Grand Theft Auto V
2013 video game
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| May 2025 | Reported by The Hindu to have generated nearly a significant amount in revenue since its release. |
| March 2025 | Shipped 215 million copies worldwide across all platforms. |
| March 4 2025 | PC version received the Expanded & Enhanced update as a free upgrade. |
| December 2024 | Shipped 210 million copies worldwide across all platforms, with about 22 million monthly active players and consistently generating over $500 million annually. |
| November 21 2024 | Grand Theft Auto Online is nominated for Still Playing Award – PC and Console at Golden Joystick Awards |
| February 17 2024 | Grand Theft Auto V is nominated for Stream Game of the Year at The Streamer Awards |
| December 2023 | Grand Theft Auto VI was formally revealed. |
| November 10 2023 | Grand Theft Auto Online is nominated for Still Playing Award at Golden Joystick Awards |
| April 2022 | The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S re-release removed transgender character models' dialogue options, potentially in response to criticism from LGBTQ+ advocacy group Out Making Games. |
| March 15 2022 | Expanded & Enhanced version released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. |
| March 14 2022 | Grand Theft Auto V is nominated for Stream Game of the Year at The Streamer Awards |
| February 2022 | Rockstar confirmed the development of Grand Theft Auto VI. |
| November 23 2021 | Grand Theft Auto Online is nominated for Still Playing Award at Golden Joystick Awards |
| July 2021 | Shipped over 150 million copies, with more copies sold in 2020 than any previous year since its 2013 launch. |
| 2020 | More copies were sold in this year than any other year since the game's launch in 2013. |
| November 24 2020 | Grand Theft Auto Online is nominated for Still Playing award at Golden Joystick Awards |
| December 31 2019 | Grand Theft Auto V wins Labor of Love award at The Steam Awards |
| November 15 2019 | Grand Theft Auto Online – The Diamond Casino & Resort wins Best Game Expansion at Golden Joystick Awards |
| February 8 2019 | Grand Theft Auto V wins Labor of Love award at The Steam Awards |
| July 2018 | Nearly sold around 100 million copies, reported as the most profitable entertainment product of all time. |
| 2016 | Both Gravano and Lohan lawsuits were dismissed. |
| 2015 | Edge rated Grand Theft Auto V the second-greatest video game of all time. |
| April 2015 | Grand Theft Auto V was released for Windows PC, further broadening its platform reach. |
| April 14 2015 | PC version of Grand Theft Auto V was released, capable of 60 frames per second at 4K resolution and including the Rockstar Editor for gameplay video capture and editing. |
| December 2014 | Australian department stores Target and Kmart pulled Grand Theft Auto V from their stores following a Change.org petition with over 40,000 signatures protesting the game's depictions of violence towards women. |
| November 2014 | Edge named Grand Theft Auto V the fifth-best game of its generation. |
| November 2014 | Became the best-selling game of all time in the UK, overtaking Black Ops. |
| November 18 2014 | Enhanced versions of the game were released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, featuring improved graphics, draw distance, and a new first-person view option. |
| August 2014 | Game Informer ranked Grand Theft Auto V third on their 'Top 10 Action Games Of The Generation' list. |
| July 2014 | Actress Lindsay Lohan filed a lawsuit claiming game elements were influenced by her image, voice, and clothing line without permission. |
| June 2014 | IGN readers placed Grand Theft Auto V third on their 'Games of a Generation: Your Top 100' list. |
| May 2014 | IGN ranked Grand Theft Auto V eighth on their 'Top 100 Games of a Generation' list, calling it a 'huge, raucous, and wildly ambitious bridge towards the eighth generation of console gaming'. |
| April 2014 | Rockstar Games filed to dismiss Gravano's lawsuit, asserting the allegations were protected by the First Amendment. |
| February 2014 | Television personality Karen Gravano filed a lawsuit against Rockstar Games, claiming a game character was based on her likeness without consent. |
| January 2014 | Computer and Video Games ranked the game fourth on their 'Games of the Generation' list, noting Rockstar's creation of an 'utterly beautiful' open world. |
| December 2013 | The Daily Telegraph listed Grand Theft Auto V among their '50 best games of the console generation', describing it as a 'cultural behemoth'. |
| November 2013 | Hardcore Gamer placed Grand Theft Auto V third on their 'Top 100 Games of the Generation' list, praising its improved mechanics and multiple protagonist design. |
| October 2013 | Rapper Daz Dillinger issued a cease and desist letter to Rockstar Games and Take Two Interactive, alleging unauthorized use of two of his songs. |
| October 18 2013 | Digital version released for Xbox 360, which became the highest-grossing day-one and week-one release on Xbox Live. |
| October 8 2013 | Broke seven Guinness World Records, including best-selling video game in 24 hours, highest-grossing video game in 24 hours, and most viewed trailer for an action-adventure video game. |
| October 7 2013 | The game became the best-selling digital release on PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3, breaking the previous record set by The Last of Us. |
| October 1 2013 | Grand Theft Auto Online launched, two weeks after the main game's release, experiencing initial connection and technical difficulties. |
| September 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V broke the UK record for fastest-selling game, selling over 2.25 million copies in five days and generating £65 million on day one. |
| September 17 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V was released, after being pushed back from its original Q2 2013 projected release date. |
| October 25 2011 | Rockstar Games officially announced Grand Theft Auto V. |
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