Last night, Blizzard held its Warcraft 30th Anniversary stream and just as predicted, the company did indeed reveal a new remaster for its original RTS, Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. That wasn't all though, there is also a remaster for Warcraft 2, and even a major update for Warcraft 3: Reforged. 

The Warcraft 1 & 2 remasters are already available via Battle.net. The new versions of the games feature new hand-drawn art, HD assets and UI improvements. Warcraft 1 in particular will see a big control update, improving game speed and adding a right-click to move option. Players of both remasters will also be pleased to know that they can now select more units to move around compared to the original games.

A big patch for Warcraft 3: Reforged, which was Blizzard's worst-rated game of all time, will overhaul the game's lighting and environments, and the game will also get additional UI improvements. Hopefully after this update, Warcraft 3: Reforged will be a bit more palatable to fans who were disappointed by the game at launch.

All three classic Warcraft RTS remasters also include a graphics toggle, so you can easily switch between modern and classic graphics modes. A bundle including all three games, as well as the original versions of Warcraft 1 & 2, is now available on Battle.net for £34.99.

KitGuru Says: I missed out on the Warcraft RTS games back in the day, as I was much more enamoured with Age of Empires, Age of Mythology and Empire Earth. Hopefully, these remasters will be a good introduction to the classic games for newcomers like myself. 

 

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