GTA V broke 7 world records within few days of its release

Grand Theft Auto V, which was released on September 17, 2013, broke seven Guinness world records within several days of its release. The seven confirmed world records are:

1. Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours 
2. Best-selling videogame in 24 hours 
3. Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion 
4. Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion 
5. Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours 
6. Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours 
7. Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame

It is also the most expensive game ever to create, costing around $266 million to develop and market.

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