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[Samurai G0SU]

YAY! I will add to that number some day. ^_^

 

[hammertomb]

That seems really low.

 

[abracadaver]

On 5 platforms combined? I would have expected more

 

[Nameless]

Alien:Iso was a much needed reprieve from the deluge of soulless, bombastic shooters, and the best thing related to the Alien franchise in decades. Glad it was a success, at least internally. I can't wait to see what those guys do next.

 

[allan-bh]

1 million shipped or sold?

 

[strafer]

Should have been more, a lot more.

It's a fucking masterpiece.

 

[Diprosalic]

yikes man, that's really low.

 

[AppleMIX]

I'd be impressed if it was per-platform. But overall?..... :/

I don't know, considering that it is more or less a glorified amnesia game.I think a million seller is pretty good.

 

[Fawoosh]

How's the DLC? Is there anything (or will there be anything) along the lines of another story mode? I would really like to see a game based on Sevastopol just as shit is beginning to hit the fan.

 

[On Demand]

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo deserved!

 

[fader]

holy crap that's disappointing

 

[On Demand]

holy crap that's disappointing

I thought it sold much less than that so this number is great to me.

 

[Stanng243]

It must have done really good in digital then, because by looking at retail charts it shouldn't be nowhere near 1 million.

Anyway real good sales, the game deserved it.

There was a sale on the PSN where the game and Season pass were half off. That is when I picked it up personally.

 

[Shake Appeal]

I think Isolation probably has a long tail, especially on PC. As long as they get to make more, I'm happy. It was superb.

 

[kamandi]

Really glad that this game sold well. Now i want a shorter sequel.

 

[spared]

I knew this game is great. I'm just waiting for a much lower price on it.

 

[komorebi]

Really fantastic game. Still working on playing through it on PS4. I was skeptical at first but the more I played of it I realized how unique and fun it is. Nice to see it sold so much.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

Ah yeah. Time for the Thing: Isolation next.

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

It's the best Alien game I ever played. This game deserves WAY more than just 1 million sales.

 

[i-Lo]

Question is how many will they need to sell to break even.

Also, do publishers get money for games from retailers to whom the physical discs are 'shipped' to?

 

[MickeyPhree]

Best alien game ever.

One of the best survival horror games ever.

One of the best games ever.

Ah yeah. Time for the Thing: Isolation next.

I think my life would then be complete.

 

[Kysen]

Really low when you consider its on 5 platforms and had price reductions.

 

[tioslash]

Very well deserved. Absolutely fantastic experience.

 

[MMaRsu]

Congrats to the Creative Assembly team

https://twitter.com/AlienIsolation/status/557932644269588480

Should have sold a lot more, since it's an amazing game with a sick ass atmosphere. It's like RE on crack atmosphere wise .

Glad I bought it .

 

[Omni]

That seems... low.

I didn't pick it up myself but from what it seems most people enjoyed it. How many did Colonel Marines get?

 

[michalmarek77]

Truly outstanding game! Shame on all who wanted to play it but pass on it because of reasons...Gamę deserves to sell couple of times more!
Play it with a good Headset (i play with Headset 2.0 from Sony) and (sooner or later) you will shit your pants. This game guarantee you that.

 

[Pooya]

That's not good... really digging the game though, just started.

 

[Shredderi]

That's not good... really digging the game though, just started.

It's not a smash success at one million but I doubt they would boast about it on twitter if they considered it a failure.

 

[Denton]

Fuck, it deserves ten times that. I am disappoint.

 

[KOHIPEET]

Good to see a game from this genre doing well. I still have to buy the game though.

 

[Applebite]

The only thing that really matters is if it was up to Sega's expectations. It probably wasn't. Still good numbers for what is actually a really niche game.

 

[pantsmith]

Minus the source material, its super niche.

Haven't played it yet (waiting on a PS4 or a new PC), but listening to them talk about how much energy and thought went into their design process won me over as a fan. Glad to see it succeed!

 

[JohnnyFootball]

It's not a smash success at one million but I doubt they would boast about it on twitter if they considered it a failure.

I doubt they are actually pleased with those numbers but they are boasting about them to give an additional push for more sales.

If your game sells a million copies it's easy to promote.

I hope this helps them net many more sales.

 

[block tower]

congrats! hopefully this means more quality games under the Alien/Aliens license get made. possibly even the Predator license gets looked at too.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Well uh... I'm happy that they're happy with those sales.

It is a niche game... The audience that bought it initially have been bombarded with bad and horrible alien video games for years.

I have no actual evidence on who purchased this game but I believe (completely opinionated) that most of us that bought the game are hardcore fans of the Alien series.

 

[nextgeneration]

Great to hear. Very well deserved. Nice to see quality title sell well.

 

[truly101]

I bought the digital version and love it. I'm past CH 5, I know the Alien is a bit of TMF and unpredictable and he can throw the pacing off, but I really cannot imagine a better game as inspired by the original movie.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

It's a shame it didn't sell more. I was tempted to buy a 3rd copy during the PSN sale but wallet was a little tight at the time. Amazing game though.

 

[Gamezone]

I wonder how much the previous Alien game ruined these numbers.

 

[bj00rn_]

What are the consensus excuses for not buying this game anyway? Everyone should know it's a high quality game by now?

 

[lefantome]

great, it deserves more, hopefully it will have a long tail.

 

[SmoothBrain]

I can imagine how colonial marines killed the sales for isolation. Really sad, because this might lead to wrong business decisions.

 

[Sub_Level]

Low, but not a bomba.

 

[Square Triangle]

Well uh... I'm happy that they're happy with those sales.

Given the Alien track record of mediocrity- this is kind of a big deal.

 

[DieH@rd]

Great game!

 

[MickeyPhree]

What are the consensus excuses for not buying this game anyway? Everyone should know it's a high quality game by now?

It's not a shooter?

It was affected by aliens: cm?

 

[thelurkinghorror]

Fuck you IGN, fuck you coward gamers
This game deserve!

 

[GunBR]

I can imagine how colonial marines killed the sales for isolation. Really sad, because this might lead to wrong business decisions.

Yeah

I can see some Sega executive thinking that people wants Colonial Marines 2, because it sold better than Isolation

 

[eXistor]

That doesn't seem like a lot for 5 platforms. It deserves many more imo.

 

[FaintColt388301]

Still waiting to pick this game up. I still have a lot of games I'm playing right now. Will pick it up when it's more cheap and I have less stuff to play.

Shame I missed out on it when it was $30