![]() Unfortunately the BitTorrent tracker used by Blizzard doesn’t report seed and leech counts to the public, so we were unable to find out how many people have downloaded the official release via the BitTorrent downloader. Since the downloads use a BitTorrent tracker to communicate between peers, we tried to find out. ![]() The question that next comes to mind is how many people have used the BitTorrent downloader to grab their copy of StarCraft 2. This is yet another example of how BitTorrent can help content owners, instead of hurting them. The downloader, which was first bundled with a World of Warcraft release, lets users download the game and subsequent patches.īy using a BitTorrent-based distribution client, Blizzard ensures that all customers can download the 7 Gigabyte installer at full speed, without having to invest too much in bandwidth and server capacity. Unlike with most other games, BitTorrent actually assisted in the record breaking StarCraft 2 sales, since all download copies were distributed through Blizzard’s BitTorrent downloader. Within 24 hours the game sold a million copies and a day later the counter was already at 1.5 million, turning it into the fastest selling strategy game ever. The highly anticipated release of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has become a smash hit for Blizzard Entertainment.
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