Warcraft 2: Remastered appears to be set for an announcement from Blizzard soon after a logo for the game appeared on internal servers.
As spotted by Wowhead and X/Twitter user Stiven, Blizzard updated its content delivery network (CDN) to mention a 'Warcraft II: Remastered Internal Alpha.' Blizzard has yet to announce the game, and IGN has asked for comment.
The CDN update also includes background images and logos for Warcraft 2: Remastered, which lean on the original's naval theme.
Warcraft II Remastered !!! 😀 pic.twitter.com/txO5VyL3nS
— Stiven (@Stiven_SRB) November 5, 2024
This all appears to be pointing toward Blizzard’s Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct stream, set for November 13 at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK. Blizzard has said this stream will include "something for everyone," from old-school fans of the real-time strategy games to World of Warcraft players. Warcraft Rumble and Hearthstone will also feature in the stream, which comes in lieu of the canceled BlizzCon 2024.
A Warcraft 2 remaster would certainly fit the bill here. The RTS classic launched on PC in 1995 as a sequel to the groundbreaking Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and met with positive reviews and big sales. Indeed, Blizzard has form in remastering its previous games. StarCraft: Remastered, which is about to launch into Game Pass, launched in 2017, the disastrous Warcraft 3: Reforged launched in 2020, and Diablo 2: Resurrected launched in 2021.
Don’t expect Blizzard to announce Warcraft 4, however. As detailed in the recently-released Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, Blizzard is pretty out on RTS these days. It is reportedly working on a StarCraft shooter, though.
Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment.
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