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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | 5:06pm

Grand Theft Auto IV breaks record: Game brings in $400 million in its first week

Posted by Marcus "Dos Un" Holmes

Thats more than Hollywood baby

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Fact: Grand Theft Auto IV will have an impressive launch. However, will the hype train drive it past the current week-one sales winner Halo 3?

The survey says “yes” as sources close to GTA IV publisher Take-Two have reported it is expecting to sell six million units of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV. In monetary terms, that translates into approximately $400 million in one week. That is nutz yo. You talk about cake. I been trying to get that take two money. Gotta call em again. They really need to flood the terrain with GTA IV vans. Gamepro.com has more

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Comment by cahmodity
2008-04-16 19:49:39

can’t wait to grab my copy

 
2008-04-16 20:24:29

Im confused. How is it making that amount of money when it isn’t even out yet. Are those from pre sales? that can’t be right.

2008-04-17 00:21:45

was just thinking the same thing.

 
Comment by Conor
2008-04-17 13:39:12

no, its saying that if everyone buts the copy that they reserved then it will be $400 million.

 
 
Comment by RUTHLESSNYC
2008-04-17 11:45:24

The game will be released on the 29th I reserved my copy already

 
2008-04-17 11:48:07

read it again

Comment by Urban Thought
2008-04-17 11:49:47

The headline is what may have been misleading. Once you get to the content it puts it into perspective.

 
 
2008-04-17 11:52:33

yeah it hasn’t yet but i guess pre orders and all that make it so

 
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