The Epic Games store experienced glitches on Thursday as fans rushed to download a free copy of Grand Theft Auto V.
Within minutes of making the game free online the swell of demand caused the site to slow and send error messages.
Epic blamed the slowdown on “heavy traffic” and said it was working to fix the problem.
Grand Theft Auto, known as GTA to fans, is made by Rockstar Games and is one of the top selling gaming franchises.
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