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Grand Theft Auto V sales surpass $1 billion in first three days

In not all that surprising news, Take-Two today announced that Grand Theft Auto V has already surpassed $1 billion in sales in only three days of being available. According to estimates, this makes GTAV the fastest that any game, movie or other entertainment event has reached such a milestone.

Read on for the press release from Take-Two with more figures.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) today announced that Grand Theft Auto V, the critically acclaimed latest release from the iconic interactive entertainment series, has achieved worldwide retail sales of more than $1 billion during its first three days on sale, according to Company estimates. We believe this marks the fastest that any entertainment property, including video games* and feature films**, has reached this significant milestone.

?Grand Theft Auto is a cultural phenomenon and Rockstar Games continues to redefine what can be achieved in interactive entertainment,” said Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and CEO of Take-Two. ?We are incredibly proud of the extraordinary critical and commercial response to Grand Theft Auto V.?

Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V is currently available for the PlayStation?3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The title is rated ?M? for Mature by the ESRB.

For more information about Grand Theft Auto V, please visit www.rockstargames.com/V.

*Source for previous record: Los Angeles Times, http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/05/entertainment/la-et-ct-call-duty-black-ops-billion-20121205.

**Source for previous record: Filmonic.com, http://filmonic.com/international-box-office-the-avengers-becomes-the-fastest-film-to-ever-reach-1-billion.

Paul Bryant

Staff Writer

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