Mike Morhaime reported Blizzard's achievements for the Q2 2010 Earnings Call, and stated his satisfaction to see two major game releases in a single year calendar with Starcraft II and Battle.net launched on July 27 and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm coming out late 2010.
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty doubled the amount of units sold in 24 hours compared to World of Warcraft. Over 200,000 players and media will play Cataclysm at Gamescon in Cologne, Germany. Starcraft II is currently in open beta testing in Taiwan and South Korea. Blizzcon tickets were sold out within one second with 20,000 lucky fans getting a ticket.
Finally, NetEase received official written approval from JPP, leaving Wrath of the Lich King merely one more regulatory approval away from launching in China likely late 2010.
The full transcript after the break.
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