Grand Theft Auto 5 in Amazon embargo breach

Amazon.co.uk has delivered copies of the
eagerly awaited Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA5)
video game ahead of the official launch on
Tuesday, breaching a strict embargo set by
the games maker.
The many customers who had pre-ordered the
title began receiving it on Saturday, and some
have been quick to announce the fact via
social media.
Rockstar North, the title's Scottish creator, is
reportedly investigating but has yet to
comment publicly.
Amazon was unavailable for comment.
Will Guyatt, spokesman for video and
entertainment site IGN.com, told the BBC: "I
got an early copy on Saturday, which I paid
for myself, and was delighted on a personal
level. But it's obviously going to cause
problems for Rockstar.
"There are about 2,000 shops stocking the
game ready for launch on Tuesday, so the
number of people posting spoilers online is a
bit sad", he said.

Mr Guyatt said he had ordered his copy of the
18-rated violent crime game in March, but
others in his office who had ordered it at a
later date had not yet received their copies.
"This kind of thing has always happened in the
games industry, but with the rise of social
media a lot more people know about it now",
Mr Guyatt said.
"I can't see what Rockstar can do about it."
Some retailers have reportedly been selling
pre-release copies of the game for up to £75,
according to photos posted on Twitter.
This is not the first pre-launch leak the games
maker has had to cope with.
In August, Sony apologised to Rockstar after
audio from the forthcoming title was leaked
online.
Customers who had pre-ordered the game
were allowed to download a "locked" version,
but some were able to extract audio that
revealed some of the plot lines.
The latest version of the best-selling video
game replaces version 4, first released in
2008, with all the titles in the series selling
more than 135 million copies.
A report in the Scotsman newspaper suggests
the development costs for GTA5 could be in
the region of £170m ($265m; 203m euros),
making it one of the most expensive video
games ever made.
The report anticipates that GTA5 could rake in
£1bn in sales over its lifetime.
Such speculation has helped push the share
price of Rockstar's owner Take-Two Interactive
Software up by 65% over the past year.