It seems everyone has been caught up with Thatgamecompany's latest hit release, Journey, with news that sales for the PSN only game has surpassed everyone's expectations, becoming the fastest selling game on the network.

Posting on the official PlayStation Blog, Creative Director Jenova Chen of Thatgamecompany shared the ecstatic response that they have had since release as well as comparing the response from Journey to their previous title "Flower" was overwhelming.

Thanks to you, Journey has officially broken PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store sales records, surpassing all first and third-party games to become the fastest-selling game ever released in the SCEA region on the PlayStation Network.

We owe a lot to our fans. In fact, idea of forming the thatgamecompany team to create games with Sony Santa Monica originated from several dozen emails that players sent in after playing our first student game, Cloud, from our time at USC. It was the players who told us how moving the game was and how it is important that we keep making these types of games so that more people in the world will realize what video games can be, and can grow to love games through our work. To me, that was a life-changing moment. I knew making games was my life calling.

Celebrating the success, Thatgamecompany released a special art piece for all fans (check it out below), as well as the chance to buy the official soundtrack composed by Austin Wintory. The soundtrack will be hitting the PS Store and iTunes on April 10, and there will be a limited CD release in the near future as well.

You can check out AusGamers review on our thoughts of this very artistic piece, as well as the game page for all the latest in news and videos.