Publisher Deep silver was proud to announce that Metro: Last Light had an amazing first week of sales, outselling the first title Metro 2033 and receiving great reviews from critics around the gaming industry.
- The Windows PC version of Metro: Last Light more than tripled the global sales of Metro 2033 over the same launch period.
- In the United States, Metro: Last Light sold more retail units in its first week than its predecessor’s entire life time.
- Across all three formats, Metro: Last Light managed to sell more units in one week than Metro 2033 was able to sell in three months.
- In multiple European countries including, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the U.K, Metro: Last Light was number one for four straight weeks.
According to Menno Van Der Bil, International Commerical Director at Deep Silver, “Metro: Last Light is Deep Silver’s most critical acclaimed game to date.”
We are delighted with the deserved critical and commercial success the game has achieved, and hope that this success represents a statement of intent for future quality titles from Deep Silver. We would like to thank 4A games for their talent, passion and commitment in helping us reach this milestone.
“4A Games are honored by the reception our latest project has received,” said Andrew Prokhorov, Creative Director at 4A Games. “We are a small but dedicated who are lucky to have been given the creative freedom and support to make the kind of experience we dream, as gamers, of playing. Our work on Metro: Last Light continues with new single player DLC, and we look forward to revealing future projects from the team. We want to thank all the Metro fans for the support we have received.
Earlier this week Deep Silver had announced that 4A Games will continue to support Metro: Last Light with multiple DLC’s that feature new single player missions throughout the summer. Fans will be able to purchase a season pass with a discount for all future content. The season pass is now available on Steam, Xbox Live, and the Playstation Network for €14.99/$14.99/£11.99/1200 Microsoft Points.
The season pass will also include additional content for players; the deadly Abzats, a semi-automatic shotgun rifle with destructive secondary fire, releasing six shells at once.
The Season Pass also includes:
- ‘The Faction pack’ and the ‘Chronicles pack’, featuring a brand new single player gameplay that will expand on the universe.
- “The mysterious ‘Tower Pack’, a solo challenge for players.
- ‘Developers Pack’, a set of new tools for the players to use when exploring the metro.
Metro: Last Light is now available for the PlayStation®3, and the Xbox 360®.
