The new 1.18a patch to Starcraft: Brood War makes the game free-as-in-beer and remasters the pixel art as well as campaign assets:
For one, it will be preceded by a patch to the 19-year-old StarCraft: Brood War client, and this new 1.18a client will reportedly not change the mechanics of the game. To prove that out, this patched version will still be able to connect to players using the existing 1.16 patch (which came out all the way back in 2009). Among other tweaks, like better compatibility with newer versions of Windows, the new patch will include two important updates: the ability to connect to and play against owners of the upcoming remastered version, and the change to a wholly free product. Once the patch goes live, the original StarCraft Anthology will be free-as-in-beer to download and play in both single- and multiplayer modes.
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(Score: 2) by Pino P on Tuesday March 28 2017, @12:34PM
If Notch had pitched Minecraft to any major studio he would've been laughed out of the place. "Yeah.. so you wanna make a game where you play with blocks? No story? No hero? No villain? And super pixelated graphics on top of it? I tell you what. I'll fund it. No, not that idiotic idea - but whatever is you're smoking because I want some! Now get outta here!"
Yet Alexey Pajitnov didn't get the same reaction to Tetris.