Three males aged 15, 16 and 18 have been arrested after a man was stabbed and robbed of a copy of Grand Theft Auto V yesterday.
The man, 23, was attacked after he left an Asda store in north London just an hour and twenty minutes after the notoriously violent video game went on sale.
He was hit with a brick, stabbed and stripped of his mobile phone, watch and his copy of GTA V near the supermarket.
The man is now recovering in hospital where he is said to be in a stable condition.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "The victim had been shopping and was on his way home when he was hit with a brick.
"He was then stabbed and robbed."
The three youths, aged 15, 17 and 18 are being held on suspicion of robbery at a north London police station.
At a reported €203 million, Grand Theft Auto V is thought to be the most expensive video game ever made, costing more than Hollywood blockbusters such as Avatar.
Dozens of Gamestop stores opened for a midnight launch on Monday night for what was widely considered to one of the biggest video game launches ever.
The Grand Theft Auto franchise has sold around 135 million copies worldwide since its 1997 debut. The previous game in the series, GTA IV, is estimated to have sold 25 million copies since its release five years ago.
