StarCraft fans convinced Blizzard has forgotten about the series BlizzardWith Blizzard appealing to fans of World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch, in particular at BlizzCon 2023, some StarCraft fans are feeling left out. BlizzCon 2023 is a celebration of all things Blizzard Entertainment. Or, at least, most things. While this year\u2019s Opening Ceremony acknowledged much of Blizzard\u2019s playerbase, one core group of players was left wondering if they\u2019ve simply been forgotten. The Opening Ceremony\u2019s cinematic began with a focus on the likes of World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Hearthstone, and even an attempt to push the new mobile game, Warcraft Rumble. President of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Ybarra was the first to take the stage, and he immediately called on fans of different Blizzard games to make their voices heard. After getting responses from the \u201cheroes of Overwatch, adventures of Sanctuary, and defenders of Azeroth\u201d in the crowd, one fan, seemingly feeling left out, shouted, \u201cWhat about StarCraft?\u201d Fans were quick to address the lack of StarCraft mentions on the game\u2019s subreddit with memes suggesting that Blizzard has completely forgotten about the franchise. \u201cThe guy literally mentions 3 out of the 4 big Blizzard franchises and pretends the last one doesn\u2019t even exist,\u201d one player wrote. \u201cSad times.\u201d Others were more critical in a post titled, \u201cBlizzcon doesn\u2019t feel the same without Starcraft,\u201d in which a player explained that while WoW, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Diablo have taken center stage, Starcraft, Warcraft, and Heroes of the Storm were \u201ccompletely forgotten and abandoned.\u201d However, all hope might not be lost for Starcraft fans as Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer briefly mentioned StarCraft shortly after appearing on-stage. \u201cThroughout Blizzard\u2019s history, they\u2019ve pioneered and refined so much across the gaming industry, and many of you here today have been a part of that journey,\u201d Spencer said after appearing on stage. \u201cThink of Diablo \u2013 it propelled the action RPG genre forward. StarCraft spawned the foundation for what esports would eventually become, and StarCraft 2 was a major catalyst for the evolution of games as live entertainment.\u201d Just the mere mention of the franchise was enough for some players. \u201cWhen Phil Spencer mentioned Starcraft, it got a louder crowd reaction than Diablo and Overwatch. There\u2019s still some hope left out there,\u201d one fan noted. But one Redditor followed up on the community\u2019s reaction to BlizzCon with a comment suggesting that fans shouldn\u2019t have really expected any StarCraft news this year anyway. \u201cI don\u2019t know why you guys do this to yourselves. They haven\u2019t mentioned anything about Starcraft in years I don\u2019t know what made you think they were going to surprise everybody with news this year. Don\u2019t you think if they had an announcement about Starcraft for the event they\u2019d tell us they had an announcement about Starcraft before the event?\u201d While there was nothing for StarCraft fans at BlizzCon 2023, who knows what could be in store in 2024?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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