The game takes place in the medieval-fantasy world of Azeroth several years after the events of Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal. The PC and Macintosh versions of Warcraft III were released on Jby Blizzard Entertainment in North America, and two days later, in Europe by Sierra Entertainment on July 5, 2002. The game follows a strong RTS performance by Blizzard after the release of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, and StarCraft, which all had considerable commercial success.
It is the third installment in the Warcraft series and the fourth real-time strategy game developed by Blizzard studio. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment.
