GTA 5 Has Now Shipped 65 Million Units
Take-Two Interactive revealed Grand Theft Auto V has sold 65 million copies since launch.
That number represents an increase of 5 million copies since the company revealed it had moved 60 million copies of Grand Theft Auto V in its last financial call with investors. That means in this quarter alone, Grand Theft Auto V averaged sales of 1.67 million per month.
The figure is staggering, but its continued success is arguably made more impressive given the original game released in 2013 on last-gen consoles.
In August 2015, Take-Two revealed lifetime sales for the GTA franchise topped 220 million. The sales numbers for GTA V have increased an additional 11 million since then, putting lifetime sales of GTA as a franchise over 230 million copies, if you only count sales of the most recent game.
Rockstar Games’ Next Projects Will Be Revealed Soon
Rockstar Games will be revealing some "exciting" future projects soon. This news came during Take-Two Interactive's Quarterly Earnings Report.
During the report, Rockstar's parent company explained, "Looking ahead, we expect to grow Non-GAAP revenues and earnings in fiscal 2018, based on our robust development plan that extends well beyond the current fiscal year. Rockstar Games is of course hard at work on some exciting future projects that will be revealed soon." Take-Two didn't specify what the future projects might be, or whether they'd be revealed at next month's E3 show.
Nintendo May Begin Making ‘Medical and Health Devices’
Nintendo may enter the health market after all, as the company has proposed some changes that will expand its reach into other business.
According to a proposal to amend its Articles of Incorporation—a document that outlines a company's purpose—Nintendo wants to add "development, manufacturing and sale of medical devices and health devices," as well as "development, manufacturing and sale of computer software."
The document also includes additions for "management of and investment in restaurants, dining halls
cafes," as well as "licensing use or reproduction of copyrighted works" and "licensing use of trademarks," the later of which makes sense, given the company's plans to enter the movie business.
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Use code SALE3 to get a $40 discount on this special edition Uncharted PlayStation 4 bundle. I see deals on the standard black PS4 often enough, even with Uncharted 4 thrown in, but a discount on this special edition console is a lot rarer.
Dark Souls 3’s Hardest Bosses
Dark Souls 3's bosses have become some of the most memorable in the series. From early foes like Vordt of the Boreal Valley to late-game nightmares like Aldrich, to a handful of secret enemies hidden away in Lothric's darkest corners, Dark Souls 3's collection of monstrous adversaries does not disappoint — neither in their incredible designs or the skill it takes to bring them down.
We have our own thoughts on which Dark Souls 3 bosses are the hardest, but we recently asked to hear your thoughts — and more than 12,000 of you weighed in!
Here are the 10 hardest Dark Souls 3 bosses, chosen by the IGN community.
New Game of Thrones Photos Introduce Another Red Priestess
HBO has released the first photos from the fifth episode of Game of Thrones: Season 6, "The Door," and it looks like both ice and fire are well represented.
We'll be meeting Kinvara (Ania Bukstein) in this episode, another Red Priestess like Melisandre. Meanwhile, Jon can be seen planning with Sansa and Brienne - but that's not all for Sansa, who's also reunited with Littlefinger in one of the photos!
There's also new images of Dany and Arya, and a photo from a much-teased scene, as Bran finally comes face to face with the Night's King!
Check out all the new photos in the gallery below.
Game of Thrones: "The Door" airs Sunday at 9:00pm ET/PT on HBO.
Andy Samberg Finds His Inner Katy Perry in Popstar
It’s a hot summer day in Inglewood, California, and Andy Samberg is dominating the stage at the iconic arena The Forum, as he rap (ish) battles against a man dressed in a somewhat unsettling headdress.
This is the set of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, the Lonely Island crew’s upcoming mockumentary about an out of control mega celebrity whose star is suddenly fading.
Lonely Island -- the comedic team comprised of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone – brought us such SNL digital shorts treasures as “Lazy Sunday,” “I’m on a Boat,” “Jack Sparrow,” and, of course, “D*** in a Box” (featuring Justin Timberlake). Their brand of musical satire lends itself perfectly to a film like Popstar, which is why it’s almost shocking that it took this long to produce.
New Info on Walking Dead Theme Park Attraction
On July 4th, 2016, the dead will walk at Universal Studios Hollywood, as IGN can reveal that’s the opening day for The Walking Dead attraction coming to the Los Angeles theme park.
Check out the new video below, as Greg Nicotero (executive producer and frequent director on The Walking Dead) gives a sneak peek from his KNB Efx studio of the walkers you’ll see in the attraction and reveals how they’re straight out of the hit TV show. Beginning with one of the first walkers we ever saw on the series...
“After six years of working on The Walking Dead, we have a great opportunity to take The Walking Dead out of the studio, off the soundstage and into an attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood where guests can come face-to-face with walkers,” said Nicotero.
What Makes The Angry Birds Movie Cast Angry
Is it so bad to get a little angry? That's the question posed in The Angry Birds Movie, and something that's pretty relevant to most people watching it.
That's why, when it came time to sit down with the cast of The Angry Birds Movie, we couldn't help but ask: what makes you angry? From bad manners to obnoxious toy packaging, here's what will set Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Maya Rudolph off.
"A lack of manners. That has a lot to do with my folks. They always pushed it. 'Please' and 'thank you.' I remember my mom -- I'll cut a steak
and eat it
like they do in Europe, and my mom telling me that's wrong. I'm like, 'That's more efficient!' You're supposed to switch. Now it's more you see it everywhere. But I was right. My dad wouldn't let me say, 'Yeah.' It's all, 'Yes.'"
IGN Presents the History of Awesome: 2008
Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 2008, the year of Grand Theft Auto 4, Fallout 3, and Metal Gear Solid 4.
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