Grand Theft Auto 5 breaks seven world records

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Grand Theft Auto V has broken six new world records, bringing its total to seven, the Guinness World Records organiser has announced.

Rockstar North's epic crime adventure previously earned the Guinness World Record for 'most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame'.

Now its massive first-day sales figures have earned the game a further six awards.

The full list of awards now currently held by Grand Theft Auto V are as follows:

Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours
Best-selling videogame in 24 hours
Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion
Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion
Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours
Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours
Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame
According to official figures, GTA 5 sold 11.21 million units in its first 24 hours and generated revenue of $815.7 million (£511.8 million), eventually reaching $1 billion (£624.45 million) in sales after just three days.

Sales of the game in the UK led to a 45 per cent year-on-year increase in game sales for September, marking the first time the British games retail sector recorded an increase in spending since December 2008.

A week after its release, Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz stated that sales had likely exceeded 15 million worldwide and were predicted to surpass 25 million within the game's first year of release.

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GrownPosted:

Im not surprised by any of this actually I honestly think the game deserves all of these awards.

SimbaXePosted:

It doesn't surprise me, the games amazing.

Dr-JPosted:

PawnStars Actually I want them to break 11 records now


They will give them a full year

Corn_DogPosted:

Zoobzy This is the best game ever created IMO.
Rockstar did a good job and deserves all the light it recives.


-Zoobzy


This really a good game, campaign was awesome

ZoobzyPosted:

This is the best game ever created IMO.
Rockstar did a good job and deserves all the light it recives.


-Zoobzy

Dr-PonyfilePosted:

PawnStars
Crazy_Horse_RDR More world records will be broken...


They better be, I still expect at least 3 more


Personally I think they may get more most amount of copies sold in a year etc.

Corn_DogPosted:

Crazy_Horse_RDR More world records will be broken...


They better be, I still expect at least 3 more

TonyTonyChopperPosted:

More world records will be broken...

Corn_DogPosted:

10 world records or bust, that's it

Corn_DogPosted:

Dr-J
PawnStars Only seven, weak sauce come talk to me when your in the double digits Rockstar


It might break more within 1 year


one more wont do it for me, need 3