On Windows PC, the Blizzard Arcade Collection is included as part of The Celebration Collection, a commemorative bundle of in-game items for Blizzard games that was released earlier this month to mark the company’s 30-year anniversary.
Today, Blizzard is proud to announce the Blizzard ® Arcade Collection, a digital set of its original hits, updated and available now for Windows ® PC, Nintendo Switch ™, PlayStation ®4, and Xbox One (also PlayStation ®5 and Xbox Series X|S via backwards compatibility). Among their first creations were The Lost Vikings ®, Rock N Roll Racing ®, and Blackthorne ®-each garnering critical acclaim and reflecting the early design principles of the company that would soon become Blizzard Entertainment.
Thirty years ago, a newly formed game studio made up of a handful of software developers set out to create the types of games they themselves loved to play. includes an additional area to explore-previously only available in the 32-bit version of Blackthorne-as well as a “fog of war” map.).īLIZZARD ® ARCADE COLLECTION BRINGS BACK THE GAMES THAT LED TO THE CREATION OF BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENTĮnhanced releases of The Lost Vikings ®, Rock N Roll Racing ®, and Blackthorne ® now available on ®, Nintendo Switch ™, PlayStation ®4, and Xbox One IRVINE, Calif.-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Eighth paragraph, third sentence of release should read: The Definitive Edition of the game includes a “fog of war” map that uncovers as players explore each level.
