{"id":125139,"date":"2022-05-23T10:14:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T08:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=125139"},"modified":"2022-05-23T10:14:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T08:14:08","slug":"evil-dead-the-game-has-already-sold-over-half-a-million-copies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/125139-evil-dead-the-game-has-already-sold-over-half-a-million-copies","title":{"rendered":"Evil Dead: The Game has already sold over half a million copies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Developer and publisher Saber Interactive announced during an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/embracer.com\/webcast\/full-year-report-2021-2022-and-q4-webcast-presentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investor presentation<\/a><\/strong> by parent company, Embracer Group, that <em>Evil Dead: The Game<\/em> has sold over half a million copies in just five days.<\/p>\n<p>Embracer Group also posted the news of this milestone on Twitter near the end of the game\u2019s the first week after it launched rather suitably on Friday the 13th of May.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Saber Interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24EMBRAC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$EMBRAC<\/a> has revealed Evil Dead: The Game has sold more than 500.000 units in the first 5 days after its release.<\/p>\n<p>Evil Dead: The Game launched on Friday 13th May for PC, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PS5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PS5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PS4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PS4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XboxSeriesX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XboxSeriesX<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XboxOne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#XboxOne<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xjqFTw0BjH\">pic.twitter.com\/xjqFTw0BjH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EmbracerInvestor (@EmbracerInvest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmbracerInvest\/status\/1527189342644469762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In this asymmetric horror co-op, players can choose to be one of several characters inspired by all three original <em>Evil Dead<\/em> films.<\/p>\n<p>After which, you must work as a team of four survivors who are tasked with finding key items to seal the breach between worlds.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find yourself exploring, looting, and managing your fear whilst fighting off supernatural enemies in a game that is loaded with bloody combos, ridiculous finishers, and crazy weapons.<\/p>\n<p><em>Evil Dead: The Game<\/em> is now available on PC via the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/p\/evil-dead-the-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epic Games Store<\/a><\/strong>, PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One.<\/p>\n<p>Watch <em>Evil Dead: The Game<\/em><em>&#8216;s\u00a0<\/em>Gameplay trailer below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/37j_Lu_9iNs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Read: <a title=\"Permalink to Stalker 2 development has resumed\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/125133-stalker-2-development-has-resumed\" rel=\"bookmark\">Stalker 2 development has resumed<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been just over a week since the launch of Evil Dead: The game, and it has surpassed 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