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StarCraft remains one of the most popular online games in the world; [8] Blizzard Entertainment reported an 800 percent increase in Battle.net service usage after the game's release in 1998. [9] The original StarCraft and its expansion are particularly popular in South Korea, where a successful eSports scene has been established. [10]
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 ]
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 ...
Original release date: July 3, 2002 [20] Release years by system: 2002 – Windows, Mac OS [20] Notes: Real-time strategy game; Self-published by Blizzard [20] Part of the Warcraft series; One expansion pack, The Frozen Throne (2003), developed and published by Blizzard [55] Warcraft III Battle Chest (2003) includes the original game and The ...
StarCraft: Remastered is a remastered edition of the 1998 real-time strategy video game StarCraft and its expansion Brood War, which was released on August 14, 2017. It retains the gameplay of the original StarCraft , but features ultra-high-definition graphics (ultra HD), re-recorded audio, and Blizzard's modern online feature suite.
StarCraft: Brood War is the expansion pack for the military science fiction real-time strategy video game StarCraft. Released in December 1998 for Microsoft Windows and June 1999 for Mac OS , it was co-developed by Saffire and Blizzard Entertainment .
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.
GamesRadar felt that "in many ways, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty feels like StarCraft 2.0 – and that’s a good thing", stating that it "delivers on all fronts". [101] NZGamer.com said the game was "the best RTS game released in years and one of the best games on PC". [108]