Dying Light was made by the Wrocław studio Techland which is responsible for such hits from past years as Call of Juarez and Dead Island. These last two titles are video game series that have both sold millions of copies across the world. Dying Light was released worldwide on PC, PS4 and Xbox One this year on 27th January. Even though this release date was towards the end of the month, the title still managed to be the best-selling video game of January in the US. The developers of Dying Light have declared that during the 100 days that followed the game’s release, over 4.5 million people had played it.
Recently, the NPD group, a market research company based in America, prepared a list according to which Dying Light is one of 2015’s 10 top-selling video games so far. The title took seventh place on the list, based on sales figures from January to the end of June. NPD didn’t disclose the specific figures due to its business practices. The great appeal of Dying Light stems from, amongst others, its fun parkour system, the special Middle Eastern ambiance of the town of Harran, and the in-game day and night cycle which diversifies the gameplay.
However, Techland aren’t resting on their laurels, and are constantly working on their product. For the summer, they prepared a special series of 6 all-weekend in-game events featuring changes to the game’s rules. The first such event, during which players received an unlimited amount of lines with grappling hooks and suffered almost no damage from falling, occurred on 4th and 5th July. Three of the all-weekend events are still to come. They’re scheduled for 15th-16th, 22nd-23rd and 29th-30th August.
In addition, Techland have recently announced that they’re working on an expansion for the game entitled Dying Light: The Following. As of yet, little is known about this add-on, except that it will feature a map as big as all the currently accessible Dying Light maps combined and will offer the possibility of driving buggies.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the famous Polish video role playing game, is also on the list prepared by NPD, where it is ranked ninth. If you’d like to find out more about this game read Culture.pl’s article World Goes Wild for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.