The Polish developer CD Projekt RED announced today that pre-orders for the third installment in the critically acclaimed Witcher series have surpassed the 1 million mark.
With a week to go before the game releases, this is a major accomplishment for the studio.
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 Iwiński, 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 Iwiński.
In addition to two full-fledged expansions, CD Projekt RED promised to support the game by releasing 16 smaller DLC packs for free. Starting from May 20th, those packs will be released in pairs on a weekly basis. Witcher 3: Wild Hunt releases on May 19th, 2015 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
Source: CDProjekt.com