The game debuted at E3 1996 and used a modified Warcraft II game engine. It has grown to include a number of other games as well as eight novelizations, two Amazing Stories articles, a board game, and other licensed merchandise such as collectible statues and toys.īlizzard Entertainment began planning StarCraft in 1995 with a development team led by Metzen and Phinney. The series debuted with the video game StarCraft in 1998. 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 race-in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy known as the Koprulu Sector. StarCraft is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment.
