Saints Row 4 sells 1million units in first week

Deep Silver has announced that Saints Row 4 managed to sell 1million copies within its first week of release.

This includes PC sales figures that more than tripled that of Saints Row: The Third over the same period of time.

"We are incredibly happy of the reception for Saints Row 4 as a critical and now a commercial success," said Koch Media CEO Klemens Kundratitz.

"The development team at Volition is second-to-none as a driving creative force in the entertainment industry and we are very proud to have them as part of the Deep Silver family."

Deep Silver international commercial director, Menno van der Bil, added: "A global commerical success such as this within the first week since launch of Saints Row 4 proves the strength of this brand.

"The over the top nature of Saints Row 4 underlines the Deep Silver brand strategy perfectly and we are also ecstatic about the critical praise the game has received."

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