The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Surpasses 1 Million Pre-orders

CD Projekt RED hit us up with an e-mail to celebrate another milestone for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Apparently the title’s pre-orders have reached and surpassed the 1 million mark, which is a pretty impressive number, especially in light of the previous Witcher games’ sales. The full press release:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt exceeds 1 million pre-orders worldwide!

CD PROJEKT RED, creators of the critically acclaimed Witcher series of games, announce that worldwide pre-orders for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have exceeded 1 million!

(We’ve crossed the 1 million pre-order milestone and it’s all thanks to you guys! We would like to thank all the gamers for their trust and support,) said Marcin IwiÅ„ski, co-founder, CD PROJEKT RED. (This is the last stretch and we’re pushing hard — over the last two weeks, we’ve increased performance on all platforms and started working full speed on the expansions, Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine,) concludes IwiÅ„ski.

Garnering over 200 prestigious awards before launch, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is CD PROJEKT RED’s most ambitious endeavour up to date. Set within a truly open world, the game puts you in the role of a wandering bounty hunter and monster slayer, Geralt of Rivia. In The Witcher, you take on the greatest contract of your life — tracking down the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world. The game will receive 16 entirely free DLCs that will be available for every gamer owning a copy of Wild Hunt. The DLCs will be released in pairs on a weekly basis, starting from May 20th.

The game is scheduled to launch May 19th, 2015, on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows PC, and PlayStation®4. Visit www.thewitcher.com for more information about the game and pre-order availability worldwide.