‘Far Cry 5’ is bestselling game of 2018 (so far)

LOS ANGELES: Ubisoft’s open-world action game/bear murdering simulator Far Cry 5 debuted as the top-selling title of March 2018 and is now the best-selling title of the year, according to market research company the NPD Group. 

Far Cry 5 takes place in rural Montana, where a doomsday cult has taken over a fictional county. The player, as a rookie deputy, battles the cult alongside some locals who’ve formed a resistance. The game broke franchise sales records after it launched March 27, nearly doubling the first week sales of its predecessor and becoming the fastest-selling title in the series’ history.