The official
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. forums
bring word that GSC’s underdog – S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - sold 1.65 Million units world-wide! This goes to prove that if they churn out the goods, even smaller developers can make their games commercial successes. Here’s how the
post’s translation
reads:
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The poster translated the article, saying the CEO of GSC, Sergei Grigorovich, reported sales of 950,000 units in CIS, while selling 700,000 units in the rest of the world, almost all at full price. That would total about 1.65 Million copies plus, since the interview._

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