New Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition - With Angry Birds, Top Fighting Games, Most Expensive Gaming Records, Fitness Games, Biggest Gaming Fails, and More

The newest edition of the "Video Game Bible" - Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition has the most comprehensive collection of video game records ever known.

Blitz Arcade now a video game Guinness World Record holder thanks to 'Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao'

Blitz Arcade, the downloadable games division of Blitz Games Studios, is now a Guinness World Record holder for the first video game to use stereoscopic polarised 3D. Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao, published by Namco Bandai for XBLA and PSN in August 2009 was developed by Blitz Arcade using Blitz’s proprietary technology, BlitzTech. Research into 3D integration started back in 2006, with Blitz CTO Andrew Oliver an early proponent of the S3D movement.

Guinness World Records honours the best of video gaming at E3 2010

Guinness World Records®, the global authority on record-breaking achievements, traveled to the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center to recognize the best of the video game industry. During the premier three-day tradeshow for computer and video game products, top interactive companies were officially honored for their record-breaking achievements by Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer's Edition Editor Gaz Deaves.

Star Trek Online video game Guinness World Record attempt! - Report to the bridge on 14th February 2010

Namco Bandai Partners to attempt Star Trek themed Guinness World Record on Millenium Bridge on February 13th at 1.00pm Namco Bandai Partners, the Distributor of Star Trek Online, in association with Atari, will attempt to set a world record for the ‘largest gathering of people dressed as Star Trek characters’ on February 14th at 1.00pm on London’s Millenium Bridge to help celebrate the arrival of brand new MMO, Star Trek Online.

Victor de leon [Lil Poison] set to become worlds youngest professional gamer - Guinness World Record

The Guinness book of world records is to judge eleven yera old Victor de Leon known (on the left of the picture) as Lil Poison in his attempt to become the worlds youngest video game professional.

Lil Poison will attempt the highest winning margin in five minutes on Madden NFL 2010. he'll also take on the Guinness expert gamers in one on one challenges.

Aion record breaking MMO video game release of the year - with video

Momentum is building for the game’s launch next week as preorders near 400,000, making Aion one of the must-have games of 2009.

It’s official – Aion is the biggest MMO launch of the year and is one of the must-have games this holiday season. NCsoft today revealed the latest preorder figures for its newest massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Aion, which is nearing 400,000 preorders and outpacing other major MMO launches this year.

Italy sets new Guiness Guitar hero 5 World Record

Italy has been announced as ultimate victor of the Guitar Hero 5 ’Jump In Jump Out’ Challenge, cementing a new world record for the largest number of participants to play in a single Guitar Hero session over a 24-hour period. 594 people turned up at the Italian event, to be part of the record-setting activity, celebrating the European release of Guitar Hero 5.

Undead Knights sends out a call to arms to all zombie fans for world record attempt!

TKE Ltd have teamed up with The Big Chill festival and FILM4’s upcoming mockumentary I Spit On Your Rave (charting a behind-the-scenes look at the first post-apocalypse zombie music festival!) to break the world record for gathering as many zombies together in a single place at one time!

Hosted by zombie king himself, Noel Fielding, the zombie gathering opens at 5pm on Thursday 6th of August at the Big Chill Festival and Tecmo Koei’s Undead Knights wants you! Thousands of zombie fans will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest amount of zombies caught on camera, for forthcoming zom-com I Spit On Your Rave. In order to take part in these events wannabe zombies have to be a Big Chill Festival ticket holder and look like one of the undead.

Don’t worry if you haven’t got time to make yourself up though, because Undead Knights will be sponsoring the Big Chill Festival’s Zombification Stations at the arena entrances where you can get undeaded!

Undead Knights will be unleashed exclusively on Sony PSP early in 2010, and sees you control vast hordes of marauding zombies as you attempt to overthrow a medieval kingdom by infecting enemy soldiers, turning rivals into undead brain-munchers, and commanding legions of shuffling jaw-clackers!

Look out for zombies handing out exclusive Undead Knights Collector’s Postcards too!

