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Horizon Zero Dawn has sold over 7.6M copies worldwide

"We had huge ambition for Horizon Zero Dawn and as we approached the launch we knew people were excited, but to see sales of this volume is truly mind blowing."

Chris Kerr, News Editor

February 28, 2018

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Newsbrief: Horizon Zero Dawn has surpassed 7.6 million worldwide sales during its first year on shelves, making it the best-selling new first-party franchise to launch on the PlayStation 4. 

Guerrilla Games' neo-prehistoric offering launched on February 28, 2017, and racked up 2.6 million global sales in two weeks to become the studio's biggest ever debut

"We had huge ambition for Horizon Zero Dawn and as we approached the launch we knew people were excited, but to see sales of this volume is truly mind blowing," said Guerrilla co-founder and managing director, Hermen Hulst.

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Chris Kerr

News Editor, GameDeveloper.com

Game Developer news editor Chris Kerr is an award-winning journalist and reporter with over a decade of experience in the game industry. His byline has appeared in notable print and digital publications including Edge, Stuff, Wireframe, International Business Times, and PocketGamer.biz. Throughout his career, Chris has covered major industry events including GDC, PAX Australia, Gamescom, Paris Games Week, and Develop Brighton. He has featured on the judging panel at The Develop Star Awards on multiple occasions and appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss breaking news.

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