Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Game Release date North America PAL region StarCraft: 31 March 1998 [11]: 31 March 1998 [11]: Developed by Blizzard Entertainment, and released for Microsoft Windows; Set real-time strategy standards and established a successful electronic sports scene; particularly popular in South Korea [6] [8] [12] [13]
StarCraft is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. [1] The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance among four species—the adaptable and mobile Terrans, the ever-evolving insectoid Zerg, the powerful and enigmatic Protoss, and the godlike Xel'Naga creator ...
StarCraft II was announced on May 19, 2007, nearly a decade after the original, at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Seoul, South Korea. [5] [6] StarCraft II was being developed, under the codename Medusa, [19] for concurrent release on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X. Blizzard announced a release date for July 27, 2010. [20]
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has been met with critical acclaim since its release. It received an aggregated score of 92.39% at GameRankings [ 93 ] and 93/100 at Metacritic . [ 94 ] The game was particularly praised for retaining the popular RTS gameplay from StarCraft , while introducing new features and improved storytelling.
StarCraft II Battle Chest (2016) includes the original game and two expansions [76] Diablo III. Original release date: May 15, 2012 [77] Release years by system:
The campaign, which focuses on Artanis as its protagonist, is a sequel to Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm, and concludes the StarCraft II trilogy. [3] Blizzard launched its invite-only beta testing of the game on March 31, 2015. [4] The testing closed on November 2, 2015, [5] a week before the November 10 release date.
AOL Mail welcomes Verizon customers to our safe and delightful email experience!
Before the release of StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment released a free-to-download game demo entitled Loomings, comprising three missions and a tutorial. [53] The prequel was made available for the full game in October 1999 as a custom map campaign, adding two extra missions and hosting it on Battle.net . [ 54 ]