Grand Theft Auto IV Pulls in $500 Million in 1 week…
Source: Breibart via AP
Grand Theft Auto IV has definetly lived up to the hype and has pulled in a reported $500 million dollars on sales of over 6 million copies sold. New York-based Take-Two the company behind the popular game is also facing a hostile take over attempt from gaming juggernaunt Electronic Arts Inc.
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The title sold about 3.6 million units on April 29, its opening day, bringing in roughly $310 million. This is $10 million more than what Microsoft Corp.’s “Halo 3,” another blockbuster game, took in during its first week last fall.
The highly anticipated title from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. has received stellar ratings along with criticism for its violent content. The game follows Eastern European immigrant-turned gangster Niko Bellic on crime missions around a fictional Liberty City.
New York-based Take-Two is the subject of a $2 billion hostile buyout from larger rival Electronic Arts Inc., which Take-Two has repeatedly rebuffed as too low.
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