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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Platforms

PC

Initial release Dec. 9, 1995

Developers

Blizzard Entertainment

Genres

Strategy
Strategy: Real-Time Strategy

Franchise Warcraft

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Artwork of an orc clutching an axe in Warcraft 2

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From The Archive | Warcraft 2 was terrific, influential - and absolutely ridiculous

Historical conflict.

Nov. 16, 2024 Paul Dean

Warcraft 1 Remastered art showing armies of humans and orcs in fearsome combat on the battlefield.

News

Blizzard's Warcraft 1 & 2 remasters are official and out now on PC

Plus, Warcraft 3: Reforged gets 2.0 update.

Nov. 13, 2024 Matt Wales

Warcraft 2: Remastered artwork.

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Warcraft 2: Remastered art pops up online ahead of WOW Direct

Sea what they did there.

Nov. 7, 2024 Tom Phillips

Modders are remaking Warcraft 2 in Warcraft 3: Reforged

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Modders are remaking Warcraft 2 in Warcraft 3: Reforged

Ready to work!

Sept. 28, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole

Warcraft movie director outlines what would have happened in the trilogy

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Warcraft movie director outlines what would have happened in the trilogy

In Thrall.

June 24, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole

Warcraft 1 and 2 are on GOG today

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Warcraft 1 and 2 are on GOG today

Orcellent!

March 28, 2019 Robert Purchese

Blizzard isn't planning to remaster Warcraft 1 and 2

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Blizzard isn't planning to remaster Warcraft 1 and 2

"...it's just not that fun any more."

Nov. 7, 2016 Chris Bratt

Warcraft most successful game-film, Duncan Jones up for a sequel

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Warcraft most successful game-film, Duncan Jones up for a sequel

Can't wait for Durotan leg.

June 20, 2016 Robert Purchese

Warcraft movie trumps Star Wars: Force Awakens in China

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Warcraft movie trumps Star Wars: Force Awakens in China

May prove Gul'dan after all.

June 9, 2016 Robert Purchese

Warcraft movie footage leaks from Comic-Con

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Warcraft movie footage leaks from Comic-Con

Director says it's nearly finished, and talks about a trilogy.

July 15, 2015 Robert Purchese

Watch and absorb the entire lore of Warcraft

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Watch and absorb the entire lore of Warcraft

Ever wondered who that Hearthstone character is?

July 28, 2014 Robert Purchese

Who's in the Warcraft film?

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Who's in the Warcraft film?

Gul'daniel Craig?

Dec. 5, 2013 Robert Purchese

Want to play the old Warcraft RTS games on a modern computer?

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Want to play the old Warcraft RTS games on a modern computer?

Blizzard side project may make it happen.

Nov. 10, 2013 Wesley Yin-Poole

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

Blizzard turns 20 years old

Morhaim and Pearce say thank you.

March 4, 2011 Robert Purchese

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

Blizzard has World of StarCraft trademark

But popular mod allowed to live on.

Jan. 21, 2011 Robert Purchese

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

News

Blizzard on 15 years of Warcraft, 5 of WOW

"You just don't know how it's going to do."

Nov. 25, 2009 Oli Welsh

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

Interview

Blizzard's Samwise Didier

The art director talks Warcraft and StarCraft. And checkers.

Oct. 13, 2008 Oli Welsh

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