It's fair to say that II has been the runaway hit of this year and has released the figures to prove it.

A whopping 3 million PC gamers have bought StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty in the first month.

It also managed to sell 1 million copies on release day making it the fastest-selling game of all time.

Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime said: "We appreciate all the enthusiasm that players around the world have shown for StarCraft II. It was important to us to deliver an overall gameplay experience that was accessible, balanced, and fun, and its been gratifying to see how strongly the global community has already embraced the game."

By Ewan Aiton