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The decade-in-the-making Grand Theft Auto VI, which is set to release sometime in the fall of next year, has the potential to become the single highest-grossing piece of entertainment in history.

Why It Hits: Video-game developers are waiting with bated breath to see when Rockstar Games will date the release of its new GTA installment before dating their own games, showing how the anticipated title will be the blockbuster to pay attention to.

Behind the Scenes: The consistent popularity of the Grand Theft Auto franchise is the unicorn of gaming.

Closing Credits: The anticipation for the game is already making money for Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two Interactive. Bloomberg notes that since the release of the first trailer for the game late last year— which has racked up 200 million views on YouTube — shares in Take-Two have popped 30%. Considering the growing popularity of cloud gaming that allows people to pause and pick up where they left off on any device, expect Grand Theft Auto to be absolutely inescapable wherever you go.

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Amazon has partnered with Hyundai to launch Amazon Auto — a one-stop shop where you can browse, purchase, finance, and have cars delivered to your door like any other package.

The Big Box: Amazon Auto is hoping to remake the dealership experience — which car buyers overwhelmingly hate — for the internet age. If Amazon is successful in moving Hyundais off the lot, expect several other automakers to follow suit speedily.

The Fine Print: It’s not Prime-shipping easy, but Amazon Auto could bring the dopamine hit of ecommerce to complicated car purchases.

Final Order: Amazon is making it very clear that purchasing a vehicle through the site is not pushing out dealers — instead, it’s acting as a “middleman between the customer and the dealership,” per Techcrunch. Dealerships have their own sites where they sell their cars, but, let’s be honest, none have the sophistication and reach of Amazon’s platform. That’s good news for Hyundai, which is pretty legally limited in selling cars directly to customers in 48 states. Tesla, which has never had a relationship with dealerships, gets away with it… although not without lawsuits. 

If Hyundai has one of the top-selling cars next year, thanks to Amazon, it may be the first time that a car goes viral.

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