[dropcap size=dropcap]F[/dropcap]ans of classic titles Warcraft and Warcraft II could once again enjoy their favorite games, as Blizzard developers are already working on new and improved versions of their classics, making them compatible with modern PCs.
During this year’s BlizzCon, Allen Brack, World of Warcraft director, hinted that some of his colleagues are working to adapt Warcraft, Warcraft 2 and 3 to the software and hardware requirements of the latest computers. Asked by one of the fans present at the BlizzCon about the old titles, Brack replied: “We are all fans of Warcraft, Warcraft 2 and Warcraft 3 and we would like to be able to play them again”.
The first title in the series, Warcraft: Orcs & Humans was released in 1994 and was followed in 1995 by Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. The most recent game of the series, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos was released in 2002 and can still be played on some of today’s computers.
On another train of thoughts, Allen Brack talked about the future of World Of Warcraft and the possibility to make the game free to play, due to the decreasing number of players that are willing to pay for such a game. „We would have to rework the game pretty significantly in order to make it free-to-play. It’s not something we’re currently considering” he replied.
Last week, Mike Morhaime, CEO at Blizzard Entertainment, announced that the game has lost 100,000 subscribers in the past three months. The number of subscribers was thus reduced to a total of 7.6 million. In an attempt to encourage players to return to the lands of Azeroth, Blizzard announced a new expansion for the game, Warlords of Draenor.
“Player response to the content has been good, and we saw increased engagement that has contributed to maintaining relatively stable subscribership quarter-over-quarter,” Morhaime said. “We’ll continue to invest heavily in World of Warcraft to deliver frequent, high-quality content to our players. We have more resources focused on developing content for World of Warcraft than ever before. So we expect to continue having a long and happy life,” he added. No mention about the classic titles however, whether some members of the team are working on them or not.
What do you think? Would you like to replay the old games of the Warcraft series?