

Unlike the previous real-time strategy games in the series, Ghost was to be a stealth- action game. In 2001, StarCraft: Ghost began development under Nihilistic Software. Most of the original development team for StarCraft returned to work on the game's expansion pack, Brood War that game's development began only shortly after StarCraft was released. 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 the 1996 Electronic Entertainment Expo 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.
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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.

Meanwhile, Blizzard is yet to announce other details about "StarCraft: Remastered" such as its specific release date and price.StarCraft is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. Build your base and conscript your army in a real-time, military sci-fi vision of the future."

The game developers also entice players with the major restoration of real-time strategy gaming through the launch of "StarCraft: Remastered," saying, "Command the mechanized Terrans, psi-powered Protoss, and insectoid Zerg as they vie for map control of eight unique environments. Players will get the chance to play with familiar units such as the Terrans, Protoss and Zerg. Most importantly, the strategy gameplay that StarCraft perfected years ago remains unchanged," developers tease through the game's official website.īlizzard promised that despite the major revamp, they will work hard to retain the classic elements that gamers have grown to love since 1998. Illustrated interludes bring the struggles and victories of heroes like Artanis, Fenix, Tassadar, Raynor and Kerrigan to life like never before. "We've remastered our units, buildings, and environments, improved game audio, and broadened our supported resolutions.

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The upcoming release is now being dubbed as "StarCraft: Remastered" and will contain 4K ultra high-definition versions of the franchise's first-ever released title as well as the "StarCraft: Brood War" expansion.Īs indicated on "StarCraft's" official website, apart from having more defined graphics, the remastered release will also feature a revamped audio, matchmaking options, plus the sought-after classic gameplay. The news was reportedly brought by Blizzard president Mike Morhaime during the recently concluded "I Kotaku. Blizzard managed to maintain the hype among gamers of the franchise through its continuous launching of game expansions and spin-off titles over the years, with the latest game "StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops" out in 2015. The classic "StarCraft" game is famous for its military science fiction setting since its original release in 1998. | REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbachīlizzard Entertainment has recently announced that their classic real-time strategy game "StarCraft" is going to be re-released with greater graphics resolution and slated to launch in summer. Facebook Twitter Email Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment 0 Visitors play "StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void", developed by video game producer Blizzard Entertainment, using PCs during the Gamescom fair in Cologne, Germany August 6, 2015.
