GOG has vowed to protect Warcraft 1 and a pair of although they’re set to be delisted from its retailer on thirteenth December, 2024.
While not confirmed, it is possible the video games are being pulled due to the not too long ago launched remasters.
As a part of its recreation preservation efforts, nevertheless, GOG wrote in a weblog submit that after a recreation joins its archive program, the corporate will “pledge to keep up [a game’s] compatibility even when it will get delisted from the [GOG] retailer”.
“At GOG, we imagine that video games ought to reside without end,” the crew mentioned. “This implies not solely preserving them but in addition guaranteeing they continue to be accessible, up to date, and pleasing on trendy programs.
“We’re extremely happy with the work we have accomplished on Warcraft 1 and Warcraft 2, bringing them again to life after a long time of unavailability. By means of our efforts, we have launched a number of new options to each titles, together with multiplayer assist over LAN and enhanced graphical choices like antialiasing and anisotropic filtering.”
That is why, as a part of its preservation efforts, GOG says it’s dedicated to making sure “homeowners of these titles can nonetheless count on a seamless expertise and tech assist for these titles”.
“We’re grateful for the chance to work with Blizzard on these titles. Whereas the delisting is unlucky, we guarantee you that each consumer who already owns these video games on GOG will proceed to profit from our dedication and have entry to variations that stay suitable with trendy programs, preserving their expertise for years to return,” GOG concluded.
In Eurogamer’s World of Warcraft 1 & 2 Remastered evaluate, Katharine wrote, “two RTS classics which are nonetheless price enjoying right now, even when the best enemy of each Warcraft armies nonetheless finally ends up being the standard tree”.
