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StarCraft: Brood War

1998 expansion pack for StarCraft
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StarCraft: Brood War

Summary

StarCraft: Brood War is an expansion add-on[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • StarCraft: Brood War's instance of is recorded as Brood War — instance of (P31): expansion add-on[3].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's instance of is recorded as Brood War — instance of (P31): esports discipline[4].
  • StarCraft: Brood War was published by Brood War — publisher (P123): Sierra Entertainment[5].
  • StarCraft: Brood War was published by Brood War — publisher (P123): Blizzard Entertainment[6].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's genre is Brood War — genre (P136): real-time strategy[7].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's developer is recorded as Brood War — developer (P178): Saffire[8].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's developer is recorded as Brood War — developer (P178): Blizzard Entertainment[9].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's part of the series is recorded as Brood War — part of the series (P179): StarCraft[10].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's designed by is recorded as Brood War — designed by (P287): Chris Metzen[11].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's software version identifier is recorded as 1.22[12].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's platform is recorded as Brood War — platform (P400): personal computer[13].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's platform is recorded as Brood War — platform (P400): macOS[14].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's platform is recorded as Brood War — platform (P400): Classic Mac OS[15].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's platform is recorded as Brood War — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[16].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's game mode is recorded as Brood War — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game[17].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's game mode is recorded as Brood War — game mode (P404): single-player video game[18].
  • StarCraft: Brood War was distributed by Brood War — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[19].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's input device is recorded as Brood War — input device (P479): computer keyboard[20].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's input device is recorded as Brood War — input device (P479): computer mouse[21].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's country of origin is recorded as Brood War — country of origin (P495): United States[22].
  • StarCraft: Brood War was released on November 30, 1998[23].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's translator is recorded as Brood War — translator (P655): Softclub[24].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's ESRB rating is recorded as Brood War — ESRB rating (P852): Teen[25].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's official website is recorded as http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/sc/index.html[26].
  • StarCraft: Brood War's official website is recorded as http://eu.blizzard.com/ru-ru/games/sc/index.html[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Brood War — publisher (P123): Sierra Entertainment[5] and Brood War — publisher (P123): Blizzard Entertainment[6].

Publication

StarCraft: Brood War was published on November 30, 1998[23]. Its genre is Brood War — genre (P136): real-time strategy[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Brood War — part of the series (P179): StarCraft[10]. It was distributed by Brood War — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[19].

Subject and Themes

StarCraft: Brood War's part of the series is recorded as Brood War — part of the series (P179): StarCraft[10].

Why It Matters

StarCraft: Brood War has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Blizzard Entertainment CD-ROM Chris Metzen Classic Mac OS computer keyboard computer mouse macOS Microsoft Windows Saffire Sierra Entertainment United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/StarCraft_Brood_War
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  2. 23d ago · Teiron · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → USK 12
    Senscritique work id → —
    Speedrun.com game id → —
    Developer → Saffire, Blizzard Entertainment
    + 122 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 6680, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180137086|StarCraft: Brood War (#180137086)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online gam"
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