StarCraft also marked the creation of Blizzard Entertainment's film department the game introduced high quality cinematics integral to the storyline of the series. 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.
