GTA 5 Online Gameplay & Sales: Grand Theft Auto 5 Continues To Break Sales Records Despite Controversy Over Violence
Few gamers would dispute the fact that Grand Theft Auto V has been the hands-down game of the year for 2013. If you're going by the sales numbers, however, GTA V may very soon become the greatest game of all time.
According to Eurogamer, Amazon has recently released a list of its top ten selling video games titles of all time. Given its standing as one of the premier online retailers, one could expect any findings by Amazon to be indicative of a larger trend. Here's their top ten list:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
4. Grand Theft Auto 5
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
6. FIFA 10
7. FIFA 13
8. FIFA 12
9. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
10. Zumba Fitness
Despite only being in stores for one month, GTA V has already reached the number four spot of all-time. That impressive showing comes in addition to a laundry list of records that the action-packed, uber-violent game has already amassed.
"Last week, it was revealed that GTA 5 broke seven Guiness world records, including the highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours and the fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion," says Tech2 reporter Shunal Doke.
It took GTA V a mere three days to reach that $1 billion mark that Doke alluded to. That fact alone is staggering enough, but what's even more impressive is just how handily it achieved such a feat. The previous record holder was Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which took a comparatively sluggish 15 days to reach $1 billion in revenue.
Despite the stellar success of the title, GTA V has not come without its detractors. Of course there have been the predictable outcries from advocacy groups such as In Defense of Animals, which demanded the boycott of the game because it condoned violence against animals. For others, however, GTA V just simply didn't make that much sense in its concept.
"It's a game where the hardest single player mission is not robbing the federal reserve in broad daylight, it's using a crane to load boxes onto a truck for twenty minutes. It alternates between goofy, absurd fun and hyper realism...It feels weird, like the series is suffering an identity crisis, and this is why I'm not overflowing with praise for GTA's newest iteration despite its many accomplishments," writes Paul Tassi for Forbes.
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