November 16, 201114 yr comment_48268 Superb fantasy role-playing game Skyrim sold over 3.5 million units in 48 hours, Bethesda has revealed.Bethesda expects Skyrim launch units to generate over $450 million in global retail sales. By comparison, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 made $400 million in one day, and sold over 6.5 million units in the US and UK alone.Bethesda shipped seven million units of Skyrim for launch. More than 50 per cent of launch units were sold in the first 48 hours, which means Skyrim sold over 3.5 million units in that period.Skyrim set a record for concurrent players on Steam - a whopping 280,000 played in the first 24 hours of release."We are grateful for the fans' response to Skyrim," said Robert Altman, Chairman and CEO of ZeniMax Media. Read on at [Eurogamer] Report
November 19, 201114 yr comment_48458 why couldnt that chick have been at my gamestop for the release? >.>also, grats to bethesda although no one should be that shocked Report
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