Grand Theft Auto 5 Breaks Seven World Records.

Grand Theft Auto 5 has smashed seven Guinness
World Records, it has been confirmed today.
The records, which include "best-selling video
game in 24 hours" and "most viewed trailer for
an action- adventure video game", confirm the
phenomenal
success of Rockstar Games' premier title.
GTA 5, which has already outsold its predecessor
raced to $815m in sales within 24 hours of its
release, and surpassed the $1bn-mark just two
days
later. As a result, the game shattered seven
different world records from across the
entertainment industry.
"GTA totally deserves to be recognized as an
icon of modern British culture," said Craig
Glenday, the Guinness World Records Editor-in-
Chief. "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."
The online portion of the game has experienced
some teething problems since it was launched
last week, but it doesn't seem to have halted the
continuing success of the open-world crime
epic.
A full list of the records broken by GTA 5 can be
found below:
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 UseluCentral.