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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice tops 2 million in less than 10 days

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is striking gold with Soulsborne fans, as Activision today announced that the From Software-developed new action survival title has topped 2 million units since launch, worldwide, across all platforms (according to internal company estimates).

We’d love to think that our glowing review helped a little, which can be seen right over here. Yeah, we had some good things to say about it for sure.

Check out the official press release from Activision below.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has shinobi-death-blowed its way into fans hearts and the top of the charts! With a ?Must-Play? status on Metacritic that only one percent of all games achieve each year and 90+ rated review score across all platforms on Metacritic, the highly-anticipated game sold more than 2 million copies worldwide across PlayStation, Xbox and PC in less than 10 days.

“Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has brought something very special and unique to Activision?s portfolio of games. It?s been an honor to work with FromSoftware to help introduce a brand-new franchise to gamers around the world,? said Michelle Fonseca, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Activision. ?The fans have made Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice one of the most incredible game launches of 2019 thus far. The game has performed well on all platforms including PC and we?re excited by the continued support from gamers and critics alike. It has been gratifying to see the enjoyment from fans when they overcome each challenge.?

On launch day, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was the #1 viewed game on Twitch. With more than 631 million minutes watched on Twitch during launch weekend, players could not get enough of the intense combat and thrilling opportunity to escape death. The game also had 1.1 billion minutes watched on Twitch within one week.