"Grand Theft Auto IV" sells 8.5 million units, 11 million to retailers

More coming on Take-Two Interactive earnings soon, but I had to immediately post the new sales figures from "Grand Theft Auto IV." Take Two revealed that it as of May 31, the game has sold 8.5 million units to consumers and 11 million total into retailers (meaning that's what stores ordered and eventually expected to sell.

Remember that in its first week, "GTA IV" sold 6 million units. So things have slowed down a bit since then, but it's still racking up huge numbers and seems well on its way to being the best selling Xbox 360 and PS3 games (Infinity Ward recently revealed that "Call of Duty 4" has sold over 10 million units, but I don't know how many of those were PC).

Based on the $500 million-plus figure that Take Two put out along with first week sales, basic math indicates that is has now generated over $700 million in sales, with over $900 million worth of games sold into retail.