- Reaction score
- 1,697
There's a world in which Stormgate never exists. In that world, Blizzard never merged with Activision or discovered just how lucrative Overwatch's loot boxes could be. Bizarro Blizzard decided that StarCraft 2, one of the finest real-time strategy games ever made, was worthy of a sequel pronto, and this preview in Bizarro PC Gamer would be about StarCraft 3 instead. But in our real world, the key minds behind StarCraft 2 got tired of waiting for the chance to maybe, someday, make StarCraft 3. When it became clear that a new RTS was not happening at Blizzard anytime soon, they stopped waiting, struck out on their own, and started making Stormgate instead.
In one sense Stormgate is a brand new RTS, launching into beta in 2023. In another sense it's the sequel to StarCraft 2 that production lead Tim Morten and a veteran crew have been wanting to make for six years.
Take a glance at what they're planning, and it's easy to see how Stormgate began life as the dream of a StarCraft that would never be. Naturally it hits the classics:
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This is really cool. I like that it is the unofficial sequel to Starcraft 2 but by the same people that did Starcraft 2. It is exciting to see another RTS out there in a world that seems to be dominated buy first person and squad type shooters.
In one sense Stormgate is a brand new RTS, launching into beta in 2023. In another sense it's the sequel to StarCraft 2 that production lead Tim Morten and a veteran crew have been wanting to make for six years.
Take a glance at what they're planning, and it's easy to see how Stormgate began life as the dream of a StarCraft that would never be. Naturally it hits the classics:
- It's a humans vs. aliens RTS set in the future, but with a splash of fantasy
- Frost Giant already has plans for a third faction, and each will have a unique playstyle
- It promises to deliver classic 1v1 multiplayer for competitive veterans
StarCraft 2's veterans left Blizzard to make Stormgate, the co-op RTS of their dreams
2023's going to be a big year for the RTS.
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This is really cool. I like that it is the unofficial sequel to Starcraft 2 but by the same people that did Starcraft 2. It is exciting to see another RTS out there in a world that seems to be dominated buy first person and squad type shooters.
