Human colony ships reach the Koprulu Sector
Blizzard's legacy story primer places the arrival of human colony ships in 2259.
LEGACY CANON
StarCraft history and the new-game timeline
Two timelines to keep straight
Blizzard’s story primer covers the older campaigns. The new game’s timeline comes from a developer interview and is labeled separately.
The first sector-wide conflicts
Blizzard's primer summarizes the Terran Confederacy, the emergence of the Sons of Korhal, and the first major Terran, Zerg, and Protoss conflicts.
LEGACY CANONPower shifts after the first war
The official primer continues through the United Earth Directorate intervention and later political changes in the sector.
LEGACY CANONWings of Liberty through Legacy of the Void
Blizzard's primer summarizes the campaign sequence through its climactic events. Major outcomes are covered in the spoiler-marked lore primer.
LEGACY CANONInterview places it 70 years after the previous story
Dan Hay told Inven Global the project is set 70 years after the previous story; the article's caption names Legacy of the Void. This remains a DEVELOPER INTERVIEW statement, not wording in Blizzard's official reveal announcement.
DEVELOPER INTERVIEWBlizzard's current release target
The official announcement targets Spring 2030. No exact day or month was given.
BLIZZARD CONFIRMEDLegacy reference: Blizzard's StarCraft Story Primer ↗. New-game placement: Inven Global interview ↗.
Dates are not interchangeable.
2259 is part of StarCraft history, the 70-year gap comes from a developer interview, and Spring 2030 is Blizzard’s release target. Only Spring 2030 is the new game’s announced calendar date.