Blizzard has announced two weeks worth of events highlighting major updates to many of the studio's most notable games, with showcases dedicated to World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Diablo. But for StarCraft fans now entering their 11th year of desperation for the next entry in the beloved RTS series, the news is a little bit painful. The announced events are as follows. Overwatch 2 canceled its story mode, but Blizzard teases "to lean further into storytelling and character development" Blizzard announces Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred ahead of The Game Awards World of Warcraft lead thinks the MMO will still be "kicking" in 10 years, but despite having ideas for "the very long run," Blizzard is currently focusing "on the next 5 years" January 29 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT – World of Warcraft State of Azeroth February 4 at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT – Overwatch Spotlight February 9 at 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET / 5:30pm GMT – Hearthstone Spotlight February 11 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT – Diablo 30th Anniversary Spotlight The video on this whole endeavor is a nostalgic tour through the company's history (featuring "approximately 400 artifacts from the Blizzard's physical archives," according to an accompanying press release). We see everything from oft-forgotten early console titles like The Lost Vikings and Rock n' Roll Racing up through a blank page and a BlizzCon 2026 ticket representing the studio's future. But it's the StarCraft shrine in the middle of the video that's arguably the saddest bit. The original StarCraft launched in 1998, and the popularity of both it and its Brood War expansion pack – particularly in South Korea – helped define the rise of the early esports scene. The StarCraft 2 trilogy was seen as an overdue comeback when it began in 2010, but the series went more or less dormant after the launch of Legacy of the Void in 2015. There are reasons to think that StarCraft is not dead, however – like reports suggesting that "StarCraft is not dead" dating back to 2024. The idea that a new StarCraft shooter is in development is being treated as more or less an open secret by fans, but that's still not quite the return to RTS glory that they truly want. Maybe we'll finally see what's next for the series at BlizzCon later this year. There's a reason StarCraft 2 still ranks so highly on our list of the best strategy games.