{"id":32188,"date":"2023-12-06T15:10:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/gta-6-grand-theft-auto-franchise-in-numbers\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T15:10:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:10:04","slug":"gta-6-grand-theft-auto-franchise-in-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/gta-6-grand-theft-auto-franchise-in-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"‘GTA 6’: ‘Grand Theft Auto’ franchise in numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gamers got their first glimpse on Tuesday of a trailer for \u2018Grand Theft Auto VI<\/em>\u2018 aka \u2018GTA VI<\/em>\u2018 or \u2018GTA 6<\/em>\u2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch ARY News live on\u00a0live.arynews.tv<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018GTA<\/em>\u2018 is a testosterone-fuelled franchise that has been lighting up screens since 1997. Here are the key numbers connected with the record-breaking game.<\/p>\n

-3-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Days that \u2018Grand Theft Auto V<\/em>\u2018 took to pass $1 billion in sales in 2013, with publisher Take-Two Interactive claiming it was the fastest-selling entertainment product in history.<\/p>\n

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-4-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playable women characters in the series \u2014 and these were all in the first game in 1997. There have been other attempts at women characters in spinoffs, limited editions and the online version.<\/p>\n

But the game has been a man-led franchise, which explains why reports that \u2018GTA 6<\/em>\u2018 would revolve around a lead woman \u2014 confirmed by the trailer \u2014 set the internet alight.<\/p>\n

\"GTA<\/p>\n

-75-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Square kilometres of the map in \u2018GTA V<\/em>\u2018, which is set in the fictional city of Los Santos and its surrounding areas. The area is by far the biggest of the \u2018GTA<\/em>\u2018 series though dwarfed by other open-world video games.<\/p>\n

\"City<\/p>\n

-90-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Videos showing footage from the development phase of \u2018GTA 6<\/em>\u2018 that were stolen and leaked online during 2022. The trailer for the upcoming edition\u00a0was also leaked, forcing the studio to release it officially hours ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n

\"GTA<\/p>\n

-861-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voice actors involved in the creation of \u2018GTA IV<\/em>\u2018, far surpassing any other game, according to Guinness World Records 2009 edition.<\/p>\n

The games have featured guest vocals from luminaries including Axl Rose, Samuel L Jackson and Ice-T.<\/p>\n

-4,000-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Articles written about the game up to 2009, as logged by Guinness World Records.<\/p>\n

The chronicler of records dubbed it the world\u2019s \u201cMost Controversial Video Game Series\u201d \u2014 a category that online commentators suggested had been dreamt up solely for \u2018GTA<\/em>\u2018.<\/p>\n

-20 million-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Units of \u2018GTA V<\/em>\u2018 sold in 2020, which the firm said was the biggest number of sales in any year since its 2013 release.<\/p>\n

\"GTA<\/p>\n

-92 million-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Views of the \u2018GTA V<\/em>\u2018 trailer on YouTube, reportedly the most watched trailer for an action game. The \u2018GTA 6<\/em>\u2018 trailer looked on course to break further records, having been viewed 45 million times after just eight hours.<\/p>\n

-410 million-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Units sold by the franchise since its launch in 1997.<\/p>\n

\u2018GTA V<\/em>\u2018 has been a runaway success with the publisher claiming 190 million units sold up to September this year \u2014 making it the second best-selling game in history.<\/p>\n

Related \u2013 \u2018Grand Theft Auto VI<\/em>\u2018: What we learned from the trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n