RSS 11:28am EST Thu 4th Dec 2008 1,533 online (562 members & 971 guests) PSU.com: News - PS3-GTA IV smashes Guiness World Record
Register | Why sign Up? Forgot password?

New PSU Articles

See Also

Related Games

  • Grand Theft Auto IV Developer: Rockstar North Publisher: Rockstar Games Genre: Action Sub-Genre: Third Person Release Date: Apr 29th, 2008 Additonal Info: Also available on Xbox 360 a...
  • Grand Theft Auto III Developer: DMA Design Publisher: Rockstar Games Genre: Action Sub-Genre: Third Person Release Date: Oct 22nd, 2001 Additonal Info: Also available on PC
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Developer: Rockstar North Publisher: Rockstar Games Genre: Action Sub-Genre: Third Person Release Date: Oct 27th, 2002 Additonal Info:
Developer: Rockstar North Publisher: Rockstar Games Release Date: Apr 29th 2008 Genre: Action Sub Genre: Third Person
Grand Theft Auto IV
This article has been read 4,953 times

GTA IV smashes Guiness World Record

Posted on May 13th, 2008 at 16:46 EDT

It's official! Grand Theft Auto IV has become the highest selling entertainment item within its first 24 hours of release.

The highly anticipated and hot selling game sold 3.6 million units and generated USD 310 million in revenue. The mark was previously held by last year's release of Halo 3, which sold a mere USD 170 million when compared to GTA IV. When compared to other entertainment media, the fastest-selling box office release, Spiderman 3, sold USD 60 million and the fastest-selling book, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, sold USD 220 million.

The news will come as yet another praise for Rockstar, which amid much criticism from the media and government, managed to reach the USD 500 million mark in the first week meanwhile topping charts worldwide since GTA IV's April 29 release.

Source

Next: Kojima plays the first 13 minutes of MGS4

To further extend the Metal Gear Solid 4 coverage today, we're bringing you the first 13 minutes of MGS4 played by Kojima himself at the official completion party. The vi...

Latest videos

Latest Screenshots

User Comments

You must Login or Register to post comments
What are your thoughts?
posted 4:56pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
1
GTA IV owneed Entertainment
posted 4:57pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
2

Impressive!

Reminds me i need to go play it again... i waited more than 4 years and when i finally have it i rush through it.... :S

posted 5:27pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
3

Great game, but hope about an update were you can hook cars up the way you want to and buy things other then cloths. just a few items to have for the after play other then online. I like riding the city so I'll like to do it in style in the maybach with rims and a custom paint job.Just a few things like that will be great. even let me own places to make more money, run warehouses and stores... d trump of gta. Just would like to keep the game play of gta4 going as long as possible until gta5. lol

 

psn id: I95SOUTH<--- GTA4, start of a ps3 come up!!!

p.s At #2, yes you waited 4 years no way you should be done.

posted 6:30pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
4
Yeah! GTA IV pwned the market.
posted 6:49pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
5

It deserves this, and EA start throwing out trillion dollar bids!

posted 6:54pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
6

psn id: gingo... this just shows how much games have grown over the last 10 years, nobody could have predicted the biggest sales for one day would come in the form of a game so its a credit to the industry

posted 7:42pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
7

Nice, Just don't let EA take you over!!!!

posted 7:46pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
8

the game is boring ....just goes to show what HYPE will do for a game. On a side note, it's funny to see that the biggest game in history for first day sales is a violent "ADULT" game ....society is crashing in around us and we LOVE IT!!!! ha

 

Tommyboy ;)

posted 7:51pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
9

Congrats! They deserve it!!

posted 8:57pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
10

Congrats R*, you deserve it. Hopefully Take Two made enough money to stay out of the clutches of the evil EA.

posted 9:17pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
11

Well thats what happens when you create the best thing ever. You dominate all entertainment sales. Congrats to Rockstar. They are swimming and wiping their own @5$ with that money.

posted 9:35pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
12

wow R* really delievered.

posted 10:37pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
13

Halo 3 was not a multi-console release, and it was released nearly 8 months ago with a smaller installed base. Hardly worth comparing.

