

Fast forward 16 years later, to BlizzCon 2018.Īfter a series of underwhelming announcements, a glimmer of hope. Warcraft III, through a passionate community of modders, would spawn some of the biggest game franchises today including League of Legends & DOTA 2 (Image via Blizzard). The release of Warcraft 3 and the release of World of Warcraft two years later would see Blizzard at the top of game development for the next decade. Blizzard again hit it out of the park with this third installment of its iconic franchise. Some of the biggest games in esports today: League of Legends, DOTA 2 - wouldn’t be around today if not for Warcraft 3. Nobody knew it yet, but Warcraft 3 would forever alter the gaming landscape in ways nobody saw coming. I’ve acquired beta access to Blizzard’s much anticipated Warcraft 3. I’m sitting at the family computer at my parents’ house, eagerly awaiting for my download to finish.
