Grand Theft Auto 5 breaks seven world records
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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lilrichard22Posted:
I think they would've reached 1 billion easy in 1 day if they released it for Games on Demand for Xbox and of course, released it for PC.
EK6Posted:
SliceFX Should be eight with "Most failed anticipated launch" for the online...
Haha truuu
Game is bad online up till this point
PashtunPosted:
SliceFX Should be eight with "Most failed anticipated launch" for the online...Online sucks. Too many glitches and bugs. And you lose a $3000 in the bank if you die. So stupid. I want free mode. The story was ok. They should stick to 1 character.
GeorgasmPosted:
I'd imagine CoD will still end up winning game of the year, despite these records GTA has smashed.
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