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Grand Theft Auto 4 has been announced as a Guinness World Record holder for two categories: Highest Grossing Video Game in 24 Hours, and Highest Revenue Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours.

GTA 4 recorded a total of 3.6 million unit sales worldwide on its first day, which totals to roughly US$ 310 million in revenues. By comparison, Bungie’s Halo 3, the previous record holder, earned around US$ 170 million on its first day. It’s not just within gaming that GTA 4 reigns as king for that matter - its first-day sales records also beat out Spidey and Potter’s latest movie and books sales, respectively:

* Fastest-selling theatrical movie in 24 hours: Spider-Man 3 at US$ 60 million
* Fastest-selling book in 24 hours: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows at US$ 220 million

Technical issues and controversy aside, you can’t deny that Grand Theft Auto 4 has already left its mark on the entertainment industry. Check back again in case we receive any further related news.

Via QJ.net

6 photos of the map which comes with the PS3 version of GTA IV have been leaked.

2 of the photos display the controls for the game, on foot and in vehicle. You can clearly see the map and it’s general surrounding environment.

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) has been announced as the top software title in terms of units sold worldwide for the previous year.

According to the numbers brought forward by The NPD Group, Chart Track, and The GFK Group, CoD4 has sold over seven million copies since its launch last November.

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I recently received an email about the following and I’m sure you 360 gamers will be interested!

Old Spice and 360voice.com have partnered up and created an outlet for 360 gamers to set up challenges and take on other 360 gamers. It’s made to be easy to use, fun and competitive.

What the challenge is all about:
· Unlike past competitions which require participants to keep track of scores manually through spreadsheets,
the Experience Challenge will offer automated gamerscore tracking capabilities.
· Microsoft’s gamerscores have become a badge of honor, and what’s better for the hardcore gamer than
earning massive amounts for achievement points? Taking those hard-earned points from online adversaries,
of course!
· Challenges are completely user-defined, from who gets invited to what the stakes will be. Gamers can
gamble their points across multiple brackets or go all out in a high-stakes bid to drive to the top of
the leader board.
· The Challenge is upping the ante with 20 different prize packages in different tiers, based on the
length of the competition and the number of team members involved.

Tier 1
· Requirements: 7 day challenge, 5 gamers minimum
· $20 Amazon.com gift card
· 1,600 Xbox Live Microsoft Points
· $20 Best Buy gift card
Tier 2
· Requirements: 14 day challenge, 10 gamers minimum
· $50 Best Buy gift card
· 4,000 Xbox Live Microsoft Points
· Xbox Live Gold Membership (1 year)
Tier 3
· Requirements: 30 day challenge, 15 gamers minimum
· $100 Best Buy gift card
· 8,000 Xbox Live Microsoft Points
· 6 month GameFly subscription
Tier 4
· Requirements: 30 day challenge, 20 gamers minimum
· Year long GameFly subscription
· Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

For more information about the challenge, check out the official site.

Thanks Romeo.