GTA5 - Most Successfull Entertainment property ever

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/gta-5-takes-500m-in-24-hours-making-it-the-most-successful-entertainment-property-ever-8825856.html

"Grand Theft Auto 5 is set to break video game records – both in terms of revenue generated and number of copies sold. In its first 24 hours on sale fans bought just under £500 million ($800m) worth of copies.

This more than recoups the reported £170 million spent creating and marketing the game and estimates suggests that it will generated more than £1bn global sales in its first year. The previous title in the series, GTA IV, has sold more than 25 million copies since its 2008 release – a figure GTA 5 is expected to exceed.

GTA 5 also eclipsed the previous record launch day of any entertainment property to date (including movies and music) Call of Duty: Black Ops. When it launched on 12 November, 2012, Black Ops managed to take in $500 million in 24 hours, overtaking the previous record holder Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ($400m).
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"Based on reviews from thirty-eight separate critics Metacritic has awarded GTA 5 with a score of 98 out of 100 and a rating of ‘Universal Acclaim’.

Keza MacDonald, games editor at IGN.com, said: "Grand Theft Auto V is not only a preposterously enjoyable video game, but also an intelligent and sharp-tongued satire of contemporary America," she added.

"No other world in video games comes close to this in size or scope, and there is sharp intelligence behind its sense of humour and gift for mayhem. It tells a compelling, unpredictable, and provocative story without ever letting it get in the way of your own self-directed adventures through San Andreas.

"It is one of the very best video games ever made."
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Okay a friend picked this up and was playing it last night it looks Awesome.

Crap, now I'll probably have to get it. Well, I do have a furlough coming up ...