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Blizzard Entertainment revealed a new StarCraft game at BlizzCon 2026, marking the franchise's first mainline entry since 2015's Legacy of the Void. The open-world, story-driven shooter is directed by Dan Hay and takes place in the Koprulu Sector seventy years after the previous game's events, with a targeted 2030 release.
At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard confirmed development of Diablo V, an action-RPG set 100 years after Diablo IV where Diablo has already conquered Sanctuary. The story unfolds in Westmarch, casting players as the Heir to its royal line navigating a hellscape with no towns, heroes, or quest-givers, only a traveling caravan of survivors.
Blizzard confirmed a new StarCraft game at BlizzCon, departing from the series' real-time strategy roots to become an open-world shooter. The reveal came via a cinematic trailer showing a soldier fighting Zerg forces, though no gameplay footage was shown, and the game isn't expected until 2030.
Blizzard revealed at BlizzCon 2026 that Overwatch's Season 5, launching next month, will add Doctrine, a vampire-themed support hero who buffs allies and drains enemies through an alternate-fire ability tied to his kit. Two existing heroes are also getting substantial gameplay reworks alongside his debut, continuing the game's 10th-anniversary push to add 10 new heroes this year.
At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard revealed a cinematic trailer for a new game simply called StarCraft, billed as a story-driven open-world shooter. The title marks the franchise's first major new entry since StarCraft 2 launched 16 years ago, but Blizzard says it won't arrive until spring 2030.
At BlizzCon, Blizzard revealed a spring 2029 release window for Diablo V and confirmed an animated television adaptation of the franchise being developed with Netflix. Details on both projects remain scarce—Blizzard has not disclosed the game's story specifics, the show's release date, or which studio is animating it, only teasing that 'Sanctuary's darkness is spreading.'
Blizzard confirmed at BlizzCon that it's developing a shooter simply titled Starcraft, its first major franchise update since 2016, targeting a 2030 release. The studio also unveiled Diablo 5, set for 2029 to mark the series' 30th anniversary, alongside plans to add the Amazon class to Diablo 4 next year via a class pack.
At BlizzCon, Blizzard VP Dan Hay announced a new StarCraft game arriving in 2030, reimagined as an open-world shooter rather than a real-time strategy title. A cinematic trailer centered on the United Earth Directorate's clash with the Zerg was shown, with the Protoss barely featured, depicting propaganda-driven soldiers confronting the grim reality of war.