StarCraft 2 — The Fastest-Selling Real-Time Strategy Game Of All Time

Blizzard has announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty sold over 3 million times during the first month of its release. According to Blizzard, StarCraft II is the world’s fastest-selling real-time strategy game of all time.

Blizzard sold one million copies of StarCraft 2 on the opening day, allowing it to become the best selling PC game of 2010 in only 24 hours. The first 48-hours saw a total amount of 1.5 million copies sold.

“We appreciate all the enthusiasm that players around the world have shown for StarCraft II,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. “It was important to us to deliver an overall gameplay experience that was accessible, balanced, and fun, and it’s been gratifying to see how strongly the global community has already embraced the game.”