Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, announced Wednesday that their open-world opus Grand Theft Auto V raked in a staggering $800 million in its first 24 hours of availability. Not only is that a new high for both the GTA franchise and Take-Two, but it trounces previous record-holder Call of Duty Black Ops II, which managed to bring in $500 million in its first day of release last year.
“All of us at Take-Two are thrilled with the initial response to Grand Theft Auto V,” said Strauss Zelnick, chairman and CEO of Take-Two. “Once again, the team at Rockstar Games have outdone themselves, setting the entertainment industry’s new standard for creativity, innovation and excellence.”
Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a signed shirt to an 11-year-old boy whose wrist he broke with his trademark free kick.
AFC Bournemouth took on the Spanish giants in a pre-season friendly at the Goldsands Stadium on Saturday.
The match attracted thousands of fans. Real Madrid got their pre-season campaign under way with an easy 6-0 victory over Bournemouth in England, with the Portuguese scoring twice.
"It was Ronaldo's first free kick of the game. It went straight for me so I blocked the ball with the palm of my left hand and the force, I suppose, reverberated up my arm and broke my wrist," Charlie Silverwood said.
"Real Madrid is a once in a lifetime opportunity - seeing them play your local club - so I watched the rest of the match, mostly in pain considering I still had the sling, and afterwards I then went to hospital.
"If I hadn't blocked it with the palm of my hand I would have no front teeth. It definitely had to be some speed otherwise it wouldn't have broken my wrist - 45 mph would be a safe guess I think."
Since the incident, he has been visited by Bournemouth legend Steven Fletcher, who brought him the signed Real Madrid shirt.
Charlie said the president of Real Madrid had also phoned to tell him a signed Ronaldo shirt was on the way.
