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At least, that seems to be what a new article from The Daily Mail is implying. Carrying the headline CCTV shows dramatic moment ‘model pupil’, 15, held up bank workers at gunpoint in Grand Theft Auto-style robbery” the story goes on to highlight among its six-bulletpoint strap that: Judge said …
Read More »That’ll be the third No.1 for Grand Theft Auto V, then
Grand Theft Auto V has claimed its second successive UK No.1 and its third since release, Gfk Chart-Track has revealed. FIFA 14 manages to hold onto to second place ahead of a brand new entry at No.3 – Activision’s Skylanders Swap Force, although its sales actually fall 35 per cent …
Read More »Digital version of Grand Theft Auto V arrives on Xbox Live Games On Demand
Xbox 360 owners are now able to buy a digital version of Grand Theft Auto V via Xbox Live. The title appears in the Games On Demand section and costs 49.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the US. The big question, however, is whether the game will suffer from …
Read More »NPD: Grand Theft Auto V leads industry to positive month in September
NPD’s monthly retail report reveals that Grand Theft Auto V sales have carried the industry to a 27 per cent year-over-year increase in total revenue. This year’s period saw $1.07bn earned, versus the $848m brought in during September 2012. Physical Software sales – where GTA V’s impact was located – …
Read More »GTA V has already beaten Black Ops II, Skyrim and FIFA 13’s lifetime sales on Amazon
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V continues to claim retail records. Amazon has, unsurprisingly, confirmed that GTA V is the fastest selling game ever at the retailer. Perhaps more surprising are the games whose lifetime sales it has already overtaken after less than a month on the market. These include Call …
Read More »GTA V reclaims UK No.1; Pokemon and Beyond debut in Top Ten
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has claimed it’s second UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats UK No.1 after two weeks at the top for EA’s FIFA 14. Nintendo’s 3DS RPGs Pokemon X and Pokemon Y debut in third and fourth place respectively, with week one sales doubling last year’s Black 2 …
Read More »Rockstar dealing out $500,000 to GTA Online players following server troubles
Compensation scheme for affected users expected to be rolled out by the end of the month
Read More »PC version of Grand Theft Auto V due in Q1 2014 – report
Grand Theft Auto V will be released on PC next year, according to a new report. Eurogamer claims to have word from multiple sources” that the game will be released some time in Q1 2014 – meaning between January and March. There’s certainly a hunger for a PC version, with …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto fans more likely to be interested in art and literature than other gamers
A new report from Exponential Interactive paints a very different picture of the average Grand Theft Auto V player than you might expect. The data was sourced from the anonymous cookies from 2m UK internet users who have expressed an interest in Grand Theft Auto. This was then compared with …
Read More »Intel: "Somebody paid a lot of money" to keep Grand Theft Auto V off PC
Everyone and their dog seems to think that GTA V is heading to PC, but theories as to why it’s not yet happened are pretty varied. Perhaps the most colourful has come from Intel notebook marketing director Chris Silva who made the following forum-worthy claim to PC Gamer. Somebody paid …
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