New StarCraft Game Pitches from Korean Developers to Blizzard
Blizzard is reportedly receiving a number of pitches for new StarCraft video games from Korean studios. According to an article highlighted by the X / Twitter account @KoreaXboxnews, Asia Today listed four Korean companies competing to develop new games based on the StarCraft IP and secure publishing rights: NCSoft, Nexon, Netmarble, and Krafton. Representatives from some of these companies have reportedly traveled to Blizzard's headquarters in Irvine, California, to pitch their ideas.
NCSoft, known for the Lineage and Guild Wars MMOs, has proposed a StarCraft RPG, possibly an MMORPG. Nexon, the creator of The First Descendant, has pitched a "unique" use of the StarCraft IP. Netmarble, behind games like Solo Leveling: Arise and Game of Thrones: Kingsroad, is aiming to develop a StarCraft mobile game. Krafton, the company behind PUBG and the upcoming The Sims competitor inZOI, wants to create a StarCraft game leveraging its own development capabilities.
While pitches are common in the gaming industry, the interest from Blizzard in expanding the StarCraft universe is notable, especially given the time since the last game in the franchise. Activision Blizzard declined to comment when contacted by IGN.
In related news, Blizzard is reportedly making another attempt at developing a StarCraft shooter, led by former Far Cry executive producer Dan Hay, who joined Blizzard in 2022. This information came to light in Jason Schreier's book, "Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment," discussed on IGN's Podcast Unlocked. Schreier noted that while the project was in development at the time of writing, its future remains uncertain given Blizzard's history with StarCraft shooters.
Blizzard's past attempts at StarCraft shooters include the canceled StarCraft Ghost in 2006 and the codenamed Ares project, which was canceled in 2019 to focus on Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2. More recently, Blizzard was spotted hiring for an "upcoming open-world shooter game," believed to be another StarCraft FPS.
Blizzard is also showing renewed interest in the StarCraft franchise by releasing StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft 2: Campaign Collection on Game Pass, and announcing a StarCraft crossover with the Warcraft card game Hearthstone. These developments suggest that Blizzard is slowly ramping up its efforts with the beloved sci-fi universe.
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