- Dates: March 31, 1998 - July 27, 2010
- Type: Video Game Series
StarCraft is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney, and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series centers on a galactic struggle for dominance between three species-the adaptable and mobile Terrans, the insectoid Zerg, and the enigmatic Protoss-in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy known as the Koprulu Sector at the beginning of the 26th century.