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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Aleks Krotoski

Gamers go gaga for GTA: SA

In some kind of insane attempt to break every single computer games record known to man (or woman), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has become the fourth-fastest selling PlayStation game ever with a clock count of 1 million lighter wallets in only nine days. According to Gamesindustry.biz, the game is in line to become the number one selling game ever released in the UK.

And this with Halo 2 around the corner. Whatever will happen next?

When faced with the choice last night when I got home from a whirlwind trip to the States, I have to say I picked up Halo 2 first. That's primarily, however, because I've already been left behind on GTA with no chance of ever catching up with the weekend's worth of gameplay under a certain gamer's belt.

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