Xbox boss wants to bring StarCraft back

It seems Phil Spencer wants to talk with Blizzard about reviving StarCraft and other classic strategy titles.

Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s gaming division, is all-for bringing StarCraft back into the limelight.

During an interview with Wired, Spencer spoke about the possibility of reviving StarCraft following Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard.

“The first thing I would say is, I’m not allowed to make any decisions about what happens at Blizzard or Activision or King. So this is all just kind of talking and thinking about what the opportunity is, but you’re absolutely right,” Spencer said. “Not only StarCraft, but WarCraft, when you think about the heritage of RTS games that we’re talking about here, specifically from Blizzard.”

While several regulatory roadblocks are keeping the acquisition from finalizing, Spencer is still excited about potentially working on Blizzard’s franchises.

“StarCraft was a seminal moment in gaming, right? From an esports perspective, from RTS on console perspective, and from just an RTS storytelling perspective in the genre,” Spencer continues. “I’m excited about getting to sit down with the teams at Activision and Blizzard and King to talk about back catalog and opportunities that we might have.”

The StarCraft series hasn’t been all that relevant in recent years. There was a remaster of the original game in 2017, but nothing notable since.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.