Warcraft 1 and Warcraft 2 will be delisted from GOG later this month, but the PC Store says that won’t stop it from offering the support it promised for the two games when it included them in the initial batch of titles for the new preservation program he announced last month.
If you’re not aware, GOG announced that an initial group of 100 games, including Fallout: New Vegas and Diablo + Hellfire, have been selected for store support to ensure they stick around. “updated and ready to run on current and future PC configurations.” GOG suggested that it aims to gradually increase the number of games it offers this support for over the next few years.
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In a new blog post, GOG revealed that both classic Warcraft titles are “scheduled to be removed from GOG on December 13, at the publisher’s request.”
This news comes shortly after Blizzard released its own remasters of Warcraft 1, aka Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, and Warcraft 2 during the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Live last month, because of course it did.
“We’re incredibly proud of the work we’ve done on Warcraft 1 and Warcraft 2, bringing them back to life after decades of unavailability,” GOG wrote in their post, “Through our efforts, we’ve introduced several new features to both titles, including multiplayer support over LAN and improved graphics options such as antialiasing and anisotropic filtering.”
He also added that this delisting is not the end of the road when it comes to the store providing the support that games were meant to receive as part of that preservation program, announcing an additional aspect to that initiative, which is as follows: “Once a game joins the Program, we are committed to maintaining its compatibility even if it is removed from the store. This means that owners of those titles can still expect a seamless experience and technical support for those titles. This also considers possible changes to the Windows operating system that may impact gameplay. of games.”
So there you have it, if you choose to purchase the GOG versions of Warcrafts 1 and 2 before they are retired, or if they are already in your library, they will still receive that support.
Are you planning on picking up these WOW classics on GOG before they’re released and have you been busy playing those recently released Blizzard remasters? Let us know below!
