Kotaku: Blizzard Cancels StarCraft First-Person Shooter To Focus On Diablo 4 And Overwatch 2

[SweetNicole]

Blizzard has canceled a StarCraft first-person shooter that had been in development for the past two years, according to three people familiar with goings-on at the studio. The main reason, Blizzard told staff, was to put more resources into the Diablo and Overwatch franchises.

The project, which was code-named Ares, was described to me as "like Battlefield in the StarCraft universe" by one of those people, all of whom spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to talk about the project

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Sources: Blizzard Cancels StarCraft First-Person Shooter To Focus On Diablo 4 And Overwatch 2

Blizzard has canceled a StarCraft first-person shooter that had been in development for the past two years, according to three people familiar with goings-on at the studio. The main reason, Blizzard told staff, was to put more resources into the Diablo and Overwatch franchises.

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They killed Ghost, again.

 

[Hippopuncher12]

Damn, first Ghost and now this? BLIZZARD WTF!!!! Actually, I am cool with putting more resources into Diablo.

 

[Cugel]

It's Ghost all over again

 

[Biosnake]

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Blizzard has canceled a StarCraft first-person shooter that had been in development for the past two years, according to three people familiar with goings-on at the studio. The main reason, Blizzard told staff, was to put more resources into the Diablo and Overwatch franchises.

The project, which was code-named Ares, was described to me as "like Battlefield in the StarCraft universe" by one of those people, all of whom spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to talk about the project. The team had built prototypes in which the player, as a Terran marine, could gun down Zerg aliens, and there were plans to experiment with playable Zerg as well. Although one person who saw builds of the game last year told me that it seemed like development progress was slow, a second said it came as "a massive shock" when Blizzard canceled it a couple of weeks ago. A third person said it was "looking quite good."

 

[Owlet]

Thats too bad. Sounds quite interesting.

 

[JustInsane]

Focus on Diablo 4? I ain't even mad

 

[Damn Silly]

Starcraft: Ghosts Die Twice

 

[Soulflarz]

pour one out for SC Ghost AGAIN

 

[Deleted member 864]

Damn, that sucks.

 

[Serene]

Honestly I see this as a positive if it means Blizzard can put more weight behind their most important stuff as opposed to the cycle Overwatch has been on and the Diablo 4 mess.

 

[_zoipi]

>overwatch 2
jeez, are they really having the balls to dispose the game so easilly?

 

[Mitch]

God damn it Blizzard

 

[Karlinel]

Blizzard yet again sacrificed a StarCraft game? This is starting to get awkward...

 

[antitrop]

Fuck. StarCraft and First-person shooters are two of my favorite things.

 

[Finaj]

I think the real news here is Overwatch 2. It certainly explains why the development team hasn't really increased their content output since launch.

 

[Kawngi]

Overwatch 2 announcement and Diablo 4 announcement at Blizzcon this year? Juicyyyy

 

[shadowhaxor]

Man, first Starcraft: Ghost, now this.

 

[Reddaye]

Yes, put all the focus into D4 that you can. Please, for the love of God, put all the focus into D4.

 

[MrLuchador]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bl...s-been-in-the-works-for-2-years.121154/unread

 

[Acquiescence]

The first Overwatch is so packed with content now that making a sequel to it must be a hugely daunting prospect for the devs.

 

[Mafro]

That PvE element in Overwatch 2 sounds cool. Kinda felt like they were gonna do something like that after the time-limited event PvE stuff they have now.

 

[bloodyroarx]

This one had been mentioned for a while I hadnt heard about it in a while I assumed it was dead but now im even more sad.

 

[Bundy]

Another canceled Starcraft game?

 

[TheGamingNewsGuy]

Wait, why are they making OW 2. Isn't the whole point of OW style games is that they can be constantly updated

 

[Brazil]

Hahahahaha

I can't believe that they've actually killed Ghost twice.

Absolutely amazing.

 

[LuciusAxelrod]

StarCraft: Ghost can't cut a break, huh?

 

[Neoxon]

>overwatch 2
jeez, are they really having the balls to dispose the game so easilly?

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Wait, why are they making OW 2. Isn't the whole point of OW style games is that they can be constantly updated

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That's kind of what confuses me. Unless they really can't work around removing loot boxes, there's no point in doing a sequel when you can just update the original game.

 

[flyingman]

Ghost revived and died again
l m a o

 

[airbagged_]

... OW.... 2? The fuck?

 

[IHaveIce]

Blizzard... We all understand why Bungie seems to be so happy to be gone from Activision

 

[Okabe]

 

[sir_crocodile]

StarCraft: Ghost can't cut a break, huh?

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forever cursed lol

 

[Brenal]

Wasnt Starcraft Ghosts also a Starcraft shooter that was canceled ?, seems like the gods dont want a starcraft shooter to happen

 

[BillFromAccounting]

"like Battlefield in the StarCraft universe"

That could have been amazing. Oh well, project cancellations are common, I'm sure the game just wasn't good enough.

 

[Bonefish]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

 

[Wamb0wneD]

...Why can't they just put it on ice instead of outright cancelling it?

 

[Dale Copper]

Starcraft can't catch a break.

 

[Deleted member 24052]

I'm all about some Diablo IV development focus (as long as it's closer to D2 than D3...which it probably won't be :(....)

 

[SweetNicole]

Hahahahaha

I can't believe that they've actually killed Ghost twice.

Absolutely amazing.

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I guess you could say the game really is
(•_•) / ( •_•)>⌐■-■ / (⌐■_■)
a ghost

 

[TheGamingNewsGuy]

That's kind of what confuses me. Unless they really can't work around removing loot boxes, there's no point in doing a sequel when you can just update the original game.

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Unless it's a game set in the OW Universe but doesn't have the same structure was OW

 

[Sargerus]

StarCraft is fucking cursed.

 

[DanteMenethil]

Battlefield with Natural Selection 2? Goddamn that would have been amazing.

 

[Brazil]

I guess you could say the game really is
(•_•) / ( •_•)>⌐■-■ / (⌐■_■)
a ghost

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Truly living up to its namesake

 

[itchi]

sigh

 

[DSP]

Big scale StarCraft is doomed I guess. It will always be about tiny units that they look awesome in your imagination and in cinematics only.

 

[Samaritan]

"Battlefield in the StarCraft universe" doesn't excite me nearly as much as Diablo IV or Overwatch 2, so I'm alright with this. But it's definitely time to pour one out for StarCraft, that franchise is pretty much dormant at this point.

 

[Makikou]

Well thats probably for the better. Better make Diablo 4 good.

 

[Black_Red]

I would have prefered Starcraft shooter and diablo 4 being still alive :(


I dont hate overwatch, but making a sequel defeats the purpose of games like this, there's a reason league of legends has been going strong for so many years

 

[iareharSon]

Please get Diablo 4 right from the start Blizzard, and all will be forgiven.

 

[Agnostic Priest]

I'd love to play a first person Starcraft!!! Natural Selection seems to be the closest I'll ever get to that