GTA 6 has ‘the strongest pre-order campaign on record’, is on track to sell 37-51 million in week one, analytics firm says
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"GTA 6 has ‘the strongest pre-order campaign on record’, is on track to sell 37-51 million in week one, analytics firm says" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Mein-MMO, GameSpot, Aftermath and Forbes. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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