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**''[[Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome]]'' [expansion pack] (1 million)<ref name="ageofempires"/>
**''[[Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome]]'' [expansion pack] (1 million)<ref name="ageofempires"/>
*''[[Civilization IV]]'' (3 million,<ref name="taketwovalue">{{cite web |url=http://taketwovalue.com/documents/TTWO_Value.pdf |title=Recommendation of the Board of Directors to Reject Electronic Arts Inc.'s Tender Offer |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2008-03-26 |publisher=[[Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.]] |pages=12, 14, 16 |format=PDF}}</ref> may include [[Mac OS X]] version)
*''[[Civilization IV]]'' (3 million,<ref name="taketwovalue">{{cite web |url=http://taketwovalue.com/documents/TTWO_Value.pdf |title=Recommendation of the Board of Directors to Reject Electronic Arts Inc.'s Tender Offer |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2008-03-26 |publisher=[[Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.]] |pages=12, 14, 16 |format=PDF}}</ref> may include [[Mac OS X]] version)
*''[[Legend - Hand of God]] (3 million)''<ref>http://www.master-creating.de/index.php?idcatside=17&lang=1&sid=574dfa5dcac418c13d083535fd62a9bd</ref>
*''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]'' (3 million)<ref name="redalert">{{cite press release |url=http://www.cncgames.com/wspress.shtml#Westwood%20Studios%20Ships%20More%20Than%201%20Million |title=Westwood Studios Ships More Than 1 Million Copies of Red Alert 2 |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2000-11-02 |publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]}}</ref>
*''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]'' (3 million)<ref name="redalert">{{cite press release |url=http://www.cncgames.com/wspress.shtml#Westwood%20Studios%20Ships%20More%20Than%201%20Million |title=Westwood Studios Ships More Than 1 Million Copies of Red Alert 2 |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2000-11-02 |publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]}}</ref>
*''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]'' (3 million)<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.blizzard.co.uk/war3x/pressrelease-030529.shtml |title=Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Goes Gold -- Street Date Announced |publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]] |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2003-05-29}}</ref>
*''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]'' (3 million)<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.blizzard.co.uk/war3x/pressrelease-030529.shtml |title=Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Goes Gold -- Street Date Announced |publisher=[[Blizzard Entertainment]] |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2003-05-29}}</ref>

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This is an list of PC games (including Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and Linux) that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. Please note that the sales figures for expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game (with the exception Guild Wars).

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