<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
is	O
a	O
military	O
science	O
fiction	O
media	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Chris	O
Metzen	O
and	O
James	O
Phinney	O
and	O
owned	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
debuted	O
with	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
StarCraft	B-Application
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
began	O
planning	O
StarCraft	B-Application
in	O
1995	O
with	O
a	O
development	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Metzen	O
and	O
Phinney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
modified	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
also	O
marked	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
film	O
department	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
introduced	O
high	O
quality	O
cinematics	O
integral	O
to	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
returned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
;	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
only	O
shortly	O
after	O
StarCraft	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ghost	I-Device
began	O
development	O
under	O
Nihilistic	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
a	O
true	O
RTS	O
sequel	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
began	O
in	O
2003	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
continued	O
with	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Swarm	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
installment	O
,	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
single-player	O
nine-mission	O
pack	O
,	O
Nova	B-Application
Covert	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
form	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
nearly	O
10million	O
copies	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
obtained	O
similar	O
praise	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
sold	O
very	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
announced	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
updates	O
being	O
up-to-date	O
graphics	O
and	O
revised	O
dialogue	O
and	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
its	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
StarCraft	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
are	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
from	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centuries	O
before	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
in	O
2499	O
,	O
the	O
hardline	O
international	O
government	O
of	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Earth	O
Directorate	O
(	O
UED	O
)	O
,	O
commissions	O
a	O
colonization	O
program	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
solution	O
to	O
overpopulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
begins	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
attacks	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
predominant	O
Terran	O
government	O
,	O
the	O
Terran	O
Confederacy	O
,	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
panic	O
as	O
it	O
comes	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
Zerg	O
and	O
the	O
Protoss	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
increasing	O
rebel	O
activity	O
led	O
by	O
Arcturus	O
Mengsk	O
against	O
its	O
rule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Protoss	O
are	O
led	O
by	O
Zeratul	O
and	O
Artanis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Earth	O
decides	O
to	O
take	O
action	B-Application
in	O
the	O
sector	O
,	O
sending	O
a	O
fleet	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
Terran	O
Dominion	O
and	O
capture	O
the	O
new	O
Overmind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
Wings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
Kerrigan	O
and	O
the	O
Zerg	O
vanish	O
from	O
the	O
Koprulu	O
Sector	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Protoss	O
to	O
once	O
again	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
passive	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Swarm	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Dominion	O
discovers	O
where	O
Raynor	O
and	O
Kerrigan	O
are	O
hiding	O
and	O
launch	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
,	O
Zeratul	O
invades	O
a	O
Terran	O
installation	O
under	O
control	O
of	O
Amon	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
pinpoint	O
the	O
exact	O
location	O
of	O
his	O
resurrection	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
sudden	O
attack	O
by	O
Kerrigan	O
and	O
the	O
Zerg	O
swarm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
short	O
epilogue	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
,	O
Kerrigan	O
calls	O
for	O
Artanis	O
and	O
Raynor	O
's	O
help	O
to	O
confront	O
Amon	O
inside	O
the	O
Void	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
StarCraft	B-Application
series	O
includes	O
a	O
core	O
set	O
of	O
titles	O
that	O
carry	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
expansions	O
,	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Swarm	I-Application
and	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
(	O
both	O
currently	O
stand	O
alone	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
planned	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
the	O
later	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ghost	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
action-stealth	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
placed	O
on	O
indefinite	O
hiatus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
science	O
fiction	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
distant	O
sector	O
of	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
including	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
secret	O
mission	O
"	O
Resurrection	O
IV	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
soon	O
gained	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
winning	O
numerous	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
labelled	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
and	O
being	O
ranked	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
both	O
2003	O
and	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eleventh	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
the	O
official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Saffire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
directly	O
continues	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Starcraft	B-Application
received	O
its	O
first	O
update	O
in	O
over	O
8	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
both	O
PC	O
and	O
MAC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
released	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
preserves	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
while	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
ultra-high-definition	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
,	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
modern	O
online	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
re-recorded	O
audio	O
(	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
released	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Cartooned	O
,	O
a	O
graphics	O
overhaul	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Carbot	O
Animations	O
,	O
the	O
producers	O
of	O
multiple	O
Blizzard-related	O
parody	O
animations	O
,	O
including	O
their	O
first	O
and	O
longest-running	O
one	O
,	O
the	O
StarCrafts	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
graphical	O
overhaul	O
,	O
its	O
effect	O
applies	O
to	O
all	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
menus	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
campaigns	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
fan-made	O
mod	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Mass	O
Recall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mod	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
units	O
,	O
campaigns	O
,	O
and	O
hidden	O
missions	O
,	O
but	O
uses	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
