Grand Theft Auto 4 ships 22 million
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Grand Theft Auto 4 has now shipped a gargantuan 22 million copies worldwide since its April 2008 release.
That doesn't mean they've all been sold, but it's an indication of its enormous success nonetheless.
Company chairman Strauss Zelnick revealed the figure during a talk at ThinkEquity's annual Growth conference, reported IndustryGamers.
Take-Two (owner of 2K and Rockstar) said the Grand Theft Auto series has now shipped a total of 114 million units to shops around the world.
In comparison, breakout console success Red Dead Redemption has shipped 12.5 million copies. That game became the first of Take-Two's fleet to demonstrate anything like the success of GTA.
The two BioShock games have combined to ship 9 million units. A third BioShock game, BioShock Infinite, is being made for a 2012 release.
The Wii Carnival Games series shipped 8 million units.
The entire Midnight Club series shipped 18.5 million units. The Civilization series shipped 11 million units.
The Max Payne series managed to ship 7.5 million, and will also welcome a third instalment in 2012.
The two Mafia games shipped 5 million copies.
Borderlands, alone, shipped 4.5 million. Borderlands 2 will be released sometime between April 2012 and March 2013.
Last but not least, The Darkness, which shipped 1 million. Whether weak or not, it too is due a sequel, and that's also coming in 2012.
Notably absent from the Take-Two list was L.A. Noire, which we know to have shipped 4 million units.
Rumour has it that Take-Two is close to announcing Grand Theft Auto 5. But will Take-Two wish to detract attention from its already packed 2012 slate?