There's Already A New Starcraft RTS And It's Called Stormgate
Though will go down as arguably the best real-time strategy game of all time, it's been seven years since the last expansion for the title,, was released, leaving those who enjoy RTS games lacking content over the past decade. While other RTS games have certainly launched, like 2023's, none have lived up to the lofty heights that set in the 2000s. Indeed, it was mainly the and RTS titles that spawned an entire professional Esports industry, with players from around the world competing for what was, at the time, incredibly high cash prizes.
So ravenous for a new game in the franchise, a Bloomberg article detailing a new title in the franchise had people excited about the prospect of a new game. According to the reporting, it's not a result of a lack of trying that a new game has been created. Many Blizzard staff members who worked on RTS titles had left the company over the years. When asked, the President of Blizzard, Mike Ybarra, seemed open to the prospect of a new game, though it could come in the form of another genre, like the ill-fated that languished in development for nearly a decade before being completely canceled.
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Luckily, for fans of the RTS genre of video games, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel, and it might not be a game at all. While most who have enjoyed the series over the years likely have some nostalgic connection to characters like Sarah Kerrigan and Jim Raynor, the real issue for competitive players is a lack of a modern alternative to. Stormgate is a new RTS currently under development by the creators of beloved Blizzard franchises like and .
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