Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy’s The Division has amassed 9.5 million registered users since the game’s launch in March 2016.
The publishing giant noted that players spend an average of three hours per day on the post-pandemic action-RPG, with the figure exceeding the company’s internal expectations despite various hiccups along the way.
The Division was released in March 2016 and smashed records as the fastest-selling video game released by Ubisoft, not to mention the biggest launch for a new IP to date. Despite this, the publisher has opted not to disclose any sales figures as of yet.
Released on PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One, The Division topped the software charts in the U.S. during its launch month, and also made it four weeks at the top of the U.K. All Format Chart.
Ubisoft confirmed via some early stats that around 50 percent of players tackled The Division solo. Sadly, the game has been plagued by some notable server issues and various in-game bugs and glitches, which has the fan base somewhat riled as of late.
Developed by Ubisoft Massive in conjunction with the industry giant’s Annecy and Reflections studios, The Division takes place in New York City, U.S., following the outbreak of a mysterious diseases on Black Friday. In just five days, the government collapses as the pandemic spreads, with supplies such as food and water cut off to survivors, resulting in widespread chaos.
Players form part of the Strategic Homeland Division (SHD), a specialised group who live seemingly ordinary lives but are given authority by the United States government to combat various threats caused by the disease, and help to get society back on its feet by whatever means necessary.