God of War Ragnarök — a preferred action-adventure online game set on the planet of Norse mythology — is slashing information because the fastest-selling first-party recreation launch in PlayStation historical past.
The visually beautiful Nordic escapade, developed by Santa Monica Studio and printed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, was launched on Nov. 9. The recreation focuses on Kratos and his son Atreus as they tackle the Nine Realms.
On Wednesday, PlayStation revealed on Twitter that God of War Ragnarök, the newest installment within the long-running God of War franchise, bought 5.1 million copies throughout its debut week, which additionally set a franchise record.
“Congratulations to @SonySantaMonica for making God of War Ragnarök the fastest-selling first-party launch game in PlayStation history!” the corporate wrote.
God of War Ragnarök marks the eighth recreation within the God of War main series. Earlier this month, earlier than its arrival, Sony revealed one other milestone, saying that 2018′s God of War has bought greater than 23 million items worldwide.
On Nov. 1, Sony equipped for its newest launch by dropping a star-studded live-action trailer starring Ben Stiller, John Travolta and basketball icon LeBron James to advertise the critically-acclaimed recreation.
With the father-son relationship as a key story factor within the recreation, the hilarious trailer reveals Stiller portraying Kratos as he leads a father-child assist group with Travolta, James and their kids.
In the clip, that includes James’ son Bronny, Stiller’s son Quinlin and Travolta’s daughter Ella, Stiller delivers some laughs to advertise the in any other case severe recreation.
God of War Ragnarök is out there on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
