Cities: Skylines Sells 250,000 Units in 1 Day - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 March 2015 / 4,108 Views
The Colossal Order developed and Paradox Interactive published game Cities: Skylines has sold 250,000 units in its first day on sale on Tuesday for the PC, Mac and Linux. This figure includes pre-orders and it has set a record for the biggest opening in Paradox Interactive's history.
"We would like to offer our deepest and heartfelt thanks to the community for their passionate support and to let them know that we are committed to supporting this wonderful game for years to come," said Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester. "We knew that we had a great game on our hands and so to be able to continue to provide fans of the game with a multitude of new content for it going forward is fantastic."
"Our congratulations and thanks must also go to developer Colossal Order for making what is being widely described as the new benchmark of the city building genre. We have forged a strong partnership with them over a number of years through the release of Cities in Motion and Cities in Motion 2, and I am happy to see such a talented team now being widely applauded for their unmatched passion and skill."
"We are absolutely thrilled to see so many players enjoying Cities: Skylines and that the Steam Workshop is filling up with amazing content from the modders," said Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen. "We are feeling very happy and proud and can't wait to continue working on Cities: Skylines together with the community."
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