At a WoW: The Burning Crusade launch event, Blizzard' s VP of Business Development hints at the next instalment in the StarCraft series.

Blizzard fans were out in force in London tonight, celebrating the launch of the much anticipated World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade expansion, but another Blizzard game might have stolen the limelight.

Itzik Ben Bassat, Vice President Business Development and International for Blizzard Entertainment, took the stage at HMV Oxford Street, London, and said some rather revealing words.

" I' m a StarCraft player myself and I hope it' s not a decade, and we launched StarCraft in 1998, before I' m standing here again, celebrating the next game in the series," stated Bassat while on stage.

So, while not an official date for the next game in the StarCraft series, a new game by 2008 looks very likely. We' ll keep our ear to the ground for more info.

Earlier today Blizzard game designer Jonathan LeCraft revealed to Pro-G that Blizzard has no plans to bring its hit MMO World of Warcraft to consoles.

Ghost was put on indefinite hold in March last year

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Blizzards done it before with a game called Warcraft Adventures back in the 90' ies

" I' m a StarCraft player myself and I hope it' s not a decade, and we launched StarCraft in 1998, before I' m standing here again, celebrating the next game in the series," stated Bassat while on stage.