engine	O
including	O
the	O
AI	O
mechanics	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
notably	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
is	O
the	O
official	O
sequel	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
incorporates	O
a	O
new	O
3D	O
graphics	O
engine	O
and	O
adds	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
incorporates	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
level	O
effects	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
parts	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
focusing	O
on	O
each	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
Wings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
follows	O
the	O
Terrans	O
,	O
while	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Swarm	I-Application
and	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
,	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
to	O
complement	O
Wings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
and	O
further	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
the	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
Zerg	O
and	O
Protoss	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Wings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
continues	O
from	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
revolves	O
around	O
Jim	O
Raynor	O
's	O
struggles	O
against	O
the	O
Terran	O
Dominion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Swarm	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
includes	O
additional	O
units	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
changes	O
from	O
Wings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
continuing	O
campaign	O
focusing	O
on	O
Kerrigan	O
and	O
the	O
Zerg	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
saga	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
is	O
ultimately	O
completed	O
with	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
new	O
units	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
all	O
three	O
races	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
changing	O
existing	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
makes	O
groundbreaking	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
economy-aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
is	O
concluded	O
by	O
following	O
the	O
Protoss	O
Race	O
in	O
their	O
quest	O
to	O
reclaim	O
their	O
homeworld	O
and	O
for	O
Kerrigan	O
to	O
ultimately	O
slay	O
the	O
greatest	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
BlizzCon	O
2015	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
Future	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
presentation	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Blizzard	O
will	O
release	O
additional	O
mission	O
packs	O
to	O
keep	O
players	O
engaged	O
with	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
pack	O
is	O
called	O
Nova	B-Application
Covert	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
,	O
and	O
will	O
center	O
around	O
the	O
character	O
Nova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
Starter	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
new	O
commanders	O
are	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Co-Op	O
mode	O
in	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
as	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
Karax	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
addition	O
given	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
spurred	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
two	O
authorized	O
add-on	O
titles	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
failed	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
deviation	O
into	O
a	O
genre	O
other	O
than	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insurrection	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
add-on	O
pack	O
released	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
Confederate	O
colony	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
campaign	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
each	O
race	O
in	O
three	O
separate	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
campaign	O
,	O
Terran	O
colonists	O
attempt	O
to	O
defend	O
themselves	O
from	O
the	O
Zerg	O
invasion	O
of	O
the	O
sector	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
from	O
a	O
rising	O
insurgency	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insurrection	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
reviewers	O
for	O
lacking	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
widely	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retribution	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
authorized	O
add-on	O
packs	O
released	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
second	O
campaign	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
revolving	O
around	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
a	O
crystal	O
of	O
immense	O
power	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Xel'Naga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ghost	I-Device
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
tactical	O
stealth	O
game	O
for	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
developed	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
constantly	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
various	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
development	O
team	O
from	O
Nihilistic	O
Software	O
to	O
Swingin	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Ape	I-Application
Studios	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
until	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Polygon	O
,	O
that	O
Chris	O
Metzen	O
confirmed	O
that	O
StarCraft	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ghost	I-Device
was	O
indeed	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
still	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
FPS	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
summer	O
2019	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
2nd	O
project	O
called	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Ares	O
that	O
was	O
cancelled	O
when	O
Blizzard	O
focused	O
on	O
developing	O
Overwatch	O
2	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
4	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
began	O
planning	O
development	O
on	O
StarCraft	B-Application
in	O
1995	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
made	O
its	O
debut	O
at	O
E3	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
also	O
marked	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
film	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
cinematic	O
cut	O
scenes	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
simply	O
gap	O
fillers	O
that	O
often	O
deviated	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
later	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
introducing	O
high	O
quality	O
cinematics	O
integral	O
to	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
is	O
cited	O
as	O
having	O
changed	O
this	O
perception	O
and	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
companies	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
standard	O
regarding	O
such	O
cut	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
add-on	O
packs	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
the	O
official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
responsible	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
returned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
StarCrafts	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
were	O
assisted	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
Saffire	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
contracted	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tasks	O
consisting	O
of	O
programming	O
and	O
design	O
for	O
levels	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ghost	I-Device
began	O
development	O
under	O
Nihilistic	O
Software	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
