Guinness World Records has decided to get in on the media frenzy surrounding the imminent release of Grand Theft Auto IV, telling us that it has an eye on Rockstar's blockbuster-to-be.

An announcement from Guinness World Records tells us that it "will be closely watching the release of Grand Theft Auto IV as a potential record-breaking phenomenon."

With the amount of excitement swirling around the game right now, SPOnG will be stunned if GTA IV doesn't break any records.

Guinness World Records was also good enough to dish up a list of records that the GTA series has bagged thus far. The list runs as follows:

• First Full “Sandbox” Action-Adventure- GTA III
• Biggest Selling Game of 2001- GTA III
• Biggest Selling Game of 2002- GTA: Vice City
• Best-selling Playstation 2 game of all time- GTA: Vice City
• Best-selling PSP game of all time- GTA: Liberty City Stories
• Largest in-game soundtrack- GTA: San Andreas
• Largest Voice Cast in a video game- GTA: San Andreas
• Most Guest Stars In A Video Game Series- Grand Theft Auto Franchise

For more on GTA IV, check out SPOnG's latest hands on.