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"Grand Theft Auto 5 has given a boost to declining games retail sales in the UK. In September, the UK games market experienced growth for the first time since 2008, recording a 45% increase in sales compared with the same time last year, according to figures obtained by MCV.  Accounting for roughly 52% of video game sales last month, GTA 5 played a huge part in the increase, selling 2.6 million copies in the UK alone. UK retail stores generated \u00A3187.2 million during the month of September, with the release of FIFA 14 also boosting figures.  Retailers are expected to profit from the release of next-gen consoles as well, although increased emphasis on digital sales means that figures are likely to decline again in the future. Rockstar is currently working on GTA Online, which has experienced a number of issues since launching earlier this week.  The GTA Online team has temporarily disabled microtransactions, and is looking for solutions to the most common problems reported by users. GTA 5 generated $1 billion in just three days, making it the fastest-selling entertainment product in history and breaking previous records set by Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and The Avengers. &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s Grand Theft Auto 5 review Watch a trailer for GTA 5 below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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