Skyrim set a record for sales on Steam

         

The game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in the genre of RPG recognized best selling game in the history of service Steam. It is reported by Eurogamer, with reference to the statement of the company owning the Steam Valve.

Publisher Bethesda Softworks also revealed retail sales game. A total of 10 million copies sold Skyrim for PC and PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the amount of U.S. $ 650 million.

In the U.S. market for the PC version of Skyrim for the first month after the release of sales surpassed other games for this platform in a ratio of three to one.

Skyrim published on 11 November and was the fifth in a series The Elder Scrolls. During the first 48 hours since its launch the game has sold 3.5 million copies and set a record for the simultaneous number of players on Steam.

December 10, 2011 at a ceremony Spike Video Game Awards Project The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was awarded the title game of the year and the best RPG of the year.

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