Early copies of the highly-successful game Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5) was released in the UK. A BBC report said fans who had pre-ordered GTA 5 through Amazon UK posted on social media sites that they were able to receive early copies. The delivery broke an embargo set by the developer Rockstar North. September 17 was the official release date for the open-world game.
Rockstar sent a statement to the Games Industry International which said they were looking into the matter. "We are in the process of investigating early 'sales' to determine how and why that is occurring," the company said in a statement.
The fifth installment of GTA was filled with much hype. When Rockstar released the official trailer in June, shopping and golfing and other activities were added to the interactive world of cops, cars and criminals. GTA 4 sold 25 million copies in its release, Rockstar said. Distributor of the GTA franchise Take-Two Interactive revealed in 2011 that 114 million copies of the games were sold since it was introduced in 1997.
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