At the end of this month, GOG will stop selling the first two entries in Blizzard’s Warcraft RTS series. On December 13, the market will be removed from the list Warcraft: Orcs and Humans i Warcraft II: Battle.net editionwhich bundles the original game, tides of darknessand his Beyond the dark portal expansion In a blog entry published on Monday, CD Projekt’s showcase said it was removing the games “at the publisher’s request.”
If you want to grab them before they leave GOG, CD Projekt is offering a modest discount Warcraft I and II package until December 13. If you pay for the game in US dollars, you can save $2 on the bundle. Similar discounts are available for customers paying in euros, sterling and Polish zlotys. To take advantage of the discount, use the code “MakeWarcraftLiveForever” at checkout.
Blizzard did not immediately respond to Engadget’s request for comment, asking the studio to explain the reason for its request. In 2019, Blizzard worked with GOG bring Warcraft i Warcraft II in the window before that, Warcraft: Orcs and Humans had effectively become abandonwarewhich made the game difficult to obtain and run on modern operating systems. If I had to guess, Blizzard’s done now offers remasters of both Warcraft i Warcraft II probably played a big role in the decision.
As a fan of these games, I wish Blizzard would allow GOG to continue selling them. me wrote about the remasters last monthbut in short I’d say the GOG versions do a better job of preservation Warcraft i Warcraft II how they were If there’s any silver lining to the situation, it’s that GOG has pledged to continue supporting both games through its Recently announced preservation program.
“Once a game joins the program, we commit to maintaining its compatibility even if it is removed from the store,” GOG said. “This means that owners of these titles can still expect a seamless experience and technical support for these titles. This also takes into account possible changes to the Windows operating system that may affect the gameplay of the games.”
We’ll update this article if we hear back from Blizzard.
