![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Altogether, more than 4.7 million gamers around the world were poised to storm Sanctuary on day 1 of Diablo III's release - representing the biggest PC-game launch in history. today announced that as of the first 24 hours of Diablo® III's release, more than 3.5 million copies had been sold, setting the new all-time record for fastest-selling PC game.* That number does not include the more than 1.2 million players who received Diablo III as part of signing up for the World of Warcraft® Annual Pass promotion. IRVINE, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. ![]() The forces of Sanctuary already stand more than 6.3-million strong and growing That's still enough to spur on some furious clicking and possibly a glut of dead mouse buttons, but you'll be glad to know there are suitably-themed replacement mice waiting in the wings. Before console gamers start packing up their PlayStations and Xboxes in symbolic resignation, D3 isn't the record-setter for the most copies of any game sold in one day - that distinction goes to Modern Warfare 3's 6.5 million copies spread across multiple platforms. Naturally, a Blizzard-obsessed South Korea is accounting for even more activity, where over 39 percent of play at local gaming houses can be pinned on the action RPG, and the tally doesn't even include the 1.2 million bonus copies coming through a World of Warcraft annual pass promo. Blizzard can vouch that Diablo III has set a new record for the fastest-selling PC game to date: at 3.5 million copies trading hands through downloads or retailers in the first 24 hours, and 6.3 million after a week, that's a whole lot of people battling the biggest of Prime Evils in a very short time. Chalk one up for an at least temporary resurgence in PC gaming. ![]()
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