The Warcraft 30th anniversary brings more games with remastered treatment
This month was the 30th anniversary of Warcraft as one of the biggest franchises of Blizzard Entertainment and while there was an expectation that we might be seeing a proper 4th game (not counting World of Warcraft), Blizzard has other plans.
With this, Blizzard announced Warcraft I & II: Remastered or the massive update for both Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and its expansion, Beyond the Dark Portal, released as a stand-alone game.
Expect mastered graphics, updated UI, and modern controls, with both games retaining their original stories and in the case of Warcraft II, it will include both classic and remastered graphics modes, along with the online PvP multiplayer.
And of course, Warcraft III: Reforged
Warcraft 3: Reforged Patch 2.0, which “overhauls the environments and lighting and revamps the user interface”, according to Chan. “In addition, we are uprising all classic Warcraft 3 assets to HD.”
All three titles are available as part of the Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest, which is priced at $39.99.
As for World of Warcraft
Blizzard has announced plans to add player housing to World of Warcraft in its next expansion, Midnight.
Blizzard announced plans to launch World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria Classic in the summer of 2025 too.
