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Grand Theft Auto V tops 65 million shipped units

The cross-generation mega-hit keeps on selling, with 13 million sold in the last year despite shipping on only one platform during 2015.

Christian Nutt, Contributor

May 18, 2016

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Newsbrief: Today during the company's investor call following its full-year financial results, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick announced that Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V has shipped 65 million units globally, VentureBeat reports.

That's up from 52 million last year. Originally released in 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, it hit Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2014 and Windows PC last year. 

The game's popularity (and profitability) is bolstered by Grand Theft Auto Online, which was included with GTA V

The game's producer, Leslie Benzies, is currently suing Rockstar North, alleging that he was unfairly dismissed from the company. 

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