Capcom has revealed that open-world RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 has crossed a significant gross sales milestone in lower than two weeks.
In a press launch, Capcom declares that Dragon’s Dogma 2 gross sales have topped 2.5 million, which is a reasonably spectacular quantity contemplating the sport has solely been on launch for twelve days (at time of writing).
By means of rationalization for the sport’s excessive gross sales, Capcom factors to its advertising initiatives, which embrace the free character creation app launched previous to the sport’s launch, in addition to a trailer starring none aside from American Gods‘ Ian McShane.
Dragon’s Dogma 2‘s gross sales figures, when added to the gross sales of the unique (and its Darkish Arisen re-release), carry the sequence’ cumulative gross sales complete as much as over 10 million.
It appears just like the Dragon’s Dogma video games aren’t fairly as area of interest as many appear to suppose, though Capcom’s advertising push previous to Dragon’s Dogma 2‘s launch will definitely have helped issues alongside.
Should you’re not accustomed to Dragon’s Dogma 2, it is the sequel to the 2012 cult traditional RPG Dragon’s Dogma, in addition to its 2017 re-release Dragon’s Dogma: Darkish Arisen, which provides new content material and quality-of-life enhancements.
Whereas the sport options many ideas and enemies that appeared within the unique Dragon’s Dogma, it is set in a special land and tells a special story.
You may as soon as once more take up the mantle of the Arisen and hunt for a dragon, however alongside the best way, you may take care of political intrigue, monster infestations, and extra.
Shortly after Dragon’s Dogma 2‘s launch, the sport was criticized for what many gamers noticed as overabundant microtransactions, in addition to a number of technical points and glitches.
Capcom subsequently pledged to repair most of the most urgent points (though the microtransactions are right here to remain, it appears). The studio launched the sport’s first main replace, which provides a New Recreation choice and extra, final week.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is offered proper now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S. You may learn our evaluation of the sport right here, and you may take a look at our guides that will help you by means of its weighty fantasy world beneath.