As Blizzard pulls Warcraft 1 and 2 from GOG.com, we have to ask, why aren't they on PC Game Pass yet? Why aren't dozens of Xbox's Activision-Blizzard games on Game Pass yet for that matter?

In-game screenshot of the Horde faction building a base in Warcraft 2 Remastered.

What you need to know

• Blizzard (now owned by Microsoft) is known for the Warcraft franchise, which spans both the real time strategy (RTS) and MMORPG (massively online multiplayer role playing) genres.
• The classic Warcraft RTS games were largely abandoned until GOG.com came along, and worked with Blizzard to preserve and update the classic 90s titles for a new era.
• Despite the work GOG did to preserve these games, Blizzard asked the platform to remove them in the wake of its own Warcraft 1 and 2 remaster projects.
• Despite this, GOG has pledged to continue updating the game for users who currently own it, even if new buyers can't join in.