The top-to-bottom upgrade of the seminal
real-time strategy game includes a stunning visual update, over
four hours of updated in-game cutscenes, and full Blizzard
Battle.net® implementation
Warcraft III: Reforged features modern
matchmaking and tournament support, and will be supported well into
the future with gameplay and balance updates
Blizzard Entertainment today proudly unveiled Warcraft® III:
Reforged™, a stunning reimagining of the revolutionary real-time
strategy game that laid the foundation for Azeroth’s most epic
stories. A remake in the truest sense, Warcraft III: Reforged sees
the original Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its award-winning
expansion, The Frozen Throne®, rebuilt from the ground up, with a
thorough visual overhaul, a suite of contemporary social and
matchmaking features via Blizzard Battle.net®, and a pledge of
support for its thriving community of creators—starting with an
upgraded World Editor.
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Warcraft III: Reforged features over four
hours of updated in-game cutscenes. (Graphic: Business Wire)
The founding of Orgrimmar. The fall of Lordaeron. The reign of
the Burning Legion. The rise of the Lich King. Veterans and
newcomers alike will experience these pivotal events in Azeroth’s
history like never before in Warcraft III: Reforged, from the
points of view of four distinct factions: the mighty Orcs, the
noble Humans, the ancient Night Elves, and the insidious Undead
Scourge.
For Warcraft III: Reforged, every character, structure, and
environment has been recreated to emphasize the depth, dimension,
and personality of this rough-hewn world. The Warcraft III saga,
which spans more than 60 campaign missions, enjoys an epic
retelling in Reforged, with over four hours of updated in-game
cutscenes and rerecorded voice-overs that breathe new life into the
earliest renditions of key characters like Sylvanas Windrunner and
Arthas Menethil.
“Warcraft III is monumentally important to us here at Blizzard,
and its influence is evident in everything we’ve done since,” said
J. Allen Brack, President of Blizzard Entertainment. “A project
like Warcraft III: Reforged isn’t something we undertake lightly,
partly because of this legacy, but more importantly, because we
know what it means to our players.”
Warcraft III’s dedicated community of mapmakers has kept the
game thriving since it launched in 2002, and Reforged boasts an
improved World Editor highly influenced by an ongoing dialogue with
this talented group of creators. With countless new tools and
features, the World Editor will set mapmakers free to craft new
universes for players to enjoy. Existing custom maps will be
playable in Reforged, and players will be able to use the new
matchmaker to find partners or opponents for traditional melee and
custom games.
Warcraft III: Reforged will be released in 2019. Those eager to
relive the history of Azeroth can pre-purchase the game today for
$29.99 for the standard edition, and $39.99 for the Spoils of War
Edition, which includes unique skins for four of the game’s hero
units, as well as a host of in-game bonuses for a number of other
Blizzard games, such as a gruesome Meat Wagon mount for World of
Warcraft®, the Third War cardback for Hearthstone®, and more.
For more information on Warcraft III: Reforged, visit the
official website at http://www.playwarcraft3.com. For screenshots,
video, and other media, go to
https://blizzard.gamespress.com/classic.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®,
Hearthstone®, Overwatch®, the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
franchises, and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm®, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track
record includes twenty-two #1 games and multiple Game of the Year
awards. The company's online gaming service, Blizzard Battle.net®,
is one of the largest online-gaming services in the world, with
millions of active players.
*Sales and/or downloads, based on internal company records and
reports from key distribution partners.
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Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about the availability,
features, and functionality of Warcraft III: Reforged, are
forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number
of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Blizzard
Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from
those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this
release include unanticipated product delays and other factors
identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s
most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this
release are based upon information available to Blizzard
Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this
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other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause
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