during	O
late	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
StarCraft	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
Ghost	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
tactical	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
press	O
was	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
direction	O
taken	O
by	O
Ghost	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
consistently	O
delayed	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
Nihilistic	O
Software	O
discontinued	O
their	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
Worldwide	O
Invitational	O
in	O
Seoul	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Medusa	O
,	O
for	O
concurrent	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
Blizzard	O
announced	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
StarCraft	B-Application
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Glenn	O
Stafford	O
,	O
Jason	O
Hayes	O
,	O
and	O
Tracey	O
W	O
.	O
Bush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Derek	O
Duke	O
,	O
Glenn	O
Stafford	O
,	O
Neal	O
Acree	O
,	O
and	O
Russell	O
Brower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brower	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
Director	O
of	O
Audio	O
,	O
has	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
serves	O
two	O
functions	O
:	O
the	O
music	O
heard	O
during	O
gameplay	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
unobtrusive	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
focus	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
music	O
that	O
attaches	O
to	O
the	O
cinematic	O
interludes	O
permitted	O
to	O
become	O
more	O
distinctive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brower	O
has	O
also	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
certain	O
musical	O
themes	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
become	O
associated	O
with	O
certain	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
technique	O
borrowed	O
from	O
composers	O
such	O
as	O
John	O
Williams	O
and	O
Richard	O
Wagner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brower	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
StarCraft	B-Application
series	O
was	O
produced	O
on	O
keyboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
material	O
for	O
the	O
Wings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
soundtrack	O
spans	O
approximately	O
four	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brower	O
has	O
said	O
in	O
interviews	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
was	O
consciously	O
seeking	O
a	O
film-score	O
feel	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
short	O
commentary	O
provided	O
for	O
Blizzard	O
,	O
he	O
recounted	O
that	O
the	O
orchestral	O
music	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
was	O
performed	O
by	O
78	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Symphony	O
and	O
Opera	O
and	O
recorded	O
at	O
the	O
Skywalker	O
stage	O
at	O
the	O
Lucasfilm	O
Ranch	O
in	O
Marin	O
County	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
'	O
Skywalker	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
 '	O
,	O
conducted	O
by	O
Eímear	O
Noone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
orchestral	O
music	O
for	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Swarm	I-Application
was	O
likewise	O
recorded	O
in	O
Marin	O
County	O
,	O
again	O
with	O
the	O
services	O
of	O
Kurlander	O
and	O
Noone	O
,	O
with	O
80	O
performers	O
from	O
the	O
Skywalker	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brower	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
in	O
2013	O
that	O
he	O
intended	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
associative	O
musical	O
themes	O
in	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
StarCraft	B-Application
series	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
at	O
least	O
12	O
novelizations	O
and	O
an	O
anthology	O
,	O
all	O
published	O
by	O
Simon	O
&	O
Schuster	O
,	O
two	O
short	O
stories	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
graphic	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
BlizzCon	O
2007	O
,	O
Chris	O
Metzen	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
to	O
novelize	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
into	O
a	O
definitive	O
text-based	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
novel	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Uprising	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Micky	O
Neilson	O
,	O
a	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
employee	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
only	O
as	O
an	O
e-book	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
novel	O
,	O
entitled	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Liberty	O
's	O
Crusade	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
campaign	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
following	O
on	O
a	O
journalist	O
following	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
Terran	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Grubb	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
StarCraft	B-Application
novel	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
paperback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Xel'Naga	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
July	O
2001	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
novel	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Anderson	O
under	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
Gabriel	O
Mesta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
link	O
between	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fantasy	O
author	O
Tracy	O
Hickman	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
fourth	O
novel	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Speed	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
June	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	O
of	O
Darkness	O
is	O
written	O
from	O
the	O
viewpoint	O
of	O
a	O
Confederate	O
marine	B-Application
during	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
novels	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
e-book	O
Uprising	O
,	O
were	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
anthology	O
entitled	O
The	O
StarCraft	B-Application
Archive	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
novel	O
entitled	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Queen	O
of	O
Blades	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
Aaron	O
S	O
.	O
Rosenberg	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
campaign	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
Jim	O
Raynor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
by	O
StarCraft	B-Device
Ghost	I-Device
:	O
Nova	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
early	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Nova	O
from	O
the	O
postponed	O
StarCraft	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ghost	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
Keith	O
R.A.	O
DeCandido	O
,	O
the	O
novel	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ghost	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
continued	O
despite	O
the	O
postponement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
Christie	O
Golden	O
,	O
an	O
author	O
whose	O
previous	O
work	O
included	O
novels	O
in	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
Warcraft	B-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
trilogy	O
entitled	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Dark	O
Templar	O
Saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trilogy	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
link	O
between	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
Keith	O
R.A.	O
DeCandido	O
and	O
David	O
Gerrold	O
authored	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ghost	I-Device
Academy	O
to	O
elaborate	O
the	O
training	O
of	O
Nova	O
as	O
an	O
espionage	O
agent	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Simon	O
&	O
