IF it is a hoax, it's a well-planned and well-executed one.
And since we're nowhere close to 1st of April, I do not assume that FF and PRiii are pulling a prank here.
(Althought the twitter does not tell me much if it is a genuine channel anyway, the only hint of genuinity I have is the link provided in the StarDock post, see below)
Ghosts of the PrecursorsOctober 9, 2017 7:15:47 PM from Star Control Forums ¦ Star Control Forums
Four years ago Stardock acquired Atari's rights to Star Control. I soon got to meet my hero, Paul Reiche. He was, more than anyone else, the person who inspired me to become a game developer over 20 years ago.
Over the past 4 years, we have communicated regarding the progress of Star Control: Origins. He asked us not to try to make a sequel to Star Control 2 and said that he hoped one day to be able to return to the universe he and Fred Ford created.
Recently, Paul told me the good news: Activision was going to let him do a true sequel to Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters (i.e. Star Control III is not canon for that universe).
Today, they posted the news publicly:
https://dogarandkazon.squarespace.com/It's still very early but they will have all the characters from Star Control 2 plus new ones. It's going to be called Ghosts of the Precursors.
For 4 years, people asked me why we weren't going to touch the Star Control 2 story. Now you know.
As soon as they have an official site for it, we'll let you know.