WARCRAFT III: REFORGED Will Release in January 2020

The other day, Warcraft III: Reforged was given a release date. Fans who want to return to Azeroth in the HD remake of a classic RTS will be able to have fun in about one month. According to Polygon, Blizzard originally planned to release Reforged in 2019 but will be unable to meet that deadline.

The new release date for Reforged is January 28, 2020. I know some fans will be upset that they can’t play the game to ring in the new year, but it’s only a month late and I’m sure many are willing to forgive them for that.

The company explained the short delay in a blog post, writing:

“Though we've been working hard to get Reforged in your hands before the end of the year, as we started approaching the finish line, we felt we'd need a little extra development time for finishing touches. As always, our goal is to honor the high standards you hold us to.”

Here are some additional details:

Warcraft III: Reforged takes you back to a tumultuous time in Azeroth’s history, when a dark shadow eclipsed a peaceful land, the world trembled before the coming of the Burning Legion, and heroes risked it all to prevent the death of their world.

Soon you’ll be able to relive the definitive real-time strategy classic, with revitalized visuals, an epic single-player campaign spanning over 60 missions, rebalanced online play, a suite of contemporary social and matchmaking features, a vast universe of player-created games, and more.

You can pre-purchase the standard edition of Warcraft III: Reforged digitally now from the Blizzard Shop for $29.99—or for $39.99, you can pick up the Spoils of War Edition, which includes a host of extras as well as in-game bonuses for other Blizzard games that will unlock immediately upon pre-purchase. In addition, players who pre-purchase either version will get access to the ongoing beta test for Warcraft III: Reforged.