Diablo III Hits 15 Millions Sales Miletstones
Diablo III Hits 15 Millions Sales Milestones and WoW Holds Steady
"In the face of controversy and despite a fair old whack of fan backlash, Diablo III has still managed to stick two fingers up to the gaming world by shifting fifteen million copies to date. World of Warcraft also managed to stop the rot, posting a slight increase in subscribers as figures reached 7.8 million users.
Diablo III arrived on PC back in May 2012, before following up with a September release year for Playstation and Xbox 360. It became Blizzard’s first console release in over a decade for the Warcraft developers, racking up impressive sales ahead of unleashing next month’s Reaper of Souls Diablo 3 expansion…
WoW Expansion Warlords of Draenor Is Incoming This Year
Many thought Diablo III would falter after it was revealed that it would require and always-online connection to play, coming to a head at launch when the servers couldn’t handle the demand and the game was unplayable for days. It’s gone on to see some tremendous sales figures though, as outlined in Blizzard’s latest financial report.
"Diablo III, following its record-breaking success on the PC was the first Blizzard game to come to console in more than a decade, launching on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2013,” said Robert Kotick, CEO of Blizzard. “And Diablo III ended the year with over 15 million units sold through cumulatively across all platforms, which bodes well for the upcoming launch of the Diablo III PC expansion pack in March.”
World of Warcraft has already managed to steady out after falling numbers following its peak of 12 million subscribers back in 2010. The upcoming Warlords of Draenor expansion is expected to boost figures once more, with Blizzard aiming to shift to a yearly expansion route in order to create sustained interest.
Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls will be launching worldwide for PC on March 25th, before arriving later in a Playstation 4 bundle containing the original Diablo III. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor meanwhile doesn’t have a firm release date but is expected to arrive this autumn."
source - Game-Debate
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