A new installment of the StarCraft franchise was announced at BlizzCon 2026. Players have only been shown a cinematic trailer so far, but some have already seen alarming signs that make them very negative about the project.
Attentive individuals noticed a moment in the trailer where women appear in the background. Decent-Amoeba-2971 criticized this creative decision — he wants to see and hear brutal men:
Instead of a brutal male bass, we hear female screams. Now StarCraft will have a whole bunch of bald female marines. Being pilots and medics with hair is too undignified for women and doesn't demonstrate their strength enough. We need to make them as ridiculously "masculine" as in the new Gears of War and Halo.
Discussion participants complained about being tired of this typical "girl boss" image in modern projects. They don't understand why to demonstrate a "strong" woman, she needs to be shaved bald.
Frozoneeeee expressed the opinion that modern Blizzard should not bring back the franchise:
As someone who owned the original Starcraft Battle Chest, I believe the franchise is better off staying in the status it was in — forgotten by its creators, but supported by fans. Blizzard is dead. They will never be able to reach even a fraction of the peak they once were at.
StarCraft does not yet have a specific release date. At the end of the trailer, the developers promised to "return in 2030."