StarCraft product chronology

A timeline of events relating to the StarCraft franchise.

1998

 * April 1, StarCraft is first released for the PC.
 * June 1, StarCraft Shareware first released for the PC.
 * July 31, StarCraft: Insurrection is released.
 * November 30: StarCraft: Brood War is released for the PC.
 * StarCraft: Retribution is released.

1999

 * StarCraft is released for the Apple Macintosh.
 * StarCraft is named the best-selling computer game for 1998
 * February to June: StarCraft Enslavers: Dark Vengeance released on Blizzard's Maps of the Month (five parts).
 * March 26: Mercenaries is released on Blizzard's Maps of the Month.
 * March 29, StarCraft: Revelations published in Amazing Stories.

2000

 * March 1, Alternity: StarCraft Edition, a mini-game for the Alternity RPG game rules, is released.
 * Spring, StarCraft: Hybrid published in Amazing Stories.
 * June 12, StarCraft is ported to the Nintendo 64.
 * October 27, Deception is released on Blizzard's Maps of the Month.
 * December 18, the StarCraft: Uprising ebook is published.

2001

 * January 31: Mercenaries II is released on Blizzard's Maps of the Month.
 * March: StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade is published.
 * June: StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga is published.

2002

 * May, StarCraft: Speed of Darkness is published.
 * Sept 22, StarCraft: Ghost is announced by Blizzard.

2006

 * March 24, StarCraft: Ghost is "indefinitely postponed" by Blizzard, which insists it hasn't been canceled.
 * May, StarCraft: Queen of Blades is published.
 * November 28, StarCraft: Ghost: Nova is published.

2007

 * May 19, StarCraft II announced.
 * May 22, StarCraft: the Dark Templar Saga #1: Firstborn published.
 * May 25, Tychus Findlay polystone statue available for sale.
 * October, StarCraft the Board Game published.
 * November 13, StarCraft Archive published.
 * November 27, StarCraft: the Dark Templar Saga #2: Shadow Hunters published.

2008

 * August 1, StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 1 published.


 * November 1, Echoes of War, Legendary Edition available for sale.


 * November 22, Echoes of War, Standard Edition available for sale.


 * December 17, StarCraft: The Board Game: Brood War, an expansion set to StarCraft: The Board Game, goes on sale.


 * December 19, Echoes of War: The music of Blizzard Entertainment available for download (in whole and in part) from iTunes.


 * December 30, StarCraft: I, Mengsk published.

2009

 * January 1, the second volume of StarCraft: Frontline published.


 * May 27: StarCraft comic issue #1 is due.


 * June 30: StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga: Twilight is due.


 * July 6: StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 3 set to be published.


 * October 13: StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 4

2010

 * June 1st: StarCraft: Ghost: Spectres set to be published.


 * StarCraft: Ghost Academy set to be published.

Other Releases
A number of other StarCraft products are set to be released, though the release dates of such works are unknown or contradictory. These works include;

Several StarCraft graphic novels released over the next two-and-a-half years, estimated at eight. Jeremy Ross of Tokyopop commented that they would like to make a graphic novel from the point of view of the zerg, which would be challenging.


 * A sequel to StarCraft: Queen of Blades called StarCraft: Heir of Adun, possibly by Aaron S. Rosenberg.  Blizzard is unsure on the final author selection.


 * A novelization (or novelizations as the case may be) of StarCraft: Brood War.


 * A possible second novel by Graham McNeill.