14-year-old sets three Guitar hero World records...

14-year-old sets three new Guitar Hero records - Danny “Phenom” Johnson

Three months after beating the record for the Highest Score in Guitar Hero III, Danny “Phenom” Johnson set three new gaming Guinness World Records on Guitar Hero at the Book Expo America tradeshow on Saturday, May 30th.

Danny, known for his impeccable manners and modest disposition - attributes which his father says come from his tight knit family who accompany him everywhere - has been eager to break additional Guinness World Records ever since tasting record breaking victory in February.

The new Guinness World Records set included the Longest Note Streak on Guitar Hero, with a score of 3,722 and 100% on the track “Through the Fire and the Flames” during which he also beat his previously held record for the Highest Score For a Single Track on Guitar Hero III (XBOX 360) with a score of 985,206.

In addition, Danny set a new record for the Highest Score on Guitar Hero: Metallica (Activision, 2009) with a score of 1,009,056 while playing the track 'Mercyful Fate' on PS3 with Dreamgear’s Warbeast guitar.

“I don’t think there is anything that can stop this kid, his talents are infinite” his father and manager, Scott Johnson said at the event. “Danny’s motto is that there will always be somebody better which drives him to keep improving his abilities.”

A great gift for Father’s Day, the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2009 contains a comprehensive guide to gaming, featuring the latest gaming records, the history behind gaming, and interviews with key figures in the industry.

Counter Strike World Record - become part of history

QPAD, the Swedish company famed for its premium gaming gear, today announced that they will host the first Guinness World Records attempt in Counter-Strike at Dreamhack, the biggest lan party in the world, taking place between 13-16 of June.

Compete against HeatoN in the world record attempt.

Everybody is welcome to participate, just sign up at the QPAD booth on location. The rules are simple! Stay as winner in a King Of the Hill for as long as you can. The contender who first reaches 10 points stays and meet the next challenger. The player with most points throughout a 6 hour period will set the new world record and end up in the official Guinness World of Records 2010 "Gamer's Edition" book. The living gaming legend Emil "HeatoN" Christensen, who is known throughout the world for his achievements in the Counter-Strike 1.6 pro gaming scene, will be the first challenger to try and get the world record. There will be two attempts during Dreamhack Summer 2009. The first one will take place on Sunday 14th of June to be followed up by a last chance during Monday 15th of June. You are only allowed to participate once. The world record attempt will be played on the classic QPAD aim map used in the QTOUR Championship 1on1 tournament.

Download the map
http://www.qpad.se/aim_qpad_2007.zip

Guiness World Records E3 awards

Nintendo, Activision, Red Octane, Bethesda, Blizzard & Microsoft make their way into the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamers Edition. On the heels of February’s launch of the annual Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition, representatives were on hand at the E3 Expo this week to honor gaming publishers with brand new records.

Guinness World Record recipients included Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Wii Sports, who received the record for the Best Selling Video Game with sales of 45.7 million to date.

Major Nelson and Mark Whitten from XBOX LIVE received the award for the Most Popular Online Console Gaming Service during Monday night’s Microsoft party. Xbox Live serves 20 million active subscribers to date, representing 67% of the total install base as of May 2009.

Blizzard Entertainment’s Mike Morhaime and Paul Sams accepted the records for World of Warcraft for the Most Popular MMORPG with a total of 11.6 million subscribers and Starcraft for being the Best Selling Strategy Game for a PC, selling 9.5 million copies worldwide.

Bethesda Softworks’ Lead Designer Todd Howard was awarded with the record for the Fastest-selling Multi Platform RPG after Fallout 3 sold over 4.7 million copies in its first week on sale from October 28th to November 4th 2008.

The entire Infinity Ward team were officially presented with the record for the Most Played Online Video Game as Call of Duty 4 has an excess of 15 million minutes played daily and the up and coming US band The Dares performed the First concert to Take Place Simultaneously in the Real and Virtual Worlds in SOE’s new massively multiplayer game Free Realms

In addition Charles and Kai Huang of Red Octane received the accolade for the Best-selling Rhythm Game Series for Guitar Hero’s sales of in excess of 25 million copies.

