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Phantom Blade Zero Is a Hit With One Million Presale Copies Sold - IGN Daily Fix Video

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In today's Daily Fix:Phantom Blade Zero has sold around one million pre-launch copies worldwide. This comes from Alinea Analytics, who says that S-GAME's wuxia-inspired action game has sold 850,000 copies in the West on Steam and PS5, and another quarter million from Tencent's WeGame (a Chinese-only digital storefront). The game is reviewing well, too, with IGN scoring it a 9. In other news, PlayStation has revealed their PS Plus lineup for November, which includes Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, and Monster Train 2. And we’re riding Mine Cart Madness inside Super Nintendo World with The Ride Guys at Universal Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort and its newest theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

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