'StarCraft: Remastered' Release Date: Blizzard Confirms Summer Launch

By Jessica Ferrera, Christian Post Contributor Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Blizzard Entertainment has recently announced that their classic real-time strategy game "StarCraft" is going to be re-released with greater graphics resolution and slated to launch in summer.

The classic "StarCraft" game is famous for its military science fiction setting since its original release in 1998. Blizzard managed to maintain the hype among gamers of the franchise through its continuous launching of game expansions and spin-off titles over the years, with the latest game "StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops" out in 2015.

The news was reportedly brought by Blizzard president Mike Morhaime during the recently concluded "I Kotaku. The upcoming release is now being dubbed as "StarCraft: Remastered" and will contain 4K ultra high-definition versions of the franchise's first-ever released title as well as the "StarCraft: Brood War" expansion.

As indicated on "StarCraft's" official website, apart from having more defined graphics, the remastered release will also feature a revamped audio, matchmaking options, plus the sought-after classic gameplay.

"We've remastered our units, buildings, and environments, improved game audio, and broadened our supported resolutions. Illustrated interludes bring the struggles and victories of heroes like Artanis, Fenix, Tassadar, Raynor and Kerrigan to life like never before. Most importantly, the strategy gameplay that StarCraft perfected years ago remains unchanged," developers tease through the game's official website.

Blizzard promised that despite the major revamp, they will work hard to retain the classic elements that gamers have grown to love since 1998. Players will get the chance to play with familiar units such as the Terrans, Protoss and Zerg.

The game developers also entice players with the major restoration of real-time strategy gaming through the launch of "StarCraft: Remastered," saying, "Command the mechanized Terrans, psi-powered Protoss, and insectoid Zerg as they vie for map control of eight unique environments. Build your base and conscript your army in a real-time, military sci-fi vision of the future."

Meanwhile, Blizzard is yet to announce other details about "StarCraft: Remastered" such as its specific release date and price.