World of Warcraft: Legion sold 3.3 million copies on day one, matching past expansions

Maybe a demon invasion threatening to end all life is exactly what World of Warcraft needed.

Activision Blizzard revealed in its earnings report for the third quarter of the financial year 2016 that the latest expansion for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Legion, sold 3.3 million copies on its first day, August 30. According to Activision Blizzard, this matches records set by previous expansions and ranks among the fastest-selling PC games ever.