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Kayne & Lynch has sold over 1 million copies

Posted on January 11th, 2008 at 19:36 EDT

Despite low review scores across a number of publications, the 2007 mature hit, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, took the industry by storm last fall to be one of the bigger holiday 2007 titles across many platforms, including the PlayStation 3.

It appears that Eidos, the people behind the Tomb Raider series possibly has another franchise to delve on in the future, as Kayne & Lynch just hit the one million mark in copies sold. A statement released by SCi, the parent company states, “We anticipate a positive sales trend to continue through the remainder of FY08 and for Kane and Lynch to firmly establish itself as another key franchise for the Group,”

For the two months that Kane & Lynch has been released, it has already sold more than Hitman: Blood Money did in its first two months of existence. With this success, expect a sequel to come sometime in 2009.

 

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posted 7:39pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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this proves that not all reviews matter....i'm sad that this title move past R&C and Uncharted, and i fear that devs might go for multiplat rather than exclusive, because of lack of support, the PS3 community rather support a  multiplat title than an exclusive one

 

posted 7:39pm EST - January 11th, 2008
2

So....Kayne & Lynch isn't so bad game after all.

posted 7:50pm EST - January 11th, 2008
3

psn id: gingo.... why did such a crap game sell a million copies so fast, lookin forward  to the film but the game made me sick

posted 8:03pm EST - January 11th, 2008
4

oook O_O

posted 8:08pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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Its an okay game
posted 8:33pm EST - January 11th, 2008
6

but it is this game really sucks the storyline is interesting but the gameplay is seriously lacking

posted 8:36pm EST - January 11th, 2008
7

i played the demo today...and my god it alot worst then i thought....worst game i have played in some time

posted 8:45pm EST - January 11th, 2008
8

My sister bought this game (for herself).Personally, I wasn't very interested in this title but after playing it for a while, I suppose it has its nice points here and there. I still woudn't want this in my collection however, when it comes down to guys knocking out female club owners; thats where I have to draw the line. Quite enjoying though. (but it almost seems PS2y)

posted 9:03pm EST - January 11th, 2008
9

How did this game sell more than Assassin's Creed?

posted 9:03pm EST - January 11th, 2008
10

i just played the demo and it wasnt all that bad.. I think the game deserves it

posted 9:57pm EST - January 11th, 2008
11

I think this game would be great  if a keyboard & mouse where optional.

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I understand that the PS3 was designed to be played with a SIXAXIS. but, I believe this game would play far better if it had keyboard & mouse funtionality.

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I think more game developers should inplument that secondary option into games.

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Do any of you know any games besides Unreal Tournament; that support s keyboard and mouse?

posted 10:07pm EST - January 11th, 2008
12

Nice to see even crappy games can sell well.  Leave it to the XBox owners to buy every game out there, and reward lazy developers.

posted 10:33pm EST - January 11th, 2008
13

If only there were as many PS3 owners as 360 owners then games like Warkhawk, Resistance, Uncharted, UT3 and R&C would have such a better rep and would have gone for game of the year awards. It sucked watching all the damn awards being giving out to everything but PS3 games. I don't care what anyone says. I have never played a game as fun as Uncharted and as good looking.

posted 10:55pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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I bought it first day I love this game... Now it needs PS3 updates

posted 10:59pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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wow that IS suprising. GG to them the more developers the better. they can only learn from what the reviewers said.
posted 11:20pm EST - January 11th, 2008
16

Kane & Lynch isnt THAT bad.. but it has no real replay value. The story is cool, but the aiming system, graphics and replay arent good at all. I'd give it a 7/10.

posted 11:29pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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why would anyone buy that game?

posted 12:23am EST - January 12th, 2008
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to gingo...this game isn't that bad alot of people liked it so they bought it they wouldn't by a crap game if they did'nt like it.

posted 12:23am EST - January 12th, 2008
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that games dont waste your time
posted 12:44am EST - January 12th, 2008
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Come on now, people. It wasn't that bad of a game. There are worse things out there ya know. Even though I only played the first couple levels, I honestly had fun doing it. To me, it's simply different gameplay/mechanics that you need to get used to, rather than compare it to something as solid as Uncharted.

posted 1:20am EST - January 12th, 2008
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never played it, but now i might have to go rent it just to see what its about

posted 2:03am EST - January 12th, 2008
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Kane & Lynch is an ok game, but I firmly believe that it was the controversy it stirred up that caused the spike in sales. No one can deny that the story and presentation including actors, and the uniqueness on how it's incorporated into gameplay speaks for itself. The gameplay, graphics, and replay is rather low though. Regardless of all that though, fragile alliance is one unique gametype I will remember this game for. it deserves around a 7/10.

posted 2:23am EST - January 12th, 2008
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Playing it when its cheaper, and I mean dirt cheap.

posted 6:20am EST - January 12th, 2008
24

I like it. Bought it yesterday :). Maybe I was the million hit ;)

posted 6:28am EST - January 12th, 2008
25

1 million sold, 999,999 on the blockbuster pre-owned shelf.

posted 6:30am EST - January 12th, 2008
26

Did no one else think this game was terrible?

posted 6:44am EST - January 12th, 2008
27

A friend of mine got it and returned it the very next day, and said I shouldn´t buy it. And I have to say, that the demo isn´t great at all.. And that was a huge let down, because I have played all the hitman-games. Supporting the danish gameing developemt (but not with this one) :-(

posted 6:50am EST - January 12th, 2008
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A guy gets sacked over this piece of crap this game is rubbish and a disgrace to the developers who put this together.
posted 7:18am EST - January 12th, 2008
29

Oh god. I hated that demo.

 

Good for them that it sold good though i suppose.

posted 7:50am EST - January 12th, 2008
30

hitman blood money was way better then this game, hopefully theye continue to make hitman games, or make kane and lynch 2 a much better game, the caracters, story, dialoge and tone of the game were great but the game it self wasn't.

posted 11:51am EST - January 12th, 2008
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You know what a lot of people pay attention too is storyline and character personalities. The videos of the two main characters talking about video games alone probably sold half of the copies. If they have conversations like this through out the game it would atleast be entertaining to watch if not play.

posted 12:11pm EST - January 12th, 2008
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It's a mistery why Uncharted didn't sell over 1 million... I realy don't get it. And a average game like K&L sells 1 mil.

posted 12:36pm EST - January 12th, 2008
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hmmmm didnt favor the game so much needs a lot of work IMO

posted 5:30pm EST - January 12th, 2008
34

I'm wondering if this really means 1 million copies was sold to consumers, or if its actually referring to 1 million copies shipped to retailers. I'm a bit skeptical on this one...

posted 3:32am EST - January 13th, 2008
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This game is crap - go rent it yourself and see. Seriously save your money and buy something worthy of your cash.

 

This was another over hyped game. My impression was that it was released without proper development time. The controls are dodgy, the plot line isnt broken...because it doesnt have one, and there is zero satisfaction in completing the game - infact mine got listed on eBay after about three hours of game play.

Look some people actually played Lair and said it was OK. Im not one of those, so maybe you have different tastes - make your own judgement and rent it first...You have been warned.

posted 1:30pm EST - January 13th, 2008
36

I actually like the game. Ok its AI isent great , but its a good game. Looking forward to K&L 2.

posted 6:20pm EST - January 17th, 2008
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See, it's all about the player, there are some people who know how to appreciate the little things, and not expect a chick to come out of the screen and blow you

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