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Monday, June 03, 2013

Metro: Last Light goes down a storm...


Metro: Last Light has enjoyed a stunning first week of sales, significantly outselling its predecessor Metro 2033 over the same launch period, and earning stellar reviews from the gaming media on all three platforms.




• On Windows PC, the game more than tripled Metro 2033's worldwide sales over the same opening week period

• In the US, Metro: Last Light sold through more boxed units in its first week of sale than Metro 2033 has managed lifetime to date

• Across all formats worldwide, Metro: Last Light has sold more units in its first week of sale than Metro 2033 managed in 3 months

• Metro: Last Light has shot to No. 1 in the weekly charts in multiple European territories including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and also in the UK, where publisher Deep Silver recorded their fourth straight week at number 1

Metro: Last Light has garnered praise from players and critics alike, with all three formats enjoying a Metacritic score of 80+ and a slew of 9 / 10 reviews from GameSpot, Official PlayStation Magazine, Joystiq, The Escapist and more.

4A Games will support Metro: Last Light with a series of original single player content packs throughout the summer. Metro fans can pre-purchase all future DLC at a discount with the Season Pass, now available on Steam, the Xbox Live online entertainment network from Microsoft and the PlayStation Network for €14.99 / $14.99 / £11.99 / 1200 Microsoft Points. The Season Pass also grants an additional weapon, the deadly Abzats, a semi-automatic shotgun rifle with a devastating secondary fire mode that unleashes six shells in one blast.

The Season Pass will include:

• The ‘Faction Pack’ and the ‘Chronicles Pack’, featuring new, original single player gameplay that expands on the Metro: Last Light universe and story

• The mysterious ‘Tower Pack’, a unique solo challenge to Metro veterans

• The ‘Developer Pack’, giving creative players some interesting tools with which to explore the world of Metro...

Metro: Last Light is available now for PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360, and Windows PC .

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