{"id":682140,"date":"2026-04-06T08:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/multiversus-tops-elden-ring-to-become-julys-best-selling-game"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:18:05","slug":"multiversus-tops-elden-ring-to-become-julys-best-selling-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/multiversus-tops-elden-ring-to-become-julys-best-selling-game\/","title":{"rendered":"MultiVersus tops Elden Ring to become July&#8217;s best-selling game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/multiversus-tops-elden-ring-to-become-julys-best-selling-game.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>MultiVersus has knocked Elden Ring off the top spot of the month&#8217;s best-selling games.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npd.com\/news\/entertainment-top-10\/2022\/top-10-video-games\/\">NPD Group<\/a> reports (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/multiversus-beats-elden-ring-best-selling-game-july-3294583\">NME<\/a>) that despite being free-to-play &#8211; albeit with in-game purchases &#8211; MultiVersus is the highest-grossing game of July 2022, due in part to its Founder Packs promotion. <\/p>\n<p>It may not sound like a particularly impressive feat but to put it into perspective, since its release in February, Elden Ring has been the best-selling game every month but one.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/multiversus-tops-elden-ring-to-become-julys-best-selling-game\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/multiversus-tops-elden-ring-to-become-julys-best-selling-game\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MultiVersus has knocked Elden Ring off the top spot of the month&#8217;s best-selling games. NPD Group reports (thanks, NME) that despite being free-to-play &#8211; albeit with in-game purchases &#8211; MultiVersus is the highest-grossing game of July 2022, due in part to its Founder Packs promotion. It may not sound like a particularly impressive feat but to put it into perspective, since its release in February, Elden Ring has been the best-selling game every month but one. 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