StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter

《星际争霸》将于2030年回归，转型为开放世界射击游戏

10 years after the last StarCraft II expansion pack, the series is finally being brought back to life. 在《星际争霸II》最后一部资料片发布10年后，该系列终于重获新生。

Blizzard originally tried to bring the StarCraft universe to the world of 3D shooters way back in 2002 with StarCraft: Ghost. It sat in development hell for years until Blizzard president Mike Morhaime confirmed that it had been canceled in 2014. Now Blizzard is giving it another go with the simply titled StarCraft. 暴雪最初曾尝试在2002年通过《星际争霸：幽灵》将《星际争霸》宇宙带入3D射击游戏领域。该项目在开发地狱中徘徊多年，直到2014年暴雪总裁迈克·莫汉（Mike Morhaime）确认其已被取消。如今，暴雪正以简单命名为《星际争霸》的新作再次尝试这一方向。

Dan Hay, a VP at Blizzard, took the stage at BlizzCon today to reveal that after more than a decade of lying dormant, StarCraft would be returning in 2030. But, rather than another top-down real-time strategy installment, the new title would be an open-world shooter. 暴雪副总裁丹·海（Dan Hay）今日在暴雪嘉年华（BlizzCon）舞台上宣布，在沉寂十多年后，《星际争霸》将于2030年回归。不过，这款新作并非传统的俯视角即时战略游戏，而是一款开放世界射击游戏。

He then showed off a cinematic trailer for the title that focused on the human United Earth Directorate faction as they prepare to face off against the Zerg. The Protoss are limited to passing mention. What’s obvious from the trailer is that the new take on the StarCraft franchise won’t be pulling many punches. After a rousing call to militarism, the propaganda-fueled human is faced with the brutal realities of battle, and the character we’ve been following for the last 3 minutes is revealed to be disposable fuel for the meat grinder of war. 随后，他展示了该作的电影级预告片，重点呈现了人类“地球联合理事会”（UED）阵营为对抗异虫（Zerg）所做的准备，而星灵（Protoss）仅被一笔带过。从预告片中可以明显看出，这次对《星际争霸》系列的全新演绎将毫不留情。在一番激昂的军国主义号召后，被宣传洗脑的人类士兵直面了残酷的战场现实，而我们跟随了3分钟的主角，最终被揭示不过是战争绞肉机中可随意消耗的燃料。

While fans are definitely excited that Blizzard is defrosting the long-dormant series, I’m sure plenty are still holding their breath, hoping for a proper RTS follow-up to 2010’s StarCraft II. 虽然粉丝们无疑对暴雪重启这一沉寂已久的系列感到兴奋，但我相信仍有许多人屏息以待，希望看到继2010年《星际争霸II》之后，能有一部正统的即时战略续作。