Grand Theft Auto V, the latest in Rockstar’s iconic franchise, has been selling at an incredible rate. Now Guinness World Records has confirmed that the game holds 7 world records for sales!
GTA V’s accolades include the “Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion,” and “Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours.” So anyone who still says that video games aren’t viable against Hollywood, can put that in their pipe and smoke it!
Any news of GTA V‘s success is great for everyone involved in the game. Juggalo character Wade reached out to us via Skype to share his excitement:
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Grand Theft Auto V holds these records:
1. Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours
2. Best-selling videogame in 24 hours
3. Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion
4. Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion
5. Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours
6. Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours
7. Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame
Guinness announced the breaking of 6 records on Tuesday, and added a 7th later on. Grand Theft Auto V is still selling like hotcakes, and could obliterate more sales records before its through.
Guinness World Records‘ announcement follows below:
CONFIRMED: GRAND THEFT AUTO 5 BREAKS 6 SALES WORLD RECORDS
By KEVIN LYNCH
Published October 8, 2013Guinness World Records can today confirm that the launch of Grand Theft Auto V has broken six new world records including the Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours and the Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion.
Released on 17 September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, the fifteenth title in the Grand Theft Auto series, GTA V, was the first main entry since Grand Theft Auto IV in 2008.
Developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games, the critically acclaimed open world action-adventure video game sold 11.21 million units in its first 24 hours, and generated revenue of $815.7 million (£511.8 million), going on to reach $1 billion (£624.45 million) in sales after just three days on September 20 2013.
The figure smashes records previously held by the Call of Duty videogame series and blockbuster movies including The Avengers and Avatar.
Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday, said: “GTA totally deserves to be recognized as an icon of modern British culture, and we’re thrilled to be able to feature the game in the record books. Gaming is no longer a niche hobby, as GTA 5 has proved, and how exciting that it’s taken on the might of Hollywood and won! I’m also doubly proud as a Dundonian to welcome this home-grown series back into the Guinness World Records book.”
Full list of Grand Theft Auto V record-breaking achievements:
1. Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours
2. Best-selling videogame in 24 hours
3. Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion
4. Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion
5. Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours
6. Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours
7. Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame
[Via: Guinness]