Time Magazine announced the list of the most influential people in the world in 2023. The magazine named Hidetaka Miyazaki, known for the game Elden Ring, as one of the top 100 people. The purpose of the list is to honor 100 people who have changed the world.
Miyazaki and author George RR Martin (Game of Thrones) have joined forces to create the popular game world Elden Ring. Besides Elden Ring, Miyazaki has made several games at FromSoftware, including Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Dark Souls III, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Elden Ring breaks several records
FromSoftware launched Elden Ring for PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox One, Series X|S and PC via Steam in February 2022. The game quickly attracted a huge player base and managed to surpass 12 million units in sales in worldwide in March 2022. The game also overtook Call of Duty: Vanguard as the top-selling title in the United States in the past 12 months ending April 2022.
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Elden Ring won Game of the Year at the DICE Awards, Game Awards and Golden Joystick Awards. The game also managed to win a Grand Award at the PlayStation Partner Awards in December.
How many people play Elden Ring?
Elden Ring has become one of the most popular games, but how many gamers actually play it? From Software’s latest title has been making waves among hardcore Souls fans and new gamers alike. Elden Ring received rave reviews.
Well, there is no perfect way to know how many people are playing a game across all platforms. However, Steam charts provide accurate numbers on Steam player counts. According to Steam Charts, as of June 7, 2022, Elden Ring averaged 77,048 PC players. However, the player base hit the 952,523 mark in March.
Well, these numbers only show the gamers playing the game on PC and do not show the number of gamers enjoying the game on the console. FromSoftware has yet to reveal the game’s exact sales, but there is some available data that offers some insight.
According to statistics from Bandai Namco, the game has sold 13.4 million copies as of March 31, surpassing Cyberpunk 2077. According to statistics from GamesIndustry.biz, we also know that 41% of copies were purchased on PlayStation , 29% on Xbox. , and 30% were purchased on PC.
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