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Xbox chief wants to revive iconic ‘StarCraft’ series

Phil Spencer has said he wants to talk about reviving the iconic 'StarCraft' series following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

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Asked by Wired if Xbox had plans for StarCraft going forward, Spencer said: “The first thing I would say is, I’m not allowed to make any decisions about what happens at Blizzard or Activision or King. So this is all just kind of talking and thinking about what the opportunity is.”

He went on to discuss Blizzard’s “heritage of real-time strategy games” including World Of Warcraft before talking about how “StarCraft was a seminal moment in gaming. From an esports perspective, from real-time strategy on console perspective, and from just an real-time strategy storytelling perspective in the genre.”

He continued: “I’m excited about getting to sit down with the teams at Activision and Blizzard and King to talk about back catalogue and opportunities that we might have. So I will dodge the question other than to say it’s not something I can actively work on right now. But the thought of being able to think about what could happen with those franchises is pretty exciting to me, as somebody who spent a lot of hours playing those games.”

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

They would be insane to just sit on a franchise like that.

 

[Pelta88]

Personally, I think he needs to revive Halo first.

 

[adamsapple]

Sure. Starcraft 2 was pretty damn good. I would love more Starcraft.

 

[Fuz]

MTX on Starcraft.

 

[jaysius]

Personally, I think he needs to revive Halo first.

Fuck that make StarCraft FPS, the story telling in SC has been superior than any shit they've hacked together for Halo ever.

 

[splattered]

I hope they re-green light tony hawk remaster 3 & 4 as well... that got canned for some reason.

 

[Holammer]

Pure breed RTS genre is niche as hell nowadays, so I wouldn't expect any of that.
Maybe they could do something with the setting.

 

[mili2110]

Finish Star Craft: Ghost.

 

[feynoob]

They would be insane to just sit on a franchise like that.

That franchise needs more than a revive at this age.
Halo isn't working anymore. They need to change their tactics.

 

[tusharngf]

Phil you need to revive RISE OF NATIONS series first !!!

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

A BR x Survival game with StarCraft trappings would be insanely huge. If they ditch the traditional RTS gameplay they could make the biggest game in the world.

 

[Soltype]

I hope they re-green light tony hawk remaster 3 & 4 as well... that got canned for some reason.

Yeah that made no sense, it would have sold.

 

[Flutta]

This dude has a history of mismanaging IP’s and he can’t wait to get his dirty hands on more IP’s to mess with.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

There’s a joke in here about StarCraft Ghost I’m sure…

 

[sankt-Antonio]

It’s 40K for poor people, let it rest.

 

[azertydu91]

Personally, I think he needs to revive Halo first.

Or Star wars ... Or StarTrek...Or Star citizen ... Or dancing with the Stars....Shit don't put Star in your name lately.

 

[TintoConCasera]

MTX on Starcraft.

Only 5$ for each Pylon? What a steal!

 

[Laptop1991]

All for it, played a lot Starcraft 1 and 2 back in those day's, but can't he concentrate on getting some out of the door first before announcing more.

 

[Fuz]

They would be insane to just sit on a franchise like that.

Ruining it will be more insane.
But everyone will be ok with that.

 

[chromhound]

Make Starcraft: Ghost as a FPS to replace Halo

 

[spons]

Sure Phil has played Starcraft, he plays games all the time with randoms online, but why does he think he can yank this shit out of the gutter and make something new with it? Honestly just leave it be. This shouldn't be a power fantasy like that one sports player becoming captain of a team later in life, only to fail miserably because it entails more than just barking orders at everyone.

 

[Chukhopops]

MTX on Starcraft.

SC2 already had a lot of cosmetics / skins / announcer voice packs, it wouldn’t be anything new.

 

[Bernkastel]

This dude has a history of mismanaging IP’s and he can’t wait to get his dirty hands on more IP’s to mess with.

Ruining it will be more insane.
But everyone will be ok with that.

Are we pretending the Age of Empires DE trilogy, Age of Empires IV and the upcoming Age of Mythology Retold never happened.

Spoiler

They are still updating and adding new content to the original Age of Empires trilogy alongside the new ones.

MTX on Starcraft.

