One of Blizzard’s biggest IPs is reportedly up for grabs, with South Korean studio Nexon seriously vying to buy development rights for future installments of StarCraft.
According to major South Korean newspaper The Chosun Daily (via Reddit), a deal between Blizzard and Nexon to grant the latter studios exclusive rights over the IP is reportedly on the brink of being signed. A games industry source told the paper that if a contract is agreed, Nexon will be able to develop content for the StarCraft franchise, including a new mainline entry in the series, believed to be StarCraft 3.
The deal will reportedly be limited to development rights, with Microsoft/Blizzard still having complete ownership over the StarCraft IP. However, it would give Nexon huge control over the future direction of the sci-fi franchise—something which fans will hotly contest. Blizzard, Nexon and Microsoft have not commented on the reports.
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