In context: Preserving gaming history has become difficult lately, especially if the publisher's name starts with "Nin." GOG has done a commendable job at hosting classic PC games that go all the way back to the 1980s. Blizzard recently asked it to delist its Warcraft games. GOG will honor its request but promises that anyone who owns the games can look forward to continuing independent support. Blizzard is pulling Warcraft 1 and 2 from the GOG marketplace. The classic real-time strategy games are currently only available from GOG, as Blizzard has already replaced the originals with the recently remastered versions on Battle.net. In fact, the delisting from GOG is undoubtedly in response to the release of Blizzard's remakes.The Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest launched a few weeks ago, on November 13, to celebrate Warcraft's 30th anniversary. The $40 bundle includes Warcraft 1, 2, and 3, plus Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft 2: Battle.net Edition. The package also has the bonus content from Warcraft 3's Spoils of War Edition.If you are tired of remasters (or just want the original experience for cheap), DRM-free versions of Warcraft 1 and 2 are still available on GOG bundled at $15. The packaged deal also includes Warcraft 2: Battle.net Edition (normally $10) and Orcs & Humans ($6). However, Blizzard asked GOG to remove them by December 13. Enter "MakeWarcraftLiveForever" during checkout to get $2 off.Aside from being DRM-free, GOG added the games to its preservation program, meaning GOG will keep these and other good old games playable on modern hardware for the foreseeable future."We make games live forever! Since 2008 we enhance good old games ourselves, to guarantee convenience and compatibility with modern systems," says the preservation program's description. "Even if the original developers of the game do not support it anymore." // Related StoriesThe Warcraft games join curated titles Blade Runner, System Shock 2, Fallout 1 & 2, the Resident Evil Bundle (1, 2, and 3), and more. It practically goes without saying that The Witcher and The Witcher 2 have GOG's long-term support since CD Projekt Red owns the platform.Even though GOG has to remove the Warcraft games from its storefront, it promises owners that the games will remain in their libraries and will continue to update them when needed."Although we'll soon no longer be able to offer these games in our store, anyone who purchased them before they were removed will still enjoy the most compatible, high-quality versions, guaranteed by the GOG Preservation Program," GOG said.Seeing these masterpieces leave our store is tough, but it also serves as another reminder of why our mission at GOG is so important. With that in mind, we've decided to update one aspect of the GOG Preservation Program's policy:Going forward, even if a game is no longer available for sale on GOG, as part of the GOG Preservation Program, it will continue to be maintained and updated by us, ensuring it remains compatible with modern and future systems.GOG's efforts in that respect are commendable. I recall several years ago trying to get my old 1997 Blade Runner disc to run on my then-10-yeaar-old 2007 Sony Vaio. It was a nightmare, and I finally gave up. Then, in 2019, GOG came along and revived the point-and-click adventure with the help of the ScummVM community. I was happy to pay the $9 asking price to relive that classic game.So were many others. GOG's Blade Runner revival effort renewed interest in the two-decade-old title enough that Nightdive Studios went to work on a remastered version the following year. The remastered classic subsequently launched in 2022 on PC, consoles, and Switch.