Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty sold over one million copies in its first 24 hours of availability worldwide. Also, it sold 1.5 million copies in its first 48 hours, making it the fastest-selling strategy game of all time.
“We launched StarCraft II in 11 different languages and on five different continents because we wanted to make sure as many players as possible were able to log on and play on day one,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. “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.”
Blizzard released the game simultaneously in North America, Europe, South Korea, Russia, and regions of Asia Pacific and South America on July 27. Over 8,000 stores opened at midnight to celebrate the event.
“GameStop had more than 3,000 stores open at midnight, so our StarCraft players got a jump start on playing the epic experience Blizzard consistently delivers with its games,” said Bob McKenzie, senior vice president of merchandising at GameStop. “StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is officially GameStop’s fastest-selling PC game since Blizzard launched World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King in 2008.”
