Blizzard’s StarCraft II sees its long-anticipated global launch today, and estimates from industry analysts on the title’s potential keep coming in: Lazard Capital Markets’ Colin Sebastian now predicts the game, for which he says preorders were “strong”, could sell 4.5 million in its debut quarter and 6.5 million units during 2010 overall. And the industry will be glad of the injection, says the analyst, who sees continuing “sluggish” game sales — down 8 percent year-to-date. …

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Analyst: StarCraft II Launch Could Boost ‘Sluggish’ Industry Software