaging with the StarCraft community by releasing StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection on Game Pass, and announcing a StarCraft crossover with the Warcraft card game Hearthstone.
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