Blizzard’s pulling of Warcraft I & II tests GOG’s new Preservation Program
When an updated, remastered, or otherwise spiffed-up version of a game is released, nobody-not long-time fans, not archivists, not anybody, really-ever asks for the original version of that game to be taken down. Does this seem to stop game studios from committing this unforced public relations error? Absolutely not.
Blizzard, a company that has recently released remastered versions ofWarcraft andWarcraft II for $10 and $15, respectively (or in a bundle with III for $40) on its Battle.net storefront, has asked GOG to remove its non-remastered, DRM-free $15 bundle of those games from its store on December 13.
GOG (aka Good Old Games), which recently included Warcraft I and II its Preservation Program, with a "Make Games Live Forever" tagline, suddenly finds itself with a new policy to figure out. So GOG is putting the Warcraft I & II Bundle on sale (discount code "MakeWarcraftLiveForever" for $2 off) and is letting folks know that if they buy it before December 13, they will keep access to it after the delisting, complete with offline installers.