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Ker...ching! Skyrim has now shipped more than 10 million copies

  • Posted by Paul December 18, 2011 - 575 views

    Yes, you read that right. Bethesda have announced that more than 10 million copies of Skyrim have now been shipped worldwide since its release on November 11th

    Here are some of the staggering facts that have been made known in recent news stories

    • Bethesda has so far netted more than $650 million in sales income from Skyrim.
    • Skyrim sales have already outstripped the entire sales that Oblivion has gained in the 5 years since that game released.
    • Steam has announced that Skyrim is the largest selling PC game EVER on the Steam platform.
    • During November, Skyrim outsold all other PC titles by a ratio of 3 to 1.

    With Game of the Year Awards showering down like confetti from gaming sites across the Web, it is clear that Bethesda is going to have a very happy Christmas this year.

    One in the eye for all the 'haters' on Bethesda forums eh?

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  • Titan
    Titan   ·  December 21, 2011
    ya i agree i dont think we will ever see elderscroll game a year "i hope not at least"
    but paul has a point the 5 year gap is a bit tedious maybe a 3 or perhaps 2 year gap would suffice
  • Mason
    Mason   ·  December 19, 2011
    I'd probably get nervous if elder scrolls games started hitting the shelves faster, i think the amount of time they put in is why they are so engrossing and contain such staggering amounts of content.
  • Paul
    Paul   ·  December 19, 2011
    I'm not sure its so much as case of hiring 'better' people as hiring more people to speed up the production of games.
    Now that Skyrim has become so incredibly popular it would be insane to leave a 5 year gap before the next Elder Scrolls game. But n...  more
  • Titan
    Titan   ·  December 19, 2011
    @dieter van vugt: i reckon they will use this engine again for the new fallout game before making a whole new one
  • Dieter
    Dieter   ·  December 19, 2011
    I do believe they this money will improve their next game, they've hired gicantic amounts of developers after each game, and every new game was so much better than it's predecessor. With this money they can maybe hire some people to create an even better ...  more
  • Anonymous Lex
    Anonymous Lex   ·  December 18, 2011
    Wonder what their bonus checks are looking like...
  • Tygravius
    Tygravius   ·  December 18, 2011
    This is awesome.
    To be honest, I'm not sure if all this money they're bringing will actually "improve" their studio and writers.The Bethesda team are very passionate about their games and I don't believe money "holds them back" from developing anyth...  more
  • Erlend Solberg
    Erlend Solberg   ·  December 18, 2011
    Well deserved!
  • Ponty
    Ponty   ·  December 18, 2011
    Most impressive! Congrats to Bethesda on a game that lived up to all the hype.
  • Sithis Nerevar
    Sithis Nerevar   ·  December 18, 2011
    @Nexus, yeah just when i think i've gotten my quests down to a manageable amount, BAM, i get hit with ten new ones instantly filling my journal back up, there just seems to be an endless amount of things that need doing in this game. I LOVE IT
    On a ...  more
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