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Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware have proudly introduced that their punishing fantasy RPG, Elden Ring, has surpassed an unbelievable 16.6 million gross sales since its preliminary launch on in February of this yr. The current gross sales determine was featured within the writer’s most up-to-date monetary report, as featured by Japanese website Gamebiz.

Launching February 25 on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms following a vastly hyped growth interval, Elden Ring completely delivered the high-fantasy, high-difficulty, deep-lore journey anticipated by the FromSoft fan group. The beneficiary of excessive important reward and very optimistic word-of-mouth, Elden Ring has discovered itself spinning within the drives of each FromSoft veterans and newcomers alike — properly en path to being one among 2022’s best-selling and plaudit-winning releases.

Elden Ring sees gamers take up the mantle of a totally customizable warrior, who journeys by way of a darkish, open-world universe full of each steel-swinging opponents and really nightmarish monsters and demons. Because the protagonist progresses by way of The Lands Between, they may encounter quite a few allies and enemies, as they evolve their mastery of magic and fight — all constructing towards an encounter with the indomitable Queen Marika and the capturing of the realm-conquering title of Elden Lord.

Thought-about one of many best-reviewed video video games of all time, Elden Ring acquired 10/10 scores from quite a few gaming retailers, (together with proper right here on the nice ship Destructoid),. This reward has performed no small half within the staggering gross sales achieved over the previous six months. How a lot greater this quantity climbs over the rest of 2022 stays to be seen, however the winter award season will probably bolster the general gross sales determine a long way.

Elden Ring is accessible now on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms.