In April 2014, Blizzard announced that the game would be re-released as a free download for Windows and Mac, with support for online multiplayer. Warcraft III was nominated for “Game of the Year” at the 2003 Game Developers Choice Awards, and it won the award for “Best PC Game” from IGN. The game received generally positive reviews from critics. The human forces are being led by Arthas Menethil, the prince of Lordaeron, and the orcs are being led by Thrall, the Warchief of the Horde.
The human kingdom of Lordaeron is being invaded by the orcs of the Horde, who were fleeing the destruction of their home world of Draenor. The game is set in the world of Azeroth, four years after the end of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. It is the third installment in the Warcraft series, following Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. Warcraft 3 is a 2002 real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games.
