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Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA5)

Developed by series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V is available worldwide for Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3

Grand Theft Auto 5 in short kown as (GTA5) is a open world action adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 17 September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. It is the fifteenth title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since Grand Theft Auto IV in 2008. Grand Theft Auto V is played from a third person perspective in an open world environment.  The game is set within the fictional state of San Andreas (based on Southern California) and allows the player the ability to freely roam the world's countryside and the fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles). Development of Grand Theft Auto V began shortly following the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, the game now gives the player control of three protagonists. The targeted au dience for this game is 18 although many young teenagers aged between 13-17 have been playing this game as research shows. Grand theft auto V has sold a extraordinary    According to VGChartz, a grand total of 2,100,371 copies of "GTA 5" for Xbox 360 were pre-ordered, while gamers pre-ordered a total of 1,421,835 copies of "GTA 5" for PS3. That brings the total pre-order "GTA 5" pre-order numbers to 3,522,206 copies. Keep in mind that these are only U.S. figures. 

The price on Xbox 360® & PlayStation®3 in Argos is £42.99 although the price varies depending on where you purchase it from for example the price is much higher at Freemans for a enormous price of £65.00.

A commercial success, Grand Theft Auto V broke industry sales records by earning US $800 million in the first 24 hours of its release, and $1 billion within its first three days, making it the fastest selling entertainment product in history.

Developer(s): Rockstar North
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Publisher(s): Rockstar Games
Distributor(s): Take-Two Interactive
Director(s):       Adam Fowler
Producer(s): Leslie Benzies & Imran Sarwar
Designer(s): Leslie Benzies & Imran Sarwar
Programmer(s):  Alex Hadjadj
Artist(s):         Aaron Garbut
Writer(s):     Dan Houser & Rupert Humphries & Micheal Unsworth
Composer(s): The Alchemis,t Oh No, Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson
Series: Grand Theft Auto
Engine: RAGE[1] with Euphoria and Bullet Physics[2]
Platform(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360[3]
Release date(s):  17 September 2013[4][5]
Genre(s): Action-adventure[6]
Mode(s):         Single-player, online multiplayer[6]
Distribution: Blu-ray Disc (PlayStation 3)[7]
2× DVD-DL (Xbox 360)[8

Market/Promotion

Grand Theft Auto Official Website: http://www.rockstargames.com/V/info

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvoD7ehZPcM

Posters: http://gamingbolt.com/grand-theft-auto-5s-marketing-begins-new-screenshots-released

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gta5.grandtheftauto5

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RockstarGTAV

Overall Grand Theft Auto V has made a blast in the videogame indsutry, they have made a profit of $1 billion, although this is just a estimation. 

Made by Aliza Chaudry 10T1