Activision's Cataclysm Sets Sales Record
Activision's <i>Cataclysm</i> Game sells 3.3 million copies in first 24 hours of release.
NEW YORK (
) -
Activision Blizzard's
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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
has become the fastest-selling PC-game of all time, selling 3.3 million copies in its first 24 hours of release, the company announced Monday.
Cataclysm
, the third expansion of the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, beat the record previously set by the second
World of Warcraft
expansion
Wrath of the Lich King
, which sold 2.8 milion copies.
World of Warcraft
boasts more than 12 million subscribers who pay $14.99 per month.
Shares of Activision fell 0.69% in morning trading Monday to $12.16.
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