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Special Feature: StarCraft 10th Anniversary Interview
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Posted by Donster on: 2008-04-01 15:18:09 575
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Blizzard developers look back at a decade of real-time strategy dominance.
By Jason Ocampo, IGN
Tuesday (today) marks the 10th anniversary of a landmark event in PC gaming. On April 1, 1998, Blizzard unleashed its sci-fi real-time strategy game StarCraft upon the world. While the developers knew they had made a great game, no one foresaw what would happen next. As of May of last year, Blizzard had sold 9.5 million copies of the game, which makes appearances on Top 10 sales lists even today. In South Korea, where it's sold almost five million copies alone, StarCraft is practically a national obsession with professional leagues and sponsorships.
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