'StarCraft II' sales top 1.5 million in first 48 hours
8/03/2010 11:52:00 PM
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Blizzard Entertainment says their highly-anticipated strategy title StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty sold 1 million copies within the first 24 hours of its release.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the studio revealed 1.5 million copies of the game were scooped up in the first 48 hours, making it the fastest-selling strategy title ever.
"We're pleased that so many people around the world have already picked up a copy of the game, and we look forward to welcoming even more players to Battle.net in the weeks and months ahead," says Blizzard co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaime in a statement.
It's been 12 years since the first StarCraft debuted, and it seems the sequel was worth the wait. So far, the reviews for StarCraft II have been glowing, earning an average score of 95 on Metacritic.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the studio revealed 1.5 million copies of the game were scooped up in the first 48 hours, making it the fastest-selling strategy title ever.
"We're pleased that so many people around the world have already picked up a copy of the game, and we look forward to welcoming even more players to Battle.net in the weeks and months ahead," says Blizzard co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaime in a statement.
It's been 12 years since the first StarCraft debuted, and it seems the sequel was worth the wait. So far, the reviews for StarCraft II have been glowing, earning an average score of 95 on Metacritic.
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