Team 1

Team 1 is a designation for one of the internal development teams of Blizzard Entertainment. As of late 2020, it consists of around 200 individuals.

History
Team 1's existence (in terms of staff, the name was coined much later ) stems back to at least 1994. It is primarily concerned with box products. The original StarCraft was produced by Team 1. They subsequently worked on Warcraft III, and later, StarCraft II and Heroes of the Storm.

After the release of Warcraft III: Reforged, Team 1 began working on a Diablo II remake. However, Reforged was poorly received, and in a postmortem, development of the project was turned over to Team 3 and Vicarious Visions.

On Oct. 15, 2020, Blizzard informed members of Team 1 that it was reorganizing the entire division. In the following weeks, members of the team were given opportunities to interview for jobs elsewhere within Blizzard. Those who did not find positions in the company were gradually cut. Others left for independent studios such as Frost Giant Studios and DreamHaven Inc.