Grand Theft Auto V Steals The Spotlight

Published September 19, 2013
Grand Theft Auto V- the first new edition of the popular franchise in 5 years- has fans lining up to buy and investors carefully monitoring sales. — Reuters Reports

This is the scene at a GameStop location in the Bronx just after midnight, the line stretches around the corner.

Fans eager to plunk down $60 to score the latest installment of Grand Theft Auto- number five- five years in the making.

Reviews have been off the charts- and Piper Jaffray's Michael Olson expects sales of 14 million units in the first two weeks alone:

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