StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm sells 1.1 million copies in 48 hours
We knew StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm would be a hot commodity when it was released, given its near fanatical multiplayer and eSports following. Blizzard confirmed just how hot the title was today, announcing that the game had sold about 1.1 million copies in the first 48 hour hours.
We knew StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm would be a hot commodity when it was released, given its near fanatical multiplayer and eSports following. Blizzard confirmed just how hot the title was today, announcing that the game had sold about 1.1 million copies in the first 48 hours.
"We want to thank the global StarCraft community for the incredible passion and support they've shown for Heart of the Swarm," Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, said in a release. "In addition to a brand-new single-player campaign, we added a ton of enhancements with this expansion to make StarCraft II even more fun to play, and more exciting to watch. We're pleased to see gamers and eSports fans around the world enjoying Heart of the Swarm."
Of course, Blizzard is no stranger to big sellers. Just last year, Diablo 3 sold 3.5 million copies within 24 hours of its release in May, and World of WarCraft: Mists of Pandaria sold 2.7 million within the first week of it hitting shelves in September.
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replyJohn Keefer posted a new article, StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm sells 1.1 million copies in 48 hours.
We knew StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm would be a hot commodity when it was released, given its near fanatical multiplayer and eSports following. Blizzard confirmed just how hot the title was today, announcing that the game had sold about 1.1 million copies in the first 48 hour hours.-
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Hour hours, not Valve hours or Blizzard hours.
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What did Sim City sell in the same time frame? EA needs to sit back and learn a thing or two from Blizzard.
Congrats to Blizz for SC2! I'll be picking mine up at Target for their buy 2 get 1 free deal. :D-
1.1 Million copies over the first week.
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HOTS does not require WoL
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Whoa seriously? A) I had no idea, B) This number is way better now.
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I was shocked at how good of a launch it was. I guess they're used to doing them by now.
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Why would there be fuss? Almost every player already has an account. They probably only got a fairly minor spike in the number of players.
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You rock Activision-Blizzard.... what other games company can constantly say at every release they have that they sold over a million copies in just a few hours? Still, the faster you climb--the harder you fall.
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