{
  "id": 7299756,
  "title": "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",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/a-starcraft-open-world-shooter-thats-deadwood-in-space-diablo-5-and-a",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:45:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-starcraft-open-world-shooter-thats-deadwood-in-space-diablo-5-and-a-new-classic-ish-world-of-warcraft-branch-out-this-year-make-up-blizzard-of-reveals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "StarCraft is a narrative-driven shooter with 'a definitive ending' and 'not a seasonal game'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/starcraft-is-a-narrative-driven-shooter-with-a-definitive-ending-and",
        "published": "2026-09-13T18:44:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}