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Starcraft Remastered confirmed [Summer 2017]. Original SC/BW to be free!

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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew

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Highlighted Features:
  • Original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War expansion (Base code is the same. Includes Campaign and Multiplayer).
  • Remastered Graphics (4K UHD Support + detailed visuals + updated portraits and unit, ability to really zoom in or out).
  • Revised Dialogue and Audio (The original soundtrack and dialogue, re-recorded and rejuvenated).
  • Blizzard Friends and Matchmaking (Anti-cheat, LAN & Online Play, HD and Non-HD users can play together).
  • Classic StarCraft Gameplay* (New comic book interludes tell the original story with a fresh coat of paint).
  • Cloud Saves (Campaign, Custom Maps, Replays, and Keybinds).
  • Localization in 13 languages (English, German, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish (LatAm), Spanish (European), Polish, Italian, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese).
  • Compatible with Windows (7, 8, 10) and Mac (Soon).

StarCraft: Brood War is also getting patched to version 1.18 (OUT NOW!), which includes bug fixes and improvements, including the ability to rebind keys; observer mode; modern anti-cheat measures; compatibility improvements for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10; and more. Once the update is live, StarCraft Anthology, which includes the original game and the Brood War expansion, will be free to download and play!!


Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ypU9j4w3_w
More info here: www.starcraft.com
Interview here: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/520464-an-interview-with-the-devs-of-starcraft-remastered

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Press Release:

The groundbreaking sci-fi real-time strategy game remastered in 4K Ultra High Definition, to include all content from the original award-winning game and its renowned expansion, StarCraft: Brood War®.

StarCraft: Remastered maintains the gameplay and balance that set the standard for the RTS genre, while updating graphics and audio, and adding matchmaking, ladder, social features, and more!

IRVINE, California—March 27, 2017—One of the highest rated, most celebrated games of all time has evolved. Blizzard Entertainment today unveiled StarCraft®: Remastered, a reverently crafted modernization of the original award-winning real-time strategy game. StarCraft: Remastered will offer a full graphical overhaul of the original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War® expansion, while preserving the sublime gameplay that captivated millions of gamers around the world and served as the foundation for professional global esports.

“StarCraft is a pure distillation of Blizzard’s DNA—its story, its balance, and all the little details reflect our long-running commitment to epic entertainment, and it’s been a staple in competitive gaming and esports for almost 20 years,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “With StarCraft: Remastered, we’re modernizing the original game’s visuals, audio, and online support to ensure that players can enjoy StarCraft for another 20 years and beyond.”

The remastered graphics and audio will bring a modern look and feel to the timeless classic, with widescreen UHD support for up to 4K resolution. Other updates will include new illustrations to enhance storytelling in the StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War campaign missions; advanced matchmaking; full connectivity to Blizzard’s gaming network for social features and updates; cloud saving for campaign progress, custom maps, replays, and keybinds; support for eight new languages in addition to the original five; and more. While these improvements will bring StarCraft to the modern era, gameplay and balance have been precisely preserved, for an experience that will feel identical to veteran players.

Blizzard is developing StarCraft: Remastered for release on Windows® and Mac® PCs, with an anticipated release date this summer. Pricing and related information on StarCraft: Remastered will be announced at a later date. Prepare to venture once again onto the planetary battlefields of the war-torn Koprulu Sector; command the forces of the zerg, protoss, and terrans in their struggle for galactic domination; relive the epic saga of Marshal Jim Raynor, Kerrigan, and Praetor Fenix; or just vie for the GG against fellow players in this rejuvenated version of the online competitive RTS that set the bar for an entire genre.

Learn more at www.starcraft.com.

In preparation for StarCraft: Remastered, Blizzard Entertainment will update StarCraft: Brood War later this week to version 1.18. The update will include bug fixes and improvements, including the ability to rebind keys; observer mode; modern anti-cheat measures; compatibility improvements for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10; and more. Once the update is live, StarCraft Anthology, which includes the original game and the Brood War expansion, will be free to download and play.
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Perineum

Member
I don't get the point of OG getting update and being free when we haven't heard if REmaster is a purchase folks have to make.
 
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Syf

Banned
SO hyped. I'm so glad they didn't use SC2 graphics but cleaned up the original. Can't freakin' wait!
 
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kayos90

Tragic victim of fan death
Hilarious that SC Remastered will probably be used for competitive scenes rather than the sequel.
 
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jabuseika

Member
H.Cornerstone said:
It looks... almost cartoonish?

And do people really dislike SC II that much?
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SC2 is a good game, but many feel like they added too many bullshit units, spells, deathballs, insta lose your army if you're not looking, too many harass units.

A lot of people just want a more basic RTS like Brood War.
 
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dhonk

Member
mysteriousmage09 said:
I don't like it. It's way too clean.

I will say, it's at least effort compared to the bullshit they did with Diablo.
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Im not sure what you expected. Honestly the low res nature of the old sprites leaves WAY too much to the imagination for everyone to be happy. Some people are never ever going to be pleased about the interpretation.

Its something that always comes up with these kinds of remasters.
 
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QuixoticNeutral

Member
Wow: free-to-play Brood War classic with Fish integration as a concession to the Korean community. They're gunning for a long-term presence in the PC bang and also giving themselves an out if the remaster crashes with the competitive scene. Meanwhile, the rest of us casual scrubs who migrate to the remaster will get it in widescreen.

H.Cornerstone said:
The new HD version looks... odd.
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The typography on the unit cards does look a little out of place.

kayos90 said:
Hilarious that SC Remastered will probably be used for competitive scenes rather than the sequel.
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Not really. In Korea, sure, where SC2 was already hanging by a thread, but globally I think SC2 will get on just fine in the state it's in, surviving in parallel until the current crop of pros slide into retirement or military service. In the west, it's nice that the campaigns will be accessible again but I honestly don't know how much retention there will be on the ladder long-term when BW is so much harder to play. And no players outside of Korea are in a position to compete on a global scale; the culture and institutional expertise just aren't there to generate a thriving competitive pool.

H.Cornerstone said:
It looks... almost cartoonish?

And do people really dislike SC II that much?
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The situation with BW and SC2 is exactly analogous to Melee and SSB4. The newer game is more accessible and "better designed" in the sense of properly, intentionally signalling its advanced mechanics. The older one is more competitively durable and beloved because of its rich cultural legacy and the attachment to player-discovered, probably not-by-design mechanics that gave it immense competitive depth that will probably never be matched by intentional design. Both of them can thrive in parallel; they excel in completely different ways that speak to different player priorities.
 
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Woorloog

Banned
The new high-rez looks are slightly odd but i think they're faithful enough to the original i won't be complaining.
Looks a lot better than SC2 in any case.
 
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Dizzy-4U

Member
I remember how I got blasted in my first Starcraft online match (1999) because I didn't know how to ally. Good times.
 
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frontovik

Banned
ZombieSupaStar said:
Diablo fans be like

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It will come eventually.


”Compelling stories. Intense multiplayer. Endless replayability. Qualities that made StarCraft, Warcraft III, and Diablo II the titans of their day. Evolving operating systems, hardware, and online services have made them more difficult to be experienced by their loyal followers or reaching a new generation," Blizzard said.

”We're restoring them to glory, and we need your engineering talents, your passion, and your ability to get tough jobs done."

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/11/...re-warcraft-3-diablo-2-and-starcraft-to-glory
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