StarCraft: Remastered Release Details

On the evening of June 30th, Blizzard released some juicy details about Starcraft: Remastered; a lovely way to end the month.  Get ready to play the game you loved in modern graphics accompanied with a few other new additions.

Sitting at an affordable price of $14.99, the title will be readily available for Windows and Mac as of August 14th. Obviously, the remaster carefully conserves all the original gameplay and aesthetics. Graphics are the main upgrade, granting widescreen support and up to a whopping 4k resolution. The package also allows gamers to easily switch between original and modern versions, while conjoining the community by creating cross –play between those using oboth renditions of the game.  

Apart from the graphics, the matchmaking, leaderboards, player profiles, cloud saving, hot keys and replays are other features which are either improvements or completely new to the game. Blizzard’s CEO is extremely confident in the title and an exciting statement portrays this;

"Nearly 20 years ago, StarCraft welcomed millions of gamers to an epic sci-fi universe - and also helped form the foundation for esports as we know it today. Passionate gamers around the world are still playing Brood War, both with friends and competitively, so we're modernizing the technology behind StarCraft so that they can continue to enjoy the game for many years to come.”

If you’re already settled on purchasing it, now decide if pre-ordering is the way to go. Pre-order bonuses include three building skins for the game being Char Hive, Korhal Command Center and Aiur Nexus. Bonuses will even go to StarCraft 2, such as a co-op commander and three portraits of StarCraft: Remastered. For avid StarCraft fans it really isn’t a choice.