Come on, even Blizzard fanboys admit that Microsoft handled there RTS franchises better than Blizzard

Spoiler

Need to know about those supposedly amazing publishers that you think can handle an RTS better.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Just put Starcraft 2 on Steam and I’d be happy

 

[REDRZA MWS]

StarCraft by far, leaps and bounds, is the GOAT of RTS games. MS should bring it back.

 

[Gudji]

 

[DarkMage619]

The best part of this acquisition is that forgotten IP can be re-introduced when Activision doesn't have to make CoD over and over again. I hoping for a new Hexen as well.

 

[DeepEnigma]

They don't even own them yet, and here he is with the empty PR to drum up support of gamers.

This should get through in S Korea, however.

The best part of this acquisition is that forgotten IP can be re-introduced when Activision doesn't have to make CoD over and over again. I hoping for a new Hexen as well.

MS owns a ton of IPs that haven't brought back. You're being marketed to, nothing more.

 

[Oberstein]

The single player part of Starcraft 2 is absolutely crap. I know... no one cares now, but SC1 and Brood War were so good on lore and story.

Metzen & co made it rubbish. Everything is garbage: the twists are ridiculous and the characters are nothing like they used to be (my god Kerrigan and Raynor).
And what an idea to make muscular Protoss like Artanis, how pathetic it was.

 

[solidus12]

Phil wants a lot of things…

 

[Spyxos]

I loved Starcraft 1-2 Would be cool to see it back. My biggest hope is that they will revive Heroes of the Storm. Dota2 and lol are still big. Maybe a fresh pair of eyes can fix this game.

 

[BabyYoda]

I definitely wanna see more done with that ip, but not rts, that genre hasn't done it for me since after C&C Generals.

 

[Kiraly]

They don't even own them yet, and here he is with the empty PR to drum up support of gamers.

Asked by Wired if Xbox had plans for StarCraft going forward, Spencer said: “The first thing I would say is, I’m not allowed to make any decisions about what happens at Blizzard or Activision or King. So this is all just kind of talking and thinking about what the opportunity is.”

He went on to discuss Blizzard’s “heritage of real-time strategy games” including World Of Warcraft before talking about how “StarCraft was a seminal moment in gaming. From an esports perspective, from real-time strategy on console perspective, and from just an real-time strategy storytelling perspective in the genre.”

He continued: “I’m excited about getting to sit down with the teams at Activision and Blizzard and King to talk about back catalogue and opportunities that we might have. So I will dodge the question other than to say it’s not something I can actively work on right now. But the thought of being able to think about what could happen with those franchises is pretty exciting to me, as somebody who spent a lot of hours playing those games.”

It's literally entirely in the OP but you couldn't be bothered to read

 

[DeepEnigma]

Asked by Wired if Xbox had plans for StarCraft going forward, Spencer said: “The first thing I would say is, I’m not allowed to make any decisions about what happens at Blizzard or Activision or King. So this is all just kind of talking and thinking about what the opportunity is.”

He went on to discuss Blizzard’s “heritage of real-time strategy games” including World Of Warcraft before talking about how “StarCraft was a seminal moment in gaming. From an esports perspective, from real-time strategy on console perspective, and from just an real-time strategy storytelling perspective in the genre.”

He continued: “I’m excited about getting to sit down with the teams at Activision and Blizzard and King to talk about back catalogue and opportunities that we might have. So I will dodge the question other than to say it’s not something I can actively work on right now. But the thought of being able to think about what could happen with those franchises is pretty exciting to me, as somebody who spent a lot of hours playing those games.”

It's literally entirely in the OP but you couldn't be bothered to read

I would have no answered it at all with a "we'll cross that bridge if we get there."

 

[Tg89]

Would be cool.

Brood War is still the goat RTS.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

StarCraft deserves the Age of Empires kind of treatment.

 

[Black_Stride]

If SplinterCell is going to take 10 million years to actually get made actually make StarCraft Ghost

P.S Who wants to bet a new StarCraft would be a new Moba or RTS/RPG not just a classic RTS.
If Company of Heroes 3 cant/doesnt succeed I have a bad feeling about AAA or even AA RTS games future.

