Brood War | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:42:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Brood War | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 StarCraft Remastered is now available worldwide https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/starcraft-remastered-is-now-available-worldwide/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/starcraft-remastered-is-now-available-worldwide/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:42:44 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=343622 Earlier this year, Blizzard announced StarCraft Remastered, the first of its classic games to be brought back and upgraded. Now after a few months of waiting, Blizzard has launched StarCraft Remastered. It's available worldwide now. Back when StarCraft: Remastered was announced, Blizzard began giving away the original version of the game for free. If you …

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Earlier this year, Blizzard announced StarCraft Remastered, the first of its classic games to be brought back and upgraded. Now after a few months of waiting, Blizzard has launched StarCraft Remastered. It's available worldwide now.

Back when StarCraft: Remastered was announced, Blizzard began giving away the original version of the game for free. If you want to upgrade to the remaster, which features 4K resolution support, better audio and Battle.net integration, it will cost $14.99/£12.99.

The game itself is released yesterday on the 14th of August, putting the original StarCraft and the Brood War expansion back in the spotlight. The hope is that this re-release will act as a renaissance for StarCraft in Korea, as the game used to be hugely popular over there but that enthusiasm diminished over the course of StarCraft 2.

If you don't feel like the upgrades made in the remaster are worth the price tag, then you can always grab the classic version of the game for free.

KitGuru Says: StarCraft is one of the all-time greats when it comes to RTS, though I must admit, the remaster's graphical upgrade didn't seem that noteworthy when the first screenshots were released. Still, it will be fun to go back and replay this. Are any of you looking forward to the StarCraft Remaster later this year? 

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StarCraft Remastered launches in August for $15/£13 https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/starcraft-remastered-launches-in-august-for-1513/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/starcraft-remastered-launches-in-august-for-1513/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:36:13 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=339310 Earlier this year, Blizzard announced StarCraft Remastered, the first of its classic games to be brought back and upgraded. Now with a couple more months of development under its belt, Blizzard is ready to announce that we'll be able to get our hands on StarCraft: Remastered in August this year, with a $15 price tag. …

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Earlier this year, Blizzard announced StarCraft Remastered, the first of its classic games to be brought back and upgraded. Now with a couple more months of development under its belt, Blizzard is ready to announce that we'll be able to get our hands on StarCraft: Remastered in August this year, with a $15 price tag.

Back when StarCraft: Remastered was announced, Blizzard began giving away the original version of the game for free. If you want to upgrade to the remaster, which features 4K resolution support, better audio and Battle.net integration, it will cost $14.99/£12.99.

The game itself is releasing on the 14th of August, putting the original StarCraft and the Brood War expansion back in the spotlight. The hope is that this re-release will act as a renaissance for StarCraft in Korea, as the game used to be hugely popular over there but that enthusiasm diminished over the course of StarCraft 2.

If you don't feel like the upgrades made in the remaster are worth the price tag, then you can always grab the classic version of the game for free.

KitGuru Says: StarCraft is one of the all-time greats when it comes to RTS, though I must admit, the remaster's graphical upgrade didn't seem that noteworthy when the first screenshots were released. Still, it will be fun to go back and replay this. Are any of you looking forward to the StarCraft Remaster later this year? 

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The original Starcraft and Brood War expansion are now completely free https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/the-original-starcraft-and-brood-war-expansion-are-now-completely-free/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/the-original-starcraft-and-brood-war-expansion-are-now-completely-free/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:17:26 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=330991 With Starcraft's HD Remaster now just around the corner, Blizzard has gone ahead and made the original game and the Brood War expansion free to download. Starting from today, you can download and play the original versions of Starcraft and Broodwar on both PC and Mac, with a fresh new patch that makes a few …

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With Starcraft's HD Remaster now just around the corner, Blizzard has gone ahead and made the original game and the Brood War expansion free to download. Starting from today, you can download and play the original versions of Starcraft and Broodwar on both PC and Mac, with a fresh new patch that makes a few additions.

Starcraft and Broodwar were both made free as part of Patch 1.18, which fixes the 80s Kerrigan face bug, fixes issues with LAN game discovery and improves anti-cheat capabilities.

Here are the full patch notes:

General:

  • Added windowed fullscreen or windowed mode; use Alt+Enter to switch between.
  • Added UTF-8 support.
  • Added cursor clamping in-game while windowed; unclamped in menus.
  • Added Popular Maps to streamline finding games or game types.
  • Added options to display actions per minute.
  • Added Observer mode.
  • Added opponent information when joining a game lobby.
  • Added autosaving for replays.
  • Added an option to display the game timer.
  • Added UPnP support.
  • Updated to a new OpenGL backend.
  • Improved gameplay responsiveness during multiplayer by increasing turn rate to match LAN speeds over Battle.net.
  • Improved UI layout in Battle.net sections.
  • Improved behavior of available lobbies within the ‘Join Game’ section.
  • Improved compatibility with Windows 7, 8.1, and 10.
  • Improved anticheat capabilities.
  • Improved installation and patching performance.
  • Mac Beta support now available for 10.11 and up.

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed palette issues to correct rainbow water, 80s Kerrigan face in the loading screen, and other graphic glitches.
  • Fixed problems with LAN game discovery.
  • Fixed IME support and other text artifacts in Battle.net menus.
  • LAN and Legacy Battle.net fixes.

Known Issues:

  • The profile section is currently unavailable.

You can find the free download and install links for Starcraft, HERE.

KitGuru Says: I missed out on the original Starcraft back In the day but having heard so many positive things about it, I may go back and check it out now. Are any of you planning on going back to the original Starcraft now that its free?

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StarCraft Remastered rumours are back, potential release planned this summer https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/starcraft-remastered-rumours-are-back-potential-release-planned-this-summer/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/starcraft-remastered-rumours-are-back-potential-release-planned-this-summer/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:30:27 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=325267 It looks like the StarCraft HD remake rumours are doing the rounds again, this time claiming that Blizzard will be releasing the game as soon as May or June. The StarCraft remake would feature the same gameplay elements as the original game to get long-time fans on board but things like graphics and UI elements …

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It looks like the StarCraft HD remake rumours are doing the rounds again, this time claiming that Blizzard will be releasing the game as soon as May or June. The StarCraft remake would feature the same gameplay elements as the original game to get long-time fans on board but things like graphics and UI elements would be updated to modern standards.

This particular rumour comes from Korean esports site, Sports Seoul, which also claims that Blizzard might be preparing to announce this game as soon as next week. However, the report also claims that some of the major stakeholders in StarCraft as an esport were shown an early build behind closed doors at Blizzcon last November.

This isn't the first time we have heard about StarCraft coming back in HD form though. Reports first began popping up as far back as November 2015. A similar rumour also appeared in August 2016, claiming that an announcement would be made during the StarCraft 2 World Championship tournament. At the time, Blizzard refused to comment, only leading to further speculation.

KitGuru Says: As awesome as it would be to see StarCraft return in updated form, we've heard this rumour several times now and it hasn't panned out so far. I wouldn't get my hopes up for this particular rumour but we'll have to wait and see. May and June are awfully close so if this rumour is true, Blizzard would need to say something official quite soon. 

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