The hack and slash epic Diablo 3 has now sold 30 million units.
Three years ago, when it was released, many were disappointed with Diablo 3: The auction house, hackers, cheaters, somehow everything was annoying. Three years later, Diablo 3 is doing incredibly well. 30 million units sold worldwide over its lifetime, could Activision-Blizzard proudly report when announcing the quarterly numbers 2/2015 .
Whether this includes only stand-alone games or also expansions is currently unclear. But with its move to consoles and to China (there Diablo 3 runs in a Free2Play version with incentives to buy more), the game has also significantly increased in its third year of existence. Last year it was still at a meager 20 million sold copies.
The success of the hack and slash has long been noticed by Blizzard’s competitors, which is why several similarly themed games have already been developed. Parts of this new generation of action MMORPGs are already running (Marvel Heroes), others are currently in development (Lost: Ark; Lineage Eternal) or they are being ported from Asia to the West (Devilian).
