Those three words bring back memories of simultaneously feeling badass and desperate as you beg your mum for a copy as a 12-year-old. Grand Theft Auto is iconic to all of us, whether you played it as a kid or not. Three iBooks are also available now at the iTunes store: 'Awesome Animals,' (free download), 'Colossal Constructions,' and 'Incredible People.Image via Benny Gashi EXIT photo team GTA After Hours release The Guinness World Records 2014 book edition is on sale now at all major retailers. Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hoursħ. Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billionĥ.

Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hoursģ. 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.”įull list of Grand Theft Auto V record-breaking achievements:ġ.

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. The figure smashes records previously held by the Call of Duty videogame series and blockbuster movies including The Avengers and Avatar. 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.ĭeveloped 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. Guinness 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.

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