Almost four years down the line,
GTA V is still drawing big crowds. And players are dropping a lot of dollar on the game's ballistic online mode. That cash is filling up the safes at
Take-Two Interactive. The distributor announced on Wednesday that the latest instalment in the
GTAfranchise was key to it banking $418.2 million in net revenue over the past three months -- a 34 percent spike compared to last year.
It seems players are constantly swiping their Shark cash cards to buy
pretty toys online, which amounts to more real money for Take-Two. Purchases made via the Xbox Game Store, PlayStation Store, and GTA Social Club helped deliver $268.2 million in digital net revenue for the quarter (up 56 percent over the previous year). Of course, the likes of
NBA 2K17,
Mafia III,
WWE 2K17, and
Sid Meier's Civilization VI also did their bit to help out. But, seeing as
GTA V vastly outsold those titles, it seems the open-world crime epic is still the kingpin at the Take-Two stable. It's also ensuring the money keeps rolling in as the world awaits its next big release,
Red Dead Redemption 2 (now expected in 2019).
Four years on, 'GTA Online' is still a money-spinner