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- Grand Theft Auto V has snagged seven Guinness World Records, smashing expectations in the gaming industry.
- The records include fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion and highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours.
- Guinness World Records' editor, Craig Glenday, celebrated the game, illustrating how it has not only excelled in gaming, but has also surpassed Hollywood.
Grand Theft Auto V is now the holder of seven Guinness World Records! On Tuesday the organisation confirmed that GTA V is now the official holder of the following titles:
- Best-selling action-adventure video game in 24 hours
- Best-selling video game in 24 hours
- Fastest entertainment property to gross $US1 billion
- Fastest video game to gross $US1 billion
- Highest grossing video game in 24 hours
- Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours
- Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure video game
Craig Glenday, editor in chief of Guinness World Records, even had the following to say:
Gaming is no longer a niche hobby, as GTA V has proved, and how exciting that it's taken on the might of Hollywood and won
Nice to see gaming completely dominating Hollywood!
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