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In a press release earlier today Blizzard Entertainment announced that the Heart of the Swarm launch event garnered a total of 1.1 million unique viewers, with a peak concurrence of approximately 125,000 viewers. To top it off, the game sold 1.1 million copies within the first 48 hours of release.
Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, went on to say:
We want to thank the global StarCraft community for the incredible passion and support they've shown for Heart of the Swarm. 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.
The future of Starcraft 2 seems bright, and these figures are no doubt encouraging for both players and content producers. It remains to be seen how the Heart of the Swarm scene will develop as a result.
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