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StarCraft: Ghost has never been officially cancelled

When asked if long-dormant StarCraft spin-off might ever be released, Blizzard says "maybe."

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Long-dormant third-person adventure spin-off StarCraft: Ghost has never been formally cancelled, Blizzard has reiterated.

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Diablo III senior designer Matthew Burger has clarified the status of StarCraft: Ghost to Official PlayStation Magazine UK. When asked if the game was still in active development, Burger said "it’s on hold. It has never been cancelled."

When asked if StarCraft: Ghost might one day be released, Burger said "maybe."

StarCraft: Ghost was one of Blizzard's first attempts to break into console gaming at the turn of the century. The spin-off was announced for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube in 2002, with development duties handed to Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified developer nStigate Games (nee Nihilistic Software). Development changed hands in 2004 to Swingin' Ape Studios, which was bought by Blizzard in 2005. StarCraft: Ghost was then put on hold in 2006.

StarCraft: Ghost's protagonist, Nova, has appeared in both Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty and Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm.

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The game looked awesome back in the day but we all know what happens when games take forever to release just look at Aliens Colonial Marines. Might as well just cancel it.

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@jdc6305 Don't compare with colonial marines. Blizzard is almost a god.

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Those who played Blizzard games (especially World of Warcraft) know, that when Blizzard says "maybe", it means "never" and "soon" means "approximately 3 years".

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@Techn1c4l 'maybe' also has a tendency to mean 1-3 years.

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I was disappointed when the game was put on the shelf. Glad to hear it might actually be released.

It makes sense, what with the increased popularity of the Starcraft universe due to multiple releases.

Make it happen!

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@PixelAddict Look buddy, if it's going to be released, it needs to be remade from scratch. at least with an up-to-date engine. And given what these guys did to diablo in the 3rd installment, I'd say it's not looking good for that game.

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@handofkain Shhhhhhhh, you're tarnishing my enthusiasm with nerd negativity.

Never said there wouldn't need to be work done. This was a last gen project, after all.

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They should come up with Blizzard time like Valve for SC Ghost.

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If you can't figure out whether you want to make the game or not, then I don't want to play it.

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Since 2006 Blizzard has been trying to figure out how to put an auction house in the game.

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Phrosnite

Do not even thinking of releasing a game like that. It will be an even bigger disappointment than Diablo 3.

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PLEASE MAKE THIS GAME IT LOOKED AMAZING, ESPECIALLY THE MULTIPLAYER!!!!

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I loved what they showed of it back in the Game/Xbox/Ps2 era. Nowadays that looks pretty mediocre, though.

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Err Nihilistic Software was making this?? Thank god it got cancelled then. I don't think those guys could create a good game if their lives depended on it...

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@Stogin its says it went to swinging apes studio before put on hold


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@nameaprice @Stogin those people are talented, they created a hidden gem of a game: metal arms.

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@Stogin Actually, it didn't get cancelled...

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I WANT IT PLEASE MAKE IT PLEASEEEE!!!!1

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was already revelealed :< http://www.deusex.com/humandefiance

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If the game ever comes out, it will be made from scratch. The original game had Gamecube/Xbox graphics that are too far from today's standards especially since the next gen consoles are right around the corner.

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I hope it still comes out for Gamecube!

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@TheAgingGamer lol'd

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oh god no.....

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I totally thought that when Blizzard had an announcement at the PS4 event that it was going to be some tease of Ghost, but no we get trolled with D3 instead.

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A buddy of mine still has his preorder receipt for this.

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Eh, it's not like it really matters.

It'll be a brand new genre for Blizzard, which means they would take double the usual time to make sure they released a quality product.

Which means 7-14 years from now, so my interest will be placed elsewhere.

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I hope they make this and, if they do, I hope they make it for PC as well. PC gamers can have gamepads too!

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@s3as3a I hope you're joking. Who wants another Diablo 3?

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@handofkain @s3as3a Actually, I didn't play Diablo 3 but, I just like what this could be if done right.

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If this was what Blizzard was contributing to PS4 then that reveal would been pretty cool and wouldn't have been such a cold reception from us gamers....

I mean Diablo III for console? it makes sense but really Ghost would be better and make more sense......

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It'll turn into another Duke Nuk'em

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Oh shut up about this game lol

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Done with Ghost. It would have been great before Starcraft 2 came out.

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It might have been decent. Not as bad as it would probably be if they released it now. And I would have still cared about Starcraft back then.

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Doesn't mean anything. It just means that they didn't throw away the material. But seriously, who wants to continue developing a game which was originally for the ps2? They'd have to make a new one from scratch. If so, it'll be the same game in name only.

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