An important achievement is attributed Take-Two with the financial results of the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. According to the report, GTA 5 has shipped more than 150 million units until May 2021. The game, originally released in September 2013, reached 1 billion in sales faster than any other entertainment release in history. According to Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar Games.
GTA 5 It is also the best-selling game of the decade in the United States, both in units and in dollars, indicates NPD Group via VGC
«We have done well with the relaunch of the series Mafia, for example, and Grand Theft Auto [V] It is heading for its third generation, which is incredible. “, said Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two. «He carried the standard weight on his shoulders [de la marca] When it was released, it continued to do so in its second generation, we’ll see how it does it in the third. Obviously, I’m sure Rockstar is going to deliver a great experience, but you can’t do that by doing a simple adaptation. “
The new Take-Two franchise
In other news not directly related to GTA, Take-Two took the opportunity to comment that prepare the announcement of an exciting new franchise or IP at the end of the month. This launch would take place before the end of the current fiscal year in March 2022 (via Eurogamer).
Hangar 13, studio behind Mafia 3, he would be w orking on a title described as “Cthulhu Meets Saints Row
Take-Two does not give clues as to which internal studio is in charge of said new project or what genre they would be targeting. The Gamescom digital event (August 25-27) could be a strong candidate for the official reveal.
In other figures shared by Take-Two, Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold more than 60 million units worldwide, while Borderlands 3 reached 13 million units sold. Regarding franchises, BioShock has sold a combined 38 million units. Sid Meier’s Civilization rebounds with 58 million units, while the series NBA 2K relaxes with its 112 million accumulated units.