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Blizzard explains why it's revealing StarCraft and Diablo 5 release dates so far away: "We want to convey confidence in some of our biggest bets"

Blizzard uncharacteristically announced two games at the weekend with release dates surprisingly far away. One was Diablo 5 , which Blizzard plans to release in spring 2029, and the other was the much-rumoured StarCraft open-world shooter , releasing 2030.

Source: Eurogamer••1 h ago•2 sources
Blizzard explains why it's revealing StarCraft and Diablo 5 release dates so far away: "We want to convey confidence in some of our biggest bets"
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Quick summary

Blizzard uncharacteristically announced two games at the weekend with release dates surprisingly far away. One was Diablo 5 , which Blizzard plans to release in spring 2029, and the other was the much-rumoured StarCraft open-world shooter , releasing 2030.

What we know so far

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Eurogamer and PC Gamer have both published it — two sites saying the same thing.

Bottom line: Better wait for someone else to confirm before taking it as a given.

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09/14/2026 06:33
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  1. Why is Blizzard still announcing games years ahead of release? 'We want to convey confidence in some of our biggest bets coming forward'PC Gamer

Timeline: Diablo

What’s come out about Diablo so far, newest first.

  1. Blizzard explica por que anunciou Diablo V enquanto Diablo IV ainda recebe conteúdoMMORPGBR · Announcement
  2. Blizzard confirms no more Diablo 4 expansions from now until Diablo 5's releaseEurogamer · Expansion
  3. Diablo IV Reveals What's Next - 30th Anniversary Diablo Celebration, Amazon Class & Future SeasonsNintendo Life
  4. Diablo 5 will fully support multiplayer, but Blizzard won't say how similar to Diablo 4 it'll bePC Gamer
  5. Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to Battle.net for some reason, and Geralt will be in Diablo 4PC Gamer

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