Schuster	O
published	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Device
Ghost	I-Device
:	O
Spectres	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
novel	O
StarCraft	B-Device
Ghost	I-Device
:	O
Nova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timothy	O
Zahn	O
released	O
Starcraft	B-Application
:	O
Evolution	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
authorized	O
two	O
short	O
stories	O
in	O
Amazing	O
Stories	O
magazine	O
,	O
entitled	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Revelations	O
and	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Hybrid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
New	O
York	O
Comic-Con	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
TokyoPop	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
graphic	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
series	O
were	O
announced	O
:	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Frontline	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
short	O
story	O
anthologies	O
that	O
spanned	O
four	O
volumes	O
,	O
and	O
StarCraft	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ghost	I-Device
Academy	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Keith	O
R.A.	O
DeCandido	O
and	O
follows	O
several	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nova	O
,	O
during	O
their	O
training	O
as	O
the	O
psychic	O
assassins	O
called	O
"	O
ghosts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
Starcraft	B-Application
graphic	O
novel	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Wildstorm	O
and	O
DC	O
Comics	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
outlaws	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
last	O
job	O
,	O
the	O
assassination	O
of	O
Jim	O
Raynor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
action	B-Application
figures	O
and	O
collectable	O
statues	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
units	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
have	O
been	O
produced	O
by	O
ToyCom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
model	O
kits	O
,	O
made	O
by	O
Academy	O
Hobby	O
Model	O
Kits	O
,	O
were	O
also	O
produced	O
,	O
displaying	O
1/30scale	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
marine	B-Application
and	O
the	O
hydralisk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
licensed	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
Alternity	O
based	O
game	O
entitled	O
StarCraft	B-Application
Adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
released	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
over	O
15	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
universe	O
as	O
playable	O
heroes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Artanis	O
,	O
Kerrigan	O
,	O
Nova	O
,	O
Raynor	O
,	O
and	O
Zeratul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
two	O
StarCraft-themed	O
battlegrounds	O
,	O
Braxis	O
Holdout	O
and	O
Warhead	O
Junction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Terran	O
and	O
Zerg	O
Theme	O
,	O
are	O
present	O
as	O
background	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
originated	O
as	O
a	O
custom	O
map	O
called	O
"	O
Blizzard	B-Application
DOTA	I-Application
"	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
feature	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
StarCraft	B-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
for	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
1.5million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
next	O
decade	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
sold	O
over	O
9.5million	O
copies	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
,	O
with	O
4.5million	O
of	O
these	O
being	O
sold	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
reported	O
that	O
its	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
online	O
multiplayer	O
service	O
grew	O
by	O
800percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
remained	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
rapidly	O
grew	O
in	O
popularity	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
establishing	O
a	O
successful	O
pro-gaming	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro-gamers	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
are	O
niche	O
media	O
celebrities	O
and	O
StarCraft	B-Application
games	O
broadcast	O
over	O
three	O
television	O
channels	O
dedicated	O
to	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
has	O
won	O
numerous	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
is	O
often	O
described	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
widely	O
credited	O
with	O
popularizing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
distinct	O
and	O
unique	O
sides	O
—	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
sides	O
of	O
equal	O
ability	O
and	O
strength	O
—	O
in	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Insurrection	B-Application
and	O
Retribution	O
were	O
not	O
particularly	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
generally	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
GameRankings	O
score	O
of	O
95.00	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
PC	O
Zone	O
gave	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
a	O
short	O
but	O
flattering	O
review	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
definitely	O
been	O
worth	O
the	O
wait	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
drew	O
note	O
to	O
the	O
cinematic	O
cut	O
scenes	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
actually	O
feel	O
like	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
afterthought.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
Brood	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
enhancements	O
were	O
"	O
enough	O
to	O
enrich	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
without	O
losing	O
the	O
flavor	O
"	O
while	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
care	O
as	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Warcraft	B-Application
and	O
Starcraft	B-Application
as	O
number	O
32	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
StarCraft	B-Application
took	O
it	O
all	O
a	O
step	O
further	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
innovative	O
campaign	O
structure	O
and	O
fantastic	O
game	O
balance	O
for	O
endless	O
hours	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
performed	O
very	O
well	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
,	O
selling	O
1.8	O
million	O
copies	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
forty	O
eight	O
hours	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
breaks	O
the	O
record	O
of	O
best	O
selling	O
strategy	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
Wings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
6	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
success	O
continued	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Swarm	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
GameRankings	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
86%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
was	O
similarly	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
GameRankings	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
88%	O
while	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
number	O
of	O
tournaments	O
have	O
been	O
hosted	O
in	O
Korea	O
and	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
GOMTV	B-Application
Global	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
League	O
(	O
GSL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
system	O
by	O
Google	O
's	O
DeepMind	B-Application
(	O
called	O
"	O
AlphaStar	O
"	O
)	O
beat	O
professional	O
players	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
(	O
including	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
)	O
sold	O
11	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2009	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best	B-Application
selling	I-Application
PC	I-Application
strategy	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
