Journalist Jason Schreier states this in his new book, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, which will be released on October 8th.
During the latest episode of IGN’s podcast, Unlocked, Ryan McCaffrey (IGN editor) took the opportunity to ask Schreier about the matter. In his new book, Schreier claims that a team at Blizzard is working on the StarCraft shooter under the direction of Dan Hay, known for Far Cry.
In Play Nice, the journalist writes that “most of the developers were laid off, while a few stayed with Hay to incubate, of all things, a new Starcraft shooter. Maybe after StarCraft Ghost and Ares, the third time’s the charm.” When asked about it on the podcast, Schreier responded that it could indeed become a reality, at least as long as it doesn’t end up canceled.
“After all, it’s Blizzard and their history with StarCraft shooters is not good […] It’s a project that, as far as I know, is in development, or at least at the time I wrote this book it was in development.” In short, “StarCraft is not dead at Blizzard.”
Dan Hey, who left Ubisoft in 2021, took on the role of directing a survival game for Blizzard in 2022. The title, which was codenamed Odyssey, ended up being canceled in early 2024.
Source: Video Games Chronicle
