StarCraft and StarCraft II, two of the most influential real-time strategy games of all time, are coming to the PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate tiers of Xbox Game Pass on November 5 in the form of StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft II: Campaign Collection, Microsoft has announced. StarCraft launched in 1998, while its sequel, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Terrans), arrived in July 2010 before leading into two expansions: 2013’s Heart of the Swarm (Zerg) and 2015’s Legacy of the Void (Protoss).
Product pages (Battle.net):
Xbox writes:
- “While the entirety of the original StarCraft and StarCraft II’s multiplayer components are free-to-play, we’re delighted to say that StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft II: Campaign Collection will be available to anyone with a PC Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate subscription from November 5.”
- “Featuring three different factions—the human Terrans, bug-like Zerg, and the technologically advanced Protoss—the games set each species against each other for the fate of the Koprulu sector.”
- “Ever since StarCraft first launched in 1998 and expanded with StarCraft II in 2010, the series has left an indelible mark on the real-time strategy (RTS) genre, esports, and the rise of live streaming – and continues to enthral a very active and passionate community that is always looking to welcome new members into their ranks.”
Some promos for the games:
Blizzard on the two titles:
[StarCraft II] With millions of players already in the fight, StarCraft II has made gaming history. Now it’s your turn to take command and lead vast armies of terran, protoss and zerg to victory amongst the stars. Prepare for interstellar war, commander. You’re needed at the front.
[StarCraft Remastered] Prepare to rediscover a classic. StarCraft: Remastered upgrades Blizzard Entertainment’s original sci-fi real-time strategy game and its acclaimed expansion, StarCraft: Brood War, from beginning to end. Experience the intergalactic battle between the terran, protoss, and zerg with improved graphics and audio, and the same classic gameplay that made StarCraft a global phenomenon.