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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JimboPosted:
Wow that is a really insane amount of awards for a game that hasn't even been out for a month yet.
GaryPosted:
That is pretty crazy i dont think any game in the next year or two will be able to top this, maybe the elder scrolls online.
triksta2k11Posted:
And it was only released on 2 platforms... WOW :O Just a shame it didn't live up the hype in my opinion :/
xThreeOneFivePosted:
Dreams wondering where all the cod fanboys are at now that said cod would outsell gta dont worry u only gotta break world records
you sound very uneducated. seeing how no game has ever done this before. cod wouldnt be close. lmao
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