After a long radio silence, Starcraft finally gives a sign of life. And the next game can differ from what you imagine. What can we learn?
The license Starcraft Maybe his long sleep rises. After several sources from South Korea ,, Four large Korean studios Would currently be in the competition to maintain the development rights of a new game based on the cult universe of Blizzard. And this time we don't talk about a simple mobile project or a discrete remake: the proportion is much larger.
Who wants to do the next Starcraft?
According to the information from the Asia Today website ,, Ncsoft, nexon, netmarble a Krafton Actively compete for the future of Starcraft. These Korean industry giants even presented their suggestions directly to Blizzard's headquarters in the United States. Goal: to receive rights to develop one or more new games, but also to publish them worldwide.
Each studio in the race has its own vision of the future of Starcraft. NcsoftThe MMORPG expert wants to stay true to the universe by offering an online experience that is anchored in the Saga's tradition. Nexonintends to play the map of originality with a multi-generated approach based on your know-how in various and accessible games. NetmarbleVery active for mobile devices and provides for adaptation for the general public without neglecting the depth of the gameplay. Finally, ForceWorn by the global success of PUBG, seems to bet on a nervous action game, probably oriented multiplayer.
An increasingly common strategy
This type of partnership is not unusual, even if Starcraft prefer more and more publishers Trust your licenses at external studios Projects diversify. This does SEGA with Sonic or Games workshop with Warhammer 40k.
In his part, Blizzard no longer really has a team that is dedicated to Starcraft internally. His resources are already mobilized Overwatch 2, WoW, Hearthstone OU Diablo 4. Outsourcing could therefore allow Restart the franchise fasterto wait for 100 % homemade production without five or six years.
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