Warcraft 2: Remastered appears to be within the playing cards, as an “inside alpha” containing a emblem and paintings was not too long ago found on Blizzard’s servers.
By way of Wowhead, the leak comes from Blizzard’s personal CDN (content material supply community) servers. Certainly one of Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness’ huge improvements again in 1995 was its deal with naval and airborne fight, and the leaked inside alpha consists of paintings showcasing a human warship crusing on a stormy sea.
Blizzard is at present gearing up for the Warcraft franchise’s 30th anniversary, and shall be internet hosting a livestream on November 13 to have fun. The developer has acknowledged the stream could have “one thing for everybody,” together with followers of the outdated Warcraft technique video games. There isn’t any BlizzCon this yr, so followers expect some huge bulletins usually reserved for Blizzard’s annual fan conference to as an alternative be made in the course of the 30th anniversary-stream.
That definitely makes it seem to be Warcraft 2: Remastered shall be introduced in the course of the livestream, however Blizzard up to now has not formally introduced the sport. It would not be the primary basic Blizzard title to obtain the remaster therapy, with Blizzard having beforehand remastered the unique StarCraft in 2017 in addition to Diablo 2 in 2021 as Diablo 2: Resurrected.
Blizzard additionally, infamously, remastered probably the most beloved RTS video games of all time with 2020’s Warcraft 3: Reforged. Usually hailed as Blizzard’s first “unhealthy sport,” the remaster for a lot of followers wasn’t what was initially promised, and in some ways felt like a step down from the unique Warcraft 3. The reception to Warcraft 3: Reforged was so unhealthy that Blizzard provided “no-questions requested” refunds, with a later report stating the sport was a sufferer of funds cuts and mismanagement.
There’s proof to counsel Blizzard could also be giving Warcraft 3: Reforged a redo as effectively. A Blizzard survey asking gamers a few potential Reforged relaunch final yr generated headlines. Final month, the sport’s public check realm servers briefly confirmed an unannounced 2.0 construct earlier than being eliminated a number of hours later, however nothing has been formally introduced.
Not content material to attend for an official Blizzard remaster, followers have already taken to updating Warcraft 2 for the trendy age. One fan mission, known as Warcraft: Chronicles of Struggle, reimagines Warcraft 2 utilizing Warcraft 3: Reforged’s engine. Its Horde marketing campaign is at present playable without spending a dime for individuals who already personal Reforged.
As followers anticipate extra information in the course of the 30th anniversary-livestream, Blizzard has provided various methods to have fun the franchise throughout its numerous video games, together with Warcraft-themed skins in Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2. World of Warcraft: The Struggle Inside’s newest replace is nearly fully centered across the sport’s twentieth anniversary, letting gamers sort out “Timewalking” variations of unique WoW dungeons and earn up to date variations of a number of the sport’s most iconic armor units.