StarCraft Website Glitches Hint at New Game
Visual glitches and hidden messages on Blizzard's StarCraft website suggest a new installment in the game series. The setting appears to be approximately 67 years after the main storyline of StarCraft II.
Visual glitches and distorted text appearing on Blizzard Entertainment's official StarCraft website have captured the attention of fans, sparking speculation about new content. The intermittent disruptions have been interpreted as intentional signals, hinting at a hidden narrative or announcement.
Upon closer inspection, players discovered ARG (Alternate Reality Game) elements embedded within the website's code. These hidden messages feature timestamps set in the year 2575, placing them roughly 67 years after the events of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. This suggests a significant time jump for the game's lore.
The discovered communications describe events at a lunar mining facility on Roxana, mentioning the approach of the Theta squadron via freighter. The cargo includes heavy equipment, auto-cannons, electronics, and classified research containers. The narrative also notes power grid fluctuations at the facility and the detection of 14 unidentified life signs, despite zero registered survivors.
The last mainline installment, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, was released in November 2015, concluding the StarCraft II trilogy. The original StarCraft debuted in 1998. These ARG clues indicate Blizzard may be preparing to expand the StarCraft universe with new lore and potentially a new game in its long-standing science fiction real-time strategy franchise.