Warcraft I and II get a new remaster that’s available now

Blizzard just released Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest, which collects remasters of realtime strategy classics Warcraft I and II, as well as a 2.0 update for Warcraft III: Reforged. The company announced the collection, which is $39.99 on Battle.net, during today’s Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct livestream.

The first two games have been updated much the same way that Starcraft was in 2017, replacing the original game sprites and maps with more detailed, high-res artwork. Both games also have “updated quality of life features for modern day gaming,” according to the Battle.net store page for the collection. While the third game is supported on Macs, the first two are PC-only.

Warcraft III: Reforged 2.0 looks like the company’s attempt to make up for the widely-panned 2020 remaster, Warcraft III: Reforged, a game that was so hated that the company started offering a no-questions-asked automated refund policy. Blizzard says it has updated environments and “fully customizable visuals,” as well as an option to play with the game’s original graphics at a higher resolution.

In addition to the remasters, Blizzard also announced a January 2025 Hearthstone / StarCraft crossover called “Heroes of StarCraft” centered around StarCraft. (It’s no new StarCraft game, but at least Blizzard mentioned the series, I suppose). Blizzard is also updating World Of Warcraft, adding things like a new dungeon to the modern version, and a version of Mists of Pandaria for WoW Classic that resembles the expansion as it was in 2012. And Warcraft Rumble will launch in beta on PC on December 10th.