Starcraft 2, Savior of PC gaming

[ssj12]

daggy said:

ssj12 said:
Blizzard is the highest profiled company in gaming? since when? they are only known by 9 million people due to WoW which contains 90% of their old fanbase they had before then.

I'd say Epic or Valve or ID Soft are by far more acclaimed for that title.

And no I doubt Starcraft 2 is PC's saving grace as there is nothing to save PC gaming still the largest platform for gaming.

It's not only known for WoW... it's clear you don't know much about PC gaming:

Warcraft 1, 2 & 3: over 19 million sold, with Warcraft 3 selling the most (W3 had 4.5 million units preordered before it's release)

Diablo 1 & 2: over 17 million sold, with Diablo 2 selling the most

Starcraft: ~10 million sold

WoW: 9 million active users

Ever heard of Battle.net?

No offense, but Epic or Valve are nowhere near Blizzard, and though I have much respect for ID, in terms of recent success (artisticaly and financially) they aren't doing justice of their past, and Doom 3 was a let-down Imo.

If it's not the highest profiled, then it is one of the highest.

I own Starcraft, WC3, and both Diablos. I know their games. Not a huge amount of fans still play the older WC games.

 

Anyone have any clue the sales numbers for the unreal franchise?