Fez Sells Over 200,000 Copies on XBLA

Indie game celebrates anniversary of release.

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Fez Sells Over 200,000 Copies on XBLA
Polytron's Phil Fish has revealed that twisty platformer Fez has breached the 200,000 sales mark on Xbox Live Arcade. The announcement came as the game celebrates its first anniversary since release.

At the very least, this past year has been a "transformative" one for the controversial indie developer. "Suddenly becoming so loved and so hated by so many teaches you some humility. Or at least some things you didn’t know about yourself. I feel like a different person now. A much, much less crazy person. A much happier person. It’s been a fantastic year," Fish wrote on the studio's blog.

"Since it came out last year, FEZ has now sold 200,000 units on XBLA alone. Which is completely fucking crazy when you think about it."

Fez has had a long and troubled development history, the bulk of which has been documented wonderfully in the feature length film, Indie Game: The Movie. Fish's former partner, Renaud Bédard, returned briefly to speak of the game's success a year on. "Even though I left Polytron a while ago, FEZ is that kind of elastic string that pulls you back every once in a while.

"I’ve been hard at work on the PC version and I’m very happy that the game will finally reach a broader audience."
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