Starcraft fans everywhere will be thrilled to hear that Blizzard will make their favorite real-time strategy game in the universe great again.
Launched in 1998 and seen as one of the best RTS games ever made, Starcraft is getting a major makeover. Blizzard is updating the game with 4K graphics and new audio. If that's not enough, Starcraft: Remastered will be available as a free-to-play game, and that includes both single-player and multiplayer campaigns.
StarCraft®: Remastered upgrades the essential sci-fi strategy experience from beginning to end. Welcome back to the original game and its award-winning expansion, StarCraft: Brood War. We've remastered our units, buildings, and environments, improved game audio, and broadened our supported resolutions. That being said, StarCraft is getting a remastered edition of the title after previous speculation of its release, allowing gamers the chance to relive the fantasy of the story in up to date graphics and enhanced mechanics. StarCraft Remastered was announced for a release back in March, but no additional word had been given on the subject since.
Blizzard president Mike Morhaime delivered the news over the weekend at the I <3 StarCraft event in South Korea, Kotaku reports. Morhaime said the gameplay itself will not see any big changes. Blizzard is only tweaking graphics and sound, which is great news.
Animal crossing release day. The original version of Starcraft and StarCraft: Remastered will be compatible with one another for both single player games and online play. Both the original StarCraft and the Brood War expansion will be included in the remastered version, which means you'll be able to replay all campaigns, and use all your favorite units in online clashes.
Speaking of multiplayer games, Starcraft players will be able to challenge each other online using the Blizzard App (Battle.net), just like they do with other Blizzard games including Heartstone and Overwatch. The app will automatically match players with others of similar skill levels while taking also taking race preferences into consideration.
The game will be out this summer, Blizzard said, without revealing any actual release date. We do have a trailer for the game, however, which shows the cosmetic changes that are in the works.
It's happening again, and soon: You can have StarCraft: Remastered, a visually reworked version of the legendary 1998 real-time strategy game that's become an exalted eSport, on August 14 for $14.99. That includes the expansion pack, StarCraft: Brood War.
Animal crossing release day. The original version of Starcraft and StarCraft: Remastered will be compatible with one another for both single player games and online play. Both the original StarCraft and the Brood War expansion will be included in the remastered version, which means you'll be able to replay all campaigns, and use all your favorite units in online clashes.
Speaking of multiplayer games, Starcraft players will be able to challenge each other online using the Blizzard App (Battle.net), just like they do with other Blizzard games including Heartstone and Overwatch. The app will automatically match players with others of similar skill levels while taking also taking race preferences into consideration.
The game will be out this summer, Blizzard said, without revealing any actual release date. We do have a trailer for the game, however, which shows the cosmetic changes that are in the works.
It's happening again, and soon: You can have StarCraft: Remastered, a visually reworked version of the legendary 1998 real-time strategy game that's become an exalted eSport, on August 14 for $14.99. That includes the expansion pack, StarCraft: Brood War.
Battle net customer support number. Is it really the same game? Yes and no. As every unit, building and environmental backdrop has been upgraded to the sort of crisp, filigreed levels you'd expect from units, buildings and environments in a 2017 game (including support for widescreen display ratios and ultra-high-definition 4K graphics), it looks quite different from the original. Blizzard also re-recorded all the audio, added illustrated interludes and modernized the game's online features with stuff like leaderboards, stat tracking and cloud saves. No casual observer would mistake it for the 1998 original, in other words.
But strip the shiny window dressing away — you can do so with the tap of a button, cycling between old and new visuals at leisure — and it's still the same tactical experience, with gameplay that's identical to the original. So identical, in fact, that you can cross-play between the original (available for free) and remastered versions. Blizzard reportedly worked with StarCraft eSports champs to ensure the game remained faithful in all the ways that matter.
What's a real-time strategy game? If you're not certain, fair enough. The genre's halcyon 'mainstream gaming' days are behind us, though as Blizzard loves to point out, the original StarCraft‘s number of concurrent players is still robust. As eSports go, there's no lack of interest in the genre's offshoots. And who knows where things go if StarCraft: Remastered catalyzes professional interest in the Brood War scene. It's certainly going to be an interesting summer.