Rockstar's latest becomes the 12th best-selling game of all time in the UK, overtaking its predecessor's lifetime sales just three weeks after launch.
has overtaken the lifetime sales of Grand Theft Auto IV in the UK after three weeks on sale, sales tracking company Chart-Track has reported.
Rockstar's latest open-world title , overtaking previous record holder Call of Duty: Black Ops' 1.41 million to become the fastest-selling game in UK history.
Chart-Track adds that Grand Theft Auto V is now the UK's 12th best-selling game of all time, and has raked in the fifth largest revenue in gaming records. Grand Theft Auto V has now almost equaled the money made by Call of Duty: Black Ops, the company adds.
This week also saw the launch of Grand Theft Auto Online, with the latest patch for the game--which has been suffering connectivity problems since launch--.
The massive sales milestone was not enough for Grand Theft Auto V to reclaim the top spot in the UK charts this week from football sim FIFA 14, however. Sales of the annual football franchise have dropped 68 percent in its second week, which is a better result than the 72 percent drop for FIFA 13 this time last year.
Codemasters' F1 2013 entered the charts in third, followed by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. Just Dance 4 launched in ninth place, with NBA 2K14 landing in seventh.
Rockstar's latest becomes the 12th best-selling game of all time in the UK, overtaking its predecessor's lifetime sales just three weeks after launch.
has overtaken the lifetime sales of Grand Theft Auto IV in the UK after three weeks on sale, sales tracking company Chart-Track has reported.
Rockstar's latest open-world title , overtaking previous record holder Call of Duty: Black Ops' 1.41 million to become the fastest-selling game in UK history.
Chart-Track adds that Grand Theft Auto V is now the UK's 12th best-selling game of all time, and has raked in the fifth largest revenue in gaming records. Grand Theft Auto V has now almost equaled the money made by Call of Duty: Black Ops, the company adds.
This week also saw the launch of Grand Theft Auto Online, with the latest patch for the game--which has been suffering connectivity problems since launch--.
The massive sales milestone was not enough for Grand Theft Auto V to reclaim the top spot in the UK charts this week from football sim FIFA 14, however. Sales of the annual football franchise have dropped 68 percent in its second week, which is a better result than the 72 percent drop for FIFA 13 this time last year.
Codemasters' F1 2013 entered the charts in third, followed by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. Just Dance 4 launched in ninth place, with NBA 2K14 landing in seventh.
GTA 5 comes in at no.2 as the sales gap between FIFA and GTA tighten.
Despite FIFA's success, however, sales of FIFA 14 actually fell faster than GTA 5 week-on-week, falling 68 per cent over GTA 5's 34 per cent drop. The gap between the two has also tightened to around 31,000 units, Chart Track reports.
This week's first new entry F1 2013 debuts at no.3, with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD coming in at no.4. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition rounds out the top 5.
Other new entries this week include NBA 2K14 at no.7 and Just Dance 2014 at no.9.
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Watch ExtravaGaming team coverage for Games 13 convention on ExtravaGaming YouTube Channel ExtravaGamingTV and down below. The event has been held in Dubais World Trade Center in UAE on 26th-28th September 2013.
Games 13 is a gaming convention which included multiple events and many of video games developments companies such as Sony Computer Entertainment, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Konami, Square Enix and other more where they display products and games to the visitors.
Also, the new next-generation consoles PlayStation 4 Xbox One were display to the audience with the chance to earn the experience of playing some of the exclusive game title for each one of them.
Watch ExtravaGaming team coverage for Games 13 convention on ExtravaGaming YouTube Channel ExtravaGamingTV and down below. The event has been held in Dubais World Trade Center in UAE on 26th-28th September 2013.
Games 13 is a gaming convention which included multiple events and many of video games developments companies such as Sony Computer Entertainment, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Konami, Square Enix and other more where they display products and games to the visitors.
Also, the new next-generation consoles PlayStation 4 Xbox One were display to the audience with the chance to earn the experience of playing some of the exclusive game title for each one of them.
