A second StarCraft revival is reportedly in development at Arc Raiders publisher Nexon, but it's got nothing to do with Blizzard's long-rumored shooter

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StarCraft fans have had a rough decade, but a new report suggests a wide-ranging revival for the dormant sci-fi franchise is underway. Arc Raiders publisher Nexon has apparently hired a veteran StarCraft modder to lead a new entry in the series at its free-to-play shooter studio, and it seems this project is entirely separate from the long-rumored StarCraft shooter said to be in the works at Blizzard.

Development of a new game building on the StarCraft IP has begun at Nexon, according to a machine translation of a report from Korean outlet dnews. The outlet cites insider sources as it suggests Nexon is currently recruiting key developers for the project, and already has its lead in the form of Choi Jun-ho.

Jun-ho is described as the modder behind a popular StarCraft map known as "Shinpu" – which I've been unable to find much reference to on the English-language web. Despite the project lead's roots, the game itself is reportedly in development at the Nexon studio behind Sudden Attack, a free-to-play FPS series. It's unclear what genre this game would take on.

Blizzard's teasing a whole lot of news on its biggest franchises this year, but StarCraft has been notably absent from the announced festivities. But if there's not just one but two new StarCraft games in development, maybe RTS fans have reason to hope again – even if it seems likely neither of these games will be an RTS title.

Dustin Bailey
Dustin Bailey
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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.

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