
It's a snapshot of Blizzard trying (and eventually failing) to diversify its gaming experiences at an important moment in the company's history. That doesn't make the apparent leak any less interesting, though. Screen Rant sits down with several StarCraft 2 developers to celebrate the games 10th anniversary and learn more about the games past & present. The company switched its focus to games like StarCraft II, and it wasn't until 2016's Overwatch that you could get an on-the-ground 3D action title. StarCraft 2 Interview: The Past, Present & Future of Blizzards Decade Old RTS. You likely know happened after Blizzard axed Ghost. The title looks good for the time, but not like a timeless classic. You can use your arsenal (including a Ghost's signature sniper rifle), environmental exploration and a little bit of stealth to help the Terrans survive. It looks like standard third-party shooter fare from the early 2000s, just set in the StarCraft universe. This isn't about to make you lament the game's fate. It's unsurprisingly broken (the first two missions don't work properly, Meneses said), but appears to have been well into development - you can fend off Zerg and engage in Metal Gear Solid-style chats.

YouTube users Leers Meneses, Delso Bezerra and others say they've obtained a playable build of Ghost for the original Xbox through a leaked developer kit.

It was supposed to mark Blizzard's big leap into 3D action games, but it never came to pass - delays, changing developers and evolving game platforms led the studio to put the game on "indefinite hold." Now, however, gamers appear to be getting a first-hand look at what they've missed. Blizzard's cancelled StarCraft: Ghost has been the stuff of gaming legend.
