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<p>More than six years after it launched in October 2013, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/grand-theft-auto-v/">Grand Theft Auto V</a>&#8216;s online mode continues to set records. The <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-5-onlines-diamond-casino-update-is-live-patch-/1100-6468623/">new Diamond Casino update</a> was immensely popular, giving GTA Online the most number of players in a single day (July 23) and for the entire week after launch (July 23-29).</p>
<p>Developer Rockstar Games shared these numbers with <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/gta-online-diamond-casino-resort-sets-user-records-1228386">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. However, the always-secretive company did not share specific player numbers. In November 2015, GTA Online was averaging<a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-5s-online-mode-has-8-million-players-per-week-/1100-6432029/"> 8 million players per week</a>, so the new figure related to the Diamond Casino update is at least known to be higher than that.</p>
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<p>GTA V, meanwhile, has shipped a jaw-dropping <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-5-which-is-6-years-old-continues-to-sell-incre/1100-6466862/">110 million copies worldwide</a>, making it one of the most successful entertainment products in history.</p>
<p>The Diamond Casino update for GTA Online is massive and rich in content. In addition to finally letting players into a casino where they can gamble, the update contains six new story missions and numerous other new competitive modes. You can <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-5-onlines-diamond-casino-update-is-live-patch-/1100-6468623/">read GameSpot&#8217;s previous coverage to find out more on the Diamond Casino update</a>.</p>
<p>GTA Online is the free multiplayer mode for GTA V that makes money from the various microtransactions it offers. The game is <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-5-players-are-spending-lots-on-microtransactio/1100-6456644/">incredibly lucrative for Rockstar and parent publisher Take-Two</a>.</p>
<p>Fans have for a long time wondered if GTA V would get single-player DLC, but Rockstar confirmed in 2017 that the game<a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-5-story-dlc-expansions-wont-happen-and-heres-w/1100-6454293/"> will never add new story content</a>. &quot;We did not feel single-player expansions were either possible or necessary, but we may well do them for future projects,&quot; Rockstar design director Imran Sarwar said.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-online-just-had-its-biggest-day-ever-six-years/1100-6468859/">GameSpot</a></em></div>
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