posted 11:22pm EDT - May 13th, 2008
14

TakeTwo better let Rockstar go if EA tries a takeover.

posted 12:16am EDT - May 14th, 2008
15

GTA. What more can one say? It simply pwns everything.

posted 12:29am EDT - May 14th, 2008
16

Yeah, You are right about Halo 3, XB2B1, except the difference is....Halo sucked majorly, I even own a 360 and thought it was boring.

posted 2:59am EDT - May 14th, 2008
17

I've got my collector edition and I'm gonna take my time to finish it at 100%, just need to find the time to play it, lol! For me gta4 is better than what I expected, thank you R* for this excellent game and f*** you EA for trying to get your filthy hand's on this franchise!

posted 4:10am EDT - May 14th, 2008
18

@ XB2B1:  HALO3 may have had a smaller install base, but GTA IV also went up against 'book-worms' and 'movie'-goers'!  These have a world-wide install base that spreads from toddler to grand-pa and beyond! 

 

Is that a "worthy" enough comparison to YOU???

 

I think...SO!

Congrats to R* and to those who made this record....us gamers!!! :)

posted 7:18am EDT - May 14th, 2008
19

Maybe Rockstar can buy out EA and teach them how to make decent games...?

posted 12:51pm EDT - May 14th, 2008
20

XB2B1, you definitely have a point but even if Halo 3 was multi-console, with an equal or higher installed base, I highly doubt that it would have sold as well as GTA IV. This game, GTA IV of course, can probably be passed off as the most anticipated game in history.

 (SPACE)

I am a little upset about the fact that I don't have it in my house at the moment. I pre-ordered the special edition but I just moved to a location that is kind of far from the store and I have a crazy hectic schedule. I'll seriously try to go and pick it up before the end of this week, but if things don't go as planned, I'll try to get it before the end of May. I know I'm missing out on so much. Everywhere I go I either see or hear GTA IV, GTA IV! I can't wait until I get it! Breaking records, gaining commercial and critical acclaim, racking up revenue. Man, I love it! While I know it's going to be excellent, I can't see it, GTA IV of course, being and/or getting any better than GTA: San Andreas (excluding graphics, which is obviously, without a doubt, a superb evolution, since GTA graphics weren't exactly the best, LOL!!!!) because that game was perfect and endless. The best PS2 game period. Since GTA IV is not a PS3 exclusive (which is ridiculous and is something I'll never get over) it's kind of difficult for me to label it the best PS3 game, especially since the PS3 is still so young and there is still so much more to come our way. But GTA IV is surely the best multi-platform game (thus far). Sweeeeet.

posted 2:34pm EDT - May 14th, 2008
21

Thats how bad people wanted to play this game. GTAIV just pwned the **** out of everyone.

posted 3:14pm EDT - May 14th, 2008
22

**High Five** COD 4 & GTA 4!

posted 2:48pm EDT - June 29th, 2008
23

I hate this game so much and I will never think even for a moment to buy it!! all what u have to do is to kill someone and steal a car , damn this game!!

Top Games: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix | Need For Speed Pro Street | Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | FIFA 08 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Assassin's Creed |
Top Cheats: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Cheats | Resistance: Fall of Man Cheats | Rainbow Six Vegas Cheats | Ninja Gaiden Sigma Cheats |
PSU: Advertise | Contact | Staff | Jobs | About us | Wallpapers | Upload a wallpaper | PS3 Themes | Upload a PS3 Theme | PodCasts | Events | Game rankings
Copyright 2006-2008 GameBurst Media Ltd. All Right Reserved. Designed by Naveed Lalani.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameBurst Media Ltd. is prohibited.
Use of this site is governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .
Affiliates: Armchair Empire | Creative Uncut | Chapter Cheats | DarkStation | Free MMORPG | Gamers Brain | Game Cheats | Game Design | Gamerskrew | Gamers Europe | GamerZines | La PS3 | Max PS3 | PlayStation Portable | PS3 | Ps3 cheats | PS3 | Talk Xbox | Xbox 360 Cheats | Xbox 360 News | DarkZero | CheatHappens | NintendoSpin
eXTReMe Tracker