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By Kelly Olsen, Associated Press SEOUL — South Korean videogamers were in a celebratory mood Monday following Blizzard Entertainment's unveiling of its sequel to the wildly popular StarCraft game over the weekend at an extravaganza attended by thousands of fans. "Since StarCraft I was a masterpiece, I have a great expectation for Starcraft II," said Nam Jae-wook, a 23-year-old researcher for an information technology company. "I am biting my nails and waiting for it to come out." Blizzard, a U.S.-based unit of French media company Vivendi SA, made the Starcraft II announcement over the weekend in game-mad South Korea at the two-day 2007 Blizzard Worldwide Invitational. Gaming is big business in South Korea, where there are professional teams sponsored by some of the country's biggest companies. Top players can earn salaries in excess of US$100,000 (euro74,000). The original Starcraft, which debuted in 1998, is a battle saga featuring clashes between the Terran, a human race, and outer space beings the Protoss and Zerg.
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