The Tomb Raider reboot released on PC and consoles earlier this year has surpassed the 4-million-units-sold mark worldwide.
This accomplishment was referenced in a Gamasutra blog post written by Darrell Gallagher, the former studio head of Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics who is now the head of product development and studios for Square Enix. The blog discusses dealing with changes in the industry and noted how the new take on Lara Croft had sold more than 4 million copies around the world since its release in March. This makes it the fastest selling game in the franchise's history, according to Gallagher.
Tomb Raider, along with fellow Square Enix games Hitman: Absolution and Sleeping Dogs, were originally made out to be sales disappointments, at least in so far as their failure to reach the publisher's lofty expectations. Shortly after its release in March, Square Enix noted that Tomb Raider had shipped (but not sold) 3.4 million copies. That was later revealed to be well short of its expectations, which projected Tomb Raider to sell 5 to 6 million units across North America, Europe, and Japan.
Despite this, a sequel has already been in development for some time now, as was confirmed earlier this month.
Tomb Raider received a 9.1 in IGN's review, which described it as, "A new beginning for Lara Croft that does justice to one of gaming's most iconic characters."
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Source : ign[dot]com
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