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BlizzCon 2026: The Starcraft Shooter Is Real, Diablo Series Coming to Netflix
The biggest announcements for Diablo, World of Warcraft, Overwatch and more.
By Adam Benjamin, Managing Editor
Arguably Blizzard’s worst-kept secret was the upcoming open-world shooter game set in the Starcraft universe. Titled simply Starcraft, not Starcraft: Ghost, indicating it’s not a resurrection of the project that was canceled in development a couple of decades ago.
All we saw was a brief teaser that showed the rise and sudden fall of an elite soldier. Still, Starcraft (the game) is the first major news from Starcraft (the series) in a decade, when Starcraft 2’s Nova Covert Ops campaign pack was released. The announcement of the franchise’s return rocked the enormous main hall at BlizzCon.
I grew up playing the original Starcraft, spending late nights in custom games with friends, so I’m interested to see whether (and how) Blizzard can revitalize the franchise.
The game is planned for a 2030 launch, fully two decades after the release of Starcraft 2.
Diablo comes to Netflix
Blizzard CEO Johanna Faries announced that an animated Diablo series is coming to Netflix, hinting that there may be more planned for other franchises sometime in the future.
New content for Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm is getting a new hero for the first time in six years. Xal’atath from World of Warcraft is joining the roster later this month. The multiplayer online battle arena has been largely in maintenance mode since 2022, though still receiving periodic balance patches. Whether the new hero is the start of more dedicated support for the game likely depends on how much interest the game picks up as a result.
This is a developing story and will be updated as Blizzard releases more information.
Editors’ note:
Adam Benjamin’s travel costs for BlizzCon were covered by Blizzard Entertainment.
The judgments and opinions of CNET are our own.
