{"id":6868,"date":"2022-02-28T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/elden-ring-earns-biggest-launch-for-any-souls-game\/"},"modified":"2022-02-28T11:02:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T11:02:00","slug":"elden-ring-earns-biggest-launch-for-any-souls-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/elden-ring-earns-biggest-launch-for-any-souls-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring earns biggest launch for any Souls game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\nElden Ring has predictably topped the UK all-format boxed game chart this week, with the best launch sales of any FromSoftware game to date. <\/p>\n<p>Its sales total was just shy of the amount PlayStation exclusive Horizon Forbidden West managed last week. Sony&#8217;s blockbuster now sits in second place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-28-elden-ring-earns-biggest-launch-for-any-souls-game\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elden Ring has predictably topped the UK all-format boxed game chart this week, with the best launch sales of any FromSoftware game to date. Its sales total was just shy of the amount PlayStation exclusive Horizon Forbidden West managed last week. Sony&#8217;s blockbuster now sits in second place. 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