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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 ...
Extensive concept art was done for the lore of the series. The characters and story of the StarCraft series were created by Chris Metzen [1] and James Phinney. [1] However, as Phinney was not involved in StarCraft: Brood War, Chris Metzen alone is credited for the development of the plot in the expansion. [2]
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 ]
Original release date: May 15, 2012 [77] Release years by system: 2012 – Windows, macOS [77] 2013 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [77] 2014 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One [77] 2018 – Nintendo Switch [78] Notes: Action role-playing game; Self-published by Blizzard [77] Part of the Diablo series
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.
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 .