Grand Theft Auto V has managed to break a total of seven world record all with in a week of the game being launched.

Rockstar North’s epic crime adventure previously earned the Guinness World Record for ‘most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame’.

Now its massive first-day sales figures have earned the game a further six awards. The full list of awards now currently held by Grand Theft Auto V are as follows:

• Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours
• Best-selling videogame in 24 hours
• Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion
• Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion
• Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours
• Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours
• Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogame

According to official figures, GTA 5 sold 11.21 million units in its first 24 hours and generated revenue of $815.7 million (£511.8 million), eventually reaching $1 billion (£624.45 million) in sales after just three days.

Sales of the game in the UK led to a 45 per cent year-on-year increase in game sales for September, marking the first time the British games retail sector recorded an increase in spending since December 2008.

A week after its release, Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz stated that sales had likely exceeded 15 million worldwide and were predicted to surpass 25 million within the game’s first year of release.

After completing the main story line last night there is no doubt in my mind that it deserves all the attention and accolades it has been getting. I could not recommend this game more.