• StarCraft II breaks records, video cards

    Published on 03-08-10 at 06:36 PM AEST by
    rec
    What's going on in the world of StarCraft II since we last updated you? E-mail scams, outrageous sales figures, outrageous review averages, and even video card killing bugs. We'll start with the good stuff; StarCraft II is comfortably topping the UK sales charts, and amazingly has already surpassed the lifetime sales of the 12 year old original, even though it has only been on sale for one week!

    You don't have to look far to figure out why. The answer is simple; it's tremendously good. Be sure to check out our review of the campaign if you haven't done so yet. But hey, if you don't believe us, believe the Metacritic review average of 95. Here are just a few words from some big names in modern day games journalism:

    • Joystiq (10/10)
      It's proof that games don't have to be disposable, that some games are so creative and balanced and fun that they don't go out of style or disappear over the years. Some games, it turns out, really are timeless. Read Full Review


    • GameSpot (9.5/10)
      Traditional and fresh in all the right ways, this strategy sequel is an absolute joy for veterans and newcomers alike. Read Full Review



    Now onto the bad stuff; scammers are sending out faux e-mails with equally faux StarCraft II CD keys, presenting themselves as a Battle.net purchase receipt. Don't be fooled, you have not just received someones purchase confirmation and key by accident. When you login to "Battle.net," you'll have just gifted your login details to the guys behind the fiendish scheme, thus enabling the hijacking of your account.

    Lastly, if you're having some overheating issues while playing, you're not alone. StarCraft II, despite its modest hardware requirements, has been melting video cards! If you fear you might soon be a victim of this same fate, you can take your computer out of harms way by adding "frameratecapglue=30" and "frameratecap=60" to your "Documents\StarCraft II\variables.txt" file. The problem will be addressed officially in a forthcoming patch.
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    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 04-08-10, 09:14 AM
      It turns out StarCraft II was the fastest selling strategy game in history - 1 million units in 24 hours, and 1.5 million in 48 hours ($90 million in sales).

      Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that StarCraft? II: Wings of Liberty achieved a day-one sales milestone of more than 1 million copies sold worldwide, making it the best-selling PC game of 2010 within its first 24 hours of availability.* The game went on to sell a total of more than 1.5 million copies in its first 48 hours, setting the record for fastest-selling strategy game of all time.*

      StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty was released simultaneously in North America, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on July 27. More than 8,000 stores throughout the world opened their doors at midnight to celebrate the release, and Blizzard Entertainment developers were present at several locations to commemorate the event with players and sign copies of the game.

      "We launched StarCraft II in 11 different languages and on 5 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 cofounder 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."

      "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."
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 14-08-10, 12:56 AM
      Another note on this topic: StarCraft II inflated PC game sales by 103% last month in the USA. Insane.
    1. HeReTiC's Avatar
      HeReTiC - 14-08-10, 11:51 AM
      Ok i love starcraft and starcraft 2. but number 2 is very far from perfect. in fact for multiplayer i still say number 1 was better.
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 14-08-10, 02:13 PM
      Multiplayer is most certainly an improvement over the first, imo.

      And the single player campaign is the best single player RTS experience I've had.

      But no, it's not perfect. Although I've never played a perfect game.
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 14-08-10, 02:32 PM
      multiplayer fails when you have a map with 8 vespene geysers and one 999999999999999 worth stack of crystal that allows multiple harvesters on it ;p
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 14-08-10, 02:34 PM
      I don't follow.
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 14-08-10, 03:29 PM
      game heretic, solo and i had last night - custom map
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 14-08-10, 03:31 PM
      Ah, an in-joke.
    1. Chycophy's Avatar
      Chycophy - 14-08-10, 03:38 PM
      have yet to see that :p
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