GTA 4

This website (from BBC News, 2nd May 08) has some facts and figures about GTA 4:

• The title sold a record 609,000 copies on its first day of release, generating an estimated £24.4m ($48.5m).
• The previous record holder was GTA: San Andreas, which sold 501,000 copies in 24 hours in October 2004.
• despite its success the game has been hit by reports of software problems and crashes on some consoles.
• The game currently has an average review score of 98.7%, according to Gamerankings.com, which amalgamates reviews from all publications.
• The title cost approximately $100m to make but could quickly recoup the costs.
• According to Chart Track it not only recorded the highest sales for any game in its first 24 hours, it also set new records for first day sales for any game on both the PS3 and the Xbox.
  The title smashed the PS3 record by nearly 200,000 copies. Previous record holder Gran Turismo 5: Prologue sold just 80,000 copies.
  However, it was a closer run race on the Xbox 360. Microsoft's Halo 3 had previously notched up first day figures of 266,000 compared to GTA's recorded 335,00.