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Civilization Franchise Has Now Sold Over 31 Million Copies
The Civilization franchise has stolen hundreds of hours for me. It's gotten to the point now where I won't allow myself to play it unless I have at least three hours free ahead of me. The game is so addictive, it is insane how quickly time disappears when playing it.
And I know I'm not alone. During an investor call yesterday (via Gamespot), Take-Two said that the franchise had sold over 31 million copies in its lifetime. What is crazy is that success seems to be coming quicker and quicker as just last April, sales were 'only' at 21 million. That is basically a third of the all time sales in a year.
How big can this franchise get? It's hard to say, but for the moment, it remains one of the true behemoths of the strategy genre. I don't expect that to change anytime soon.