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Justified: GTA IV breaks Guinness World Records |
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Written by Phil "SempraFi" Meza
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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Right before the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, the Guinness World Record association announced that they were "keeping a close eye" on the game's release, as it had the potential to shatter sales records like Niko Bellic shatters skulls. Today, it was confirmed that Rockstar and Take-Two managed to not only have one of the best (and fastest) selling games of this generation thus far, but they also defeated Microsoft's Halo 3 campaign as the "biggest entertainment release of all time."
GTA IV has been entered into the record books with the awards of "Highest Grossing Video Game in 24 Hours" and "Highest Revenue
Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours". Well done, Rockstar. Your $310 million of revenue in one day was well deserved. Full announcement after the jump.
Confirmed: Grand Theft Auto IV Breaks Guinness World RecordsTM With Biggest Entertainment Release Of All-Time
The Popular Franchise Trumps All Other Entertainment Title Sales
London, UK, 13th of May
- The famed Grand Theft Auto series has made headlines yet again! As
newly-released sales figures show, Grand Theft Auto IV has crushed the
competition by selling 3.6 million units and earning $310 million in
its first day of release, earning Guinness World Records™ for the
Highest Grossing Video Game in 24 Hours and the Highest Revenue
Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours. These records
establish GTA IV as the most profitable entertainment release of
all-time, far surpassing other video game, film and book releases.
According to Guinness World Records™, this is how the game stacks up
against the competition:
Fastest-selling video game in 24 hours: Halo 3 at $170 million
Fastest-selling theatrical movie in 24 hours: Spider-Man 3 at $60 million
Fastest-selling book in 24 hours: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows at $220 million
For
more spectacular gaming records see Guinness World Records: Gamer's
Edition 2008 (RRP £15), the first Guinness World Records book devoted
solely to the world of gaming, is on shelves now and bursting with new
records, high score statistics and fascinating facts.
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