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StarCraft

StarCraft is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. 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…

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Genre
Real-time strategy
Publisher
Blizzard Entertainment
Creators
Chris Metzen · James Phinney
Developer
Blizzard Entertainment
First release
StarCraft March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)
Latest release
StarCraft: Remastered August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)

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Story

StarCraft

Games

StarCraft II

Development

Music

Adaptations and other media

Reception and cultural impact

Legal issues

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StarCraft

Nodes158
Edges157
Triples312
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012658
Components1

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StarCraft

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related to Novelizations · 59
StarCraft → Aaron, At BlizzCon, Blades, Blizzard Entertainment, Blizzard's Warcraft, Brood War, Chris Metzen, Christie Golden, Confederate, Darkness, David Gerrold, DeCandido, December, Evolution, Firstborn, Gabriel Mesta, Ghost, Ghost Academy, Graham McNeill, In
related to StarCraft II · 59
StarCraft → Beatles' Abbey Road, Blizzard, Blizzard Entertainment, BlizzCons, Both, Brood War, Brower, California, DirectX, Dreamland, Eternal Father, Eímear Noone, Further, Havok, Heart, In, Jerry Marotta, Jim Raynor's, John Bacchus Dykes, John Kurlander
related to StarCraft · 40
StarCraft → Aiur, Arcturus Mengsk, Blizzard Entertainment, Brood War, Brower, Confederate, During, Fenix, Having, IGN, In, Jim Raynor, June, Kerrigan, Mac OS, March, Mengsk, Mengsk's, Milky Way, Nintendo
has impact · 20
StarCraft → After, Although Insurrection, Battle, Blizzard Entertainment, Brood War, Brood War's, Game, GameRankings, GameSpot, IGN, In, PC, PC Zone, Pro-gamers, Retribution, Since, South Korea, The, The StarCraft, Year
related to Heroes of the Storm · 20
StarCraft → Artanis, Blizzard, Blizzard DOTA, Braxis Holdout, Heroes, In, Kerrigan, Liberty, Nova, Raynor, StarCraft II, StarCraft-themed, Storm, Terran, The, Various, Warhead Junction, Wings, Zeratul, Zerg Theme
related to Development · 19
StarCraft → After, Blizzard Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment's, Brood War, Chris Metzen, Darkness, Development, Diablo, E3, However, James Phinney, Most, Previously, Saffire, StarCraft's, The, Tides, Using, Warcraft II
related to Backstory · 18
StarCraft → Centuries, Earth, Intrigued, Koprulu Sector, Milky Way, Millennia, On, Out, Protoss, Terran, Terrans, The, The Zerg, These, UED, United Earth Directorate, Xel'Naga, Zerg
related to Games · 15
StarCraft → All, Brood War, Ghost, Heart, In, Legacy, Liberty, Like, StarCraft II, Swarm, The StarCraft, These, Two, Void, Wings
related to Music · 14
StarCraft → Audio, Blizzard's Director, Brower, Bush, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Jason Hayes, John Williams, Neal Acree, Richard Wagner, Russell Brower, StarCraft II, The, Tracey
related to Analysis · 11
StarCraft → Duncan Forgan, In, Monte Carlo, Protoss, StarCraft II, Terran, The, The StarCraft, Thomas Targett, Wired, Zerg

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game blizzard zerg ii released protoss entertainment series kerrigan wings development first brood war terran expansion two original games liberty

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
StarCraftCreatorsChris Metzen1.00infobox
StarCraftCreatorsJames Phinney1.00infobox
StarCraftDeveloperBlizzard Entertainment1.00infobox
StarCraftFirst releaseStarCraft March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)1.00infobox
StarCraftGenreReal-time strategy1.00infobox
StarCraftLatest releaseStarCraft: Remastered August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)1.00infobox
StarCraftPlatformsWindows1.00infobox
StarCraftPlatformsClassic Mac OS1.00infobox
StarCraftPlatformsmacOS1.00infobox
StarCraftPlatformsNintendo 641.00infobox
StarCraftPublisherBlizzard Entertainment1.00infobox
StarCraftis amilitary science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment0.90text

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