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A StarCraft open-world shooter that's "Deadwood in space", Diablo 5, and a new classic-ish World of Warcraft branch out this year make up Blizzard of reveals

Well, that report earlier this year was bang on the banana. A new StarCraft shooter, creatively dubbed StarCraft, has been announced for a 2030 release at this year's BlizzCon. Joining it among the headliners were Diablo 5 - which is due out in 2029 - and a new World of Warcraft branch dubbed WOW: Forever. Brave of them to name a Warcraft fork after the inevitable response which follows a WOW…

A StarCraft open-world shooter that's "Deadwood in space", Diablo 5, and a new classic-ish World of Warcraft branch out this year make up Blizzard of reveals

Blizzard has made several high-profile announcements at this year's BlizzCon, including a StarCraft open-world shooter, Diablo 5, and a new World of Warcraft branch called WOW: Forever. The StarCraft shooter, developed by former Far Cry producer Dan Hay, will be a story-driven open-world game inspired by the HBO series Deadwood.

Diablo 5 is set in the world of Sanctuary after its fall and aims to explore what one becomes when the world has already fallen. WOW: Forever will transport players back to Azeroth's first age, with regular content updates and a new race of elves called the Skyborne. The new World of Warcraft branch launches on November 4th, with a beta starting on September 17th.

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