Love or hate them, but it’s a good time to be Warner Bros. Interactive lately. Mortal Kombat X was a huge and gory success, while Batman: Arkham Knight has proven to be another blockbuster success.
Add Dying Light to that list, as the undead shuffle-killer is a runaway (RUN VERY FAR AWAY CRAP ZOMBIES!) hit. That’s according to producer Tymon Smektala, who told VideoGamer that Dying Light has now sold over 5 million units across Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
“To be honest, I think even we are a little surprised by the scope of our success,” Smektala said.
We knew that we’d made a good game. If you are a gamer, even if you make games you are still a gamer, so we know the game is good when you feel that rush when you play.
So we knew that Dying Light is a good game, we know it’s going to be successful, but that successful? We are in the 10 best-selling games in the US right now for the first half of the year, so tremendous success. More than 5 million copies sold.
Dying Light has been so successful in fact, that Techland has devoted more time to adding to the game and placing Hellraid on the backburner for now. This has resulted in a massive new piece of DLC, dubbed “The Following”, which will throw players into a rural environment that is littered with new weapons and gear. And cars. Oh yes.
“An important part of this experience is commandeering all-terrain buggies and enjoying the game’s creative brutality and freedom of movement in high gear,” Techland explained further to VideoGamer.
But drivable vehicles are only one of many new features we’re preparing for The Following. We’re calling it an expansion pack and we take it seriously, so you can expect it to be jam-packed with new quests, mechanics, abilities, weapons, and challenges.
The story also unfolds in a way that really helps connect what was happening in Harran to the outside world and will show Kyle Crane in a totally new light to players.
If there is one game this year that truly deserved to be a success, it certainly is Dying Light. We’ve mentioned before that it’s perfectly creepy, harder than a rigor mortis grip and a ton of fun to explore the environment. Unless you do so at night. Seriously, there’s something sadistically wrong with you if you only play that game at night, when the Volatiles appear.
Last Updated: August 14, 2015
Umar
August 14, 2015 at 14:07
Well deserved.
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2015 at 14:11
Witcher 3 will probably grab GOTY. But this is still a contender for second place.
Umar
August 14, 2015 at 14:14
Don’t know, MGS V might be a massive contender lol For me Bloodborne is still GOTY which will probably be followed by MGS V then Witcher 3.
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2015 at 14:16
Bloodborne yes, even though it’s only on one system. And you never know with games that release later in the year. I forgot about Batman as well…
Umar
August 14, 2015 at 14:20
Yeah, Batty is also a big one. My prediction for sleeper hit, Mad Max. Mark my words, that game is gonna rock.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 14, 2015 at 14:27
If Batman wins I’ll lose my shit. Not even kidding. A multi-platform game getting GOTY when one of its platforms had to be pulled from stores for being too broken? On PS4 or Xbone, sure – but overall? Hell no!
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2015 at 14:44
XD
*Votes Batman
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 14, 2015 at 14:52
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Alien Emperor Trevor
August 14, 2015 at 14:24
You believe Metal Gear Snore or Bloodboring will beat Witcher 3? #StayStrongUmar
Oh wait… you did… shit, now what? 🙁
Umar
August 14, 2015 at 14:26
I do, Witcher 3 is still one of the best RPGs in recent years, but MGS V can pull it off to dethrone Witcher for GOTY.
Dutch Matrix
August 14, 2015 at 15:05
Oh come on! We all know that Geralt’s Snake is more Solid than Solid Snakes’!
Brady miaau
August 14, 2015 at 14:45
Will it? i am not sure.
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2015 at 15:27
Who do you think will win?
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2015 at 14:08
As it should be.
Lardus-For the Emperor!
August 14, 2015 at 14:09
Pfff, Volatiles. Sounds like something you can pick up at Tile City…
Brady miaau
August 14, 2015 at 14:44
Or a more aggressive French Philosopher and author
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 14, 2015 at 14:50
“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll kill the person who tries to take away your right to say it.”
Dutch Matrix
August 14, 2015 at 15:01
Or an ill tempered woman.
Dutch Matrix
August 14, 2015 at 15:02
Can I die now???