 

[anothertech]

WoW2

Do it motherfuckers

 

[Saber]

Good luck lol
Its not like Blizzard itself tried and failed.

 

[Bernkastel]

They don't even own them yet, and here he is with the empty PR to drum up support of gamers.

This should get through in S Korea, however.


MS owns a ton of IPs that haven't brought back. You're being marketed to, nothing more.

And why do you think the publisher that is so invested in their own RTS IPs(updating old games and making new ones), getting Paradox Interactive games on Game Pass for PC and funding there upcoming 4X turn-based grand strategy game

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/ara-history-untold-a-4x-turn-based-grand-strategy-game-by-oxide-games-ex-firaxis-games-devs-and-published-by-microsoft.1644201/

Will pass on Starcraft with empty PR?

I would have no answered it at all with a "we'll cross that bridge if we get there."

I will give you a better example. After the announcement of the deal, the official Xbox twitch account started streaming Starcraft II

Spoiler

They could have played COD or WoW or any other IP, but they choose Starcraft II. Activision Blizzard has officially abandoned Starcraft and they pretend they don't even own the IP, meanwhile MS put Starcraft in the banner

Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming - Xbox Wire

Creators of Call of Duty, Warcraft, Candy Crush, Tony Hawk, Diablo, Overwatch, Spyro, Hearthstone, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, StarCraft and more join Team Xbox As a team, we are on a mission to extend the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. We all know that gaming is the...

news.xbox.com

They could have put Hearthstone there. Meanwhile this is what ActiBliz think what is their bestt IP.

Activision-Blizzard Has Pretty Much Given Up On StarCraft

Financial results released today all but confirm that the StarCraft series is dead in the water with no current plans develop any projects.

www.thegamer.com

Across Call of Duty, Candy Crush, Warcraft, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Diablo, we are expanding our development teams so that we can accelerate the delivery of content in our pipeline, pursue new business models, broaden our communities, and delight our players.

 

[Negotiator101]

Personally, I think he needs to revive Halo first.

Stupid comments like this are allowed?

 

[DeepEnigma]

And why do you think the publisher that is so invested in their own RTS IPs(updating old games and making new ones), getting Paradox Interactive games on Game Pass for PC and funding there upcoming 4X turn-based grand strategy game

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/ara-history-untold-a-4x-turn-based-grand-strategy-game-by-oxide-games-ex-firaxis-games-devs-and-published-by-microsoft.1644201/

Will pass on Starcraft with empty PR?

I will give you a better example. After the announcement of the deal, the official Xbox twitch account started streaming Starcraft II

Spoiler

They could have played COD or WoW or any other IP, but they choose Starcraft II. Activision Blizzard has officially abandoned Starcraft and they pretend they don't even own the IP, meanwhile MS put Starcraft in the banner

Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming - Xbox Wire

Creators of Call of Duty, Warcraft, Candy Crush, Tony Hawk, Diablo, Overwatch, Spyro, Hearthstone, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, StarCraft and more join Team Xbox As a team, we are on a mission to extend the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. We all know that gaming is the...

news.xbox.com

They could have put Hearthstone there. Meanwhile this is what ActiBliz think what is their bestt IP.

Activision-Blizzard Has Pretty Much Given Up On StarCraft

Financial results released today all but confirm that the StarCraft series is dead in the water with no current plans develop any projects.

www.thegamer.com

Well, I hope so. This IP deserves better.

 

[SportsFan581]

Let's hope so. It's a classic.

 

[Jormatar]

Phil Spencer seems to want a lot of things.

 

[UltimaKilo]

Finish Star Craft: Ghost.

This is really the next step, unless they do a World of Starcraft, but the MMO might be dead for now. There's no need for a StarCraft 3 given that StarCraft 2 isn't that old. I would be open to a new StarCraft Expansion, however!

 

[Knightime_X]

StarCraft 2 complete edition.
Let's go!

 

[Shubh_C63]

I love StarCraft. That In any shape of form is welcome.

Else there's always StormGate.

 

[Snake29]

Phil wants a lot of things…

 

[CuNi]

Maybe MS could send some checks to Blizzard and finally make Warcraft 3 Reforged what it was supposed to be...

I know, I know, wishful thinking...