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Dying Light has sold 5m units since its launch in January, developer Techland has announced. Producer Tymon Smektala revealed the milestone In an interview with VideoGamer during gamescom last week. "To be honest, I think even we are a little surprised by the scope of our success," Smektala said. "We …
Read More »Techland goads Destiny with #DrinkForDLC Dying Light campaign
Dying Light players have been told that they will receive some free DLC if they partake in a social media campaign poking a bit of fun at fellow title Destiny. Some Bungie fans reacted negatively to news earlier this week that some future content for the game will for a …
Read More »Techland clarifies: Hellraid has not been cancelled
Studio is merely "concentrating on Dying Light" and has "taken the pressure away" from first-person fantasy title
Read More »Techland says Hellraid has not been cancelled
First person RPG Hellraid has not been scrapped, its developer Techland has asserted. The studio last month said that the game in its current shape and form, is not meeting our own expectations for this project” and that we decided the best course of action would be to send it …
Read More »Development on Techland’s Hellraid stopped dead
Dying Light studio sends first-person fantasy game back to the drawing board
Read More »Dying Light studio Techland cancels upcoming fantasy game Hellraid
The next title from Dying Light developer Techland has been scrapped. Hellraid, a first-person hack-and-slash game set in a gritty fantasy world, had previously been slated for release later this year on PS4, Xbox One and PC. But according to a statement posted on the studio’s website, the title had …
Read More »Dying Light: A quick autopsy of our social media strategy
Techland's social and community manager Michal Napora discusses how his team spread the word about the studio's zombie smash hit
Read More »3.2m people have played Techland’s Dying Light
3.2m gamers have played Techland’s Dying Light since its launch in January. This is according to an infographic released by the developer. Note that this figure doesn’t represent unit sales, but rather the number of active players. In addition to the 3.2m people who have played the game, fans have …
Read More »How much does the most expensive copy of Dying Light cost? £250,000
Yes, that’s a quarter of a million pounds. What on earth could GAME and Techland possibly be offering that they think could entice an individual to pay 250,000 for a copy of Dying Light? To quote from the press release verbatim: Finally, for those looking to take Zombie protection to …
Read More »Dying Light DLC Cuisine & Cargo arrives
Techland has detailed DLC plans for Dying Light, with the game’s first content drop Cuisine & Cargo launching today across all platforms. The studio has provided content descriptions and release window info for all three pieces of DLC that make up Dying Light’s $19.99 Season Pass. The just released Cuisine …
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