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More people have watched streaming Destiny footage on Twitch in 2014 than any other new game launch.
It was viewed nearly 20m times in its first week, with 5m unique viewers consuming nearly 240m minutes of gameplay.
Our community has always blown us away with their desire to share, entertain, and inspire,” Bungie community manager David Dague said.
Watching them broadcast their Destiny experiences on Twitch – from the Tower to the Crucible to the Vault of Glass Raid – has been nothing short of amazing. We’re humbled by the enthusiasm and we hope our community knows we’re watching and laughing and applauding back home at the studio.”
It was revealed on Wednesday that the game sold $325m worth of stock in its first five days, leading to the best weekly sales of PS4 hardware in both the UK and US.
