Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, now available for Xbox® 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, has shipped one million units in the United States and Europe. The latest Castlevania experience developed by Mercury Steam in association with Kojima Productions Studio has quickly become a fan favorite with rich storytelling, innovative gameplay, intricate graphics, and iconic voice acting by some of the world’s most recognizable voice talents including Patrick Stewart, Robert Carlyle, Natasha McElhone and Jason Issacs. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is scheduled to be released in Japan this December.
“Castlevania has truly reinvented itself with its move to next gen platforms and we’re extremely pleased at the positive response we’ve seen toward Castlevania: Lords of Shadow globally, mainly due to the dedicated fans who have supported the series for so long,” said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “The remarkable sales achieved in such a short time are a true testament of the work and dedication that went into this project, and we’re very grateful to have partnered with such fine talent in the rebirth of one of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.’s most successful franchises.”
This marks a landmark for the Castlevania series, this being the first on the 360 and PS3, showing that the franchise still has life left in it and that the current gaming audience is welcoming to the game series to their consoles. Hopefully this wasn’t a one trick pony and that the next installment will do as well.
