Guinness World Records Eyeing Potential Record Breaking GTA IV Launch
According to Game Daily, GTA IV could very well start breaking Guinness world records upon its launch later tonight!With the launch of the hugely anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV
nearly upon us (April 29), the folks at Guinness World Records stated
that they will be "closely watching" the game's release "as a potential
record-breaking phenomenon."
A recent report predicted that GTA IV would generate an incredible $400 million in its first week on the market, essentially obliterating Halo 3's $300 million record.
The GTA franchises has already set numerous records since the launch of GTA III. Here's the list from Guinness:
First Full "Sandbox" Action-Adventure- GTA III
Biggest Selling Game of 2001- GTA III
Biggest Selling Game of 2002- GTA: Vice City
Best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time- GTA: Vice City
Best-selling PSP game of all time- GTA: Liberty City Stories
Largest in-game soundtrack- GTA: San Andreas
Largest Voice Cast in a video game- GTA: San Andreas
Most Guest Stars In A Video Game Series- Grand Theft Auto Franchise
"With fans counting down the hours to GTA IV's debut, it will only be a matter of time until a new record is added to that impressive list," Guinness stated.
Posted at 05:48PM Apr 28, 2008
by Kevin P McAuliffe in Inform |