Blizzard Sells Crazy Number of Copies of Diablo III In Under Three Months

By Eric L. Patterson, Executive Editor
Posted on August 2, 2012 AT 06:13pm

In their earnings call today, Activision Blizzard announced that it has sold an incredible amount of copies of Diablo III in the two and a half months the game has been on sale.

How many? 8.8 million for the period of May 15th until August 1st. When combined with the 1.2 million copies given out as part of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Annual Pass dead, that’s 10 million copies of the game that are out there.

So, I guess you could call Diablo III a success.

Eric L. Patterson got his start via self-publishing game-related fanzines in junior high, and now has one goal in life: making sure EGM has as much coverage of niche Japanese games as he can convince them to fit in. Eric’s also active in the gaming community on a personal level, being an outspoken voice on topics such as equality in gaming and consumer rights. Stalk him on Twitter: @pikoeri. Meet the rest of the crew.

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