Warcraft III Breaks Records

Congratulations to the guys at Blizzard for breaking their own record!

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Shatters Sales Records Worldwide With More Than 1 Million Copies Sold

Blizzard’s Latest Product Becomes Fastest-Selling PC Game Ever

Blizzard Entertainment®, a studio of the Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, today announced that Warcraft® III: Reign of Chaos(TM) has surpassed 1 million units sold worldwide, according to EDI sell-through, internal company estimates and reports from key retail accounts around the world.

More than 4.4 million units of the game have been shipped to retail to satisfy demand for Warcraft III, which is now the fastest-selling PC game ever, surpassing the records set in 2000 and 2001 by two other Blizzard titles, Diablo® II and the expansion set, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction(TM), respectively.

Following in the tradition of previous Blizzard games, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is now the seventh Blizzard product not only to sell 1 million copies, but also to reach #1 in U.S. sales. The game, which began shipping on July 3, is topping PC sales charts in North America, Europe and Asia.

“We are very excited about the worldwide demand for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos,” stated Mike Morhaime, Blizzard Entertainment president and co-founder. “We put a lot of effort into polishing every aspect of Warcraft III, and the game’s popularity tells us that our long hours and hard work have paid off.”

“Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is the largest PC release for us since Diablo II in June 2000. We had high expectations for this release and are pleased that it’s a solid hit,” stated Bob McKenzie, director of merchandising for GameStop, Babbages, Software Etc., FuncoLand and Gamestop.com.

“Sales of the game have rivaled those of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction from last year, and from what we’ve seen with previous Warcraft products and other Blizzard games, we expect Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos to maintain top-seller status well into next year and beyond.”