Blizzard kündigt Starcraft Remastered an – 4k und alles

The software giant Blizzard has announced Starcraft Remastered for the summer. The game is set to be remade, supporting 4k. Blizzard intends to keep the gameplay of StarCraft and Brood War.

There has been buzz in the rumor mill for a while, and now it is ready, and Blizzard is putting it on the menu: Starcraft: Remastered is set to be released in the summer – this is a “graphical overhaul” of the original Starcraft and the Brood War expansion.

StarCraft and Brood War will be revamped

The game will then offer 4k graphics and 1080p cinematics. Audio will also be enhanced. There will be new cutscenes and an introduction in comic book style. However, Blizzard will change nothing about the gameplay and balance.

StarCraft was released in March 1998 and is considered one of the best real-time strategy games of all time.

As Blizzard states: StarCraft is still incredibly popular, especially in South Korea. Despite the outdated graphics, the game remains as popular as ever. That’s why they decided to make a love letter to hardcore StarCraft fans: with StarCraft Remastered.

In addition to graphical improvements, StarCraft: Remastered will also be connected to the Blizzard app, what was recently still known as Battle.net. There will be matchmaking that pits players of similar skill levels against each other in battles.

PCGamer has published a “Before/After” pic here.

The old StarCraft and Brood War will be free

There’s an additional bonus. At the end of March, a new patch for the “old” StarCraft: Brood War will come, bringing the game to 1.18. Once that happens, StarCraft and the expansion Brood War will be free. Not free-to-play, but simply free, given away.

StarCraft: Remastered, on the other hand, will not be free, but it is set to be multiplayer compatible with the original game.

This is not the first time Blizzard has been so generous:

StarCraft 2 free for the chosen ones! Blizzard is treating everyone