Post: 'GTA 5' takes $1bn in three days, biggest entertainment launch ever.
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09-20-2013, 05:33 PM
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Grand Theft Auto 5 has generated $1 billion in just three days, making it the fastest-selling entertainment product in history.
Rockstar's open-world game has smashed previous records set by the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and The Avengers.
Black Ops 2 took an additional 12 days to break the $1bn mark, while The Avengers took a further 16 days.
Reflecting on the game's success, Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick described Grand Theft Auto as a
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"cultural phenomenon".
Zelnick said.
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"Grand Theft Auto is a cultural phenomenon and Rockstar Games continues to redefine what can be achieved in interactive entertainment,"
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"We are incredibly proud of the extraordinary critical and commercial response to Grand Theft Auto 5,"
It generated $800 million in 24 hours, becoming the UK's fastest-selling game in the process.
It received over two million mentions on Twitter in a 24-hour period surrounding its release, and has been tipped by bookmakers to become one of the biggest-selling games of all time.
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09-20-2013, 07:57 PM
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Slave of the sky.
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Game of the Decade...
Game of the century!
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