Metro: Last Light Receives Tremendous Sales Figures for New Release

Developer 4A Games and publisher Deep Silver are now reaping the benefits of the hard work they put in on their new release, Metro: Last Light. Among the records set during the month of May include Metro: Last Light selling more than triple the copies Metro 2033 sold during its opening week for PC, Metro: Last Light selling more new copies during its first week than Metro 2033 in its entire life span in the U.S., selling more copies of Metro: Last Light worldwide in the first week than Metro 2033 did in a three month span and a number one sales spot for Metro: Last Light in European territories including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France. The game was also the best-selling title for the UK for four straight weeks.

Metro: Last Light also received rave reviews including 9/10 reviews from GameSpot, Official PlayStation Magazine, Joystiq, The Escapist, and of course, BioGamer Girl.The team behind the game talked about the success of Metro: Last Light including the quotes you can see below, and the team also announced the Metro: Last Light Season Pass that will include free access to a series of DLC scheduled to release later this Summer. The Faction and Chronicles Packs will include additional single player missions, while the Tower Pack adds a unique challenge to the game for veteran players, and the Developer Pack will add plenty of new weapons and tools to the game, so you're going to want to pick up all of this for only $14.99 if you're a fan. Read on for more details!

“Metro: Last Light is Deep Silver's most critically acclaimed game to date,” said Menno van der Bil, International Commercial Director at Deep Silver. “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 team 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 support we have received.”

Metro: Last Light is now available from all major retailers for the MSRP of $59.99 and can be purchased for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Metro: Last Light is rated M by the ESRB for Blood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language & Use of Drugs and Alcohol. For more information on the game, check out the official Metro: Last Light website.