An honorable mention goes out to Steve Wiebe who unsuccessfully tried to win back his Donkey Kong crown from Billy Mitchell. Guinness World Records and Twin Galaxies were on hand to witness the potential new record. Wiebe’s final score of 989, 400 points fell short of the 1,050,200 score achieved by Mitchell in 2007.

All of the publishers validated at this year’s show will make their mark on history and will be featured in the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamers Edition which will launch early next year. The book itself contains a comprehensive guide to gaming and will feature the latest gaming records, the history behind gaming, and interviews with key figures in the industry.

About Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its 100 millionth copy. Guinness World Records also annually publishes the Gamer’s Edition; a records book devoted solely to the world of computer gaming and high score record achievements. The Guinness World Records website (www.guinnessworldrecords.com) receives more than 11 million visitors a year. Guinness World Records is part of the Jim Pattison Group, one of Canada’s largest privately owned companies which is a conglomerate of interests, including advertising, broadcasting, grocery stores and automotive retailing.

XBOX Live Awarded with Guinness World Record for the Most Popular Online Console Gaming Service

Los Angeles-Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition's editors Gaz Deaves and Matt Boulton attended the Microsoft party at The Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Monday evening, to award XBOX Live with the official record for the Most Popular Online Console Gaming Service, with 20 million active subscribers, representing 67% of the total install base as of May 2009. The certificate was presented to XBOX Live's Director of Programming, Major Nelson and General Manager, Mark Whitten.

This record is set for inclusion into the 2010 Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition which launches early next year. The book itself contains a comprehensive guide to gaming and will feature the latest gaming records, the history behind gaming, and interviews with key figures in the industry.

The presentation marks the beginning of a series of record attempts and certificate presentations at E3 Expo which will all be going into the 2010 Gamer’s Edition.

Fuel video game world record 5,560 miles playing environment

5,560 Square Miles: The Largest Playable Environment In A Console Game Recognised By Guinness World Records. It covers the approximate area of Trinidad & Tobago, it’s larger than Hong Kong, Singapore, St Lucia and the Isle of Man put together.

Innovative open-world racer FUEL – launching on June 5th for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and a Games For Windows edition to follow - boasts 5,560 square miles of accessible in-game terrain, making it officially the largest playable environment in a console game ever.



The accolade, presented to FUEL developers Asobo Studio, was confirmed by Guinness World Records, who have verified the record for inclusion in the next Guinness World Records Gamers Edition of the best-selling guide.

Guinness World Records presented Codemasters and Asobo Studio with a certificate that officially documents:
“Largest playable area in a console game: The largest playable environment in a console game is 5,560 square miles (14,400 km²), and is featured in FUEL (Codemasters, 2009). The area features rivers, deserts, forests and mountains and was demonstrated at the offices of Guinness World Records, London, UK, on 20 May 2009.”

“We’ve been very impressed with the technology powering FUEL, and I’m pleased to welcome Asobo and Codemasters into the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition,” said Gaz Deaves, Video Games Records Manager for Guinness World Records, “What we’ve seen from FUEL places it right at the cutting edge of the open-world racing genre and really raises the bar for games developers in the future.”

“We knew FUEL was going to be big,” said Phil Wright, Producer, Codemasters, “but to have this confirmed officially by Guinness World Records justifies our faith in this ground-breaking title. No other game comes close to offering the variety of environments, the range of vehicles or the sheer size of FUEL. It’s one of the most innovative racers ever, and we’re thrilled it’s been recognised as the biggest console game of all time.”

To celebrate the award, today Codemasters has released a new video featuring David Dedeine and Sebastian Wloch, two of the co-founders of Asobo Studio, who explain gameplay features and the technical challenge in creating the record-setting FUEL.
FUEL’s world is one of staggering size and beauty. To put it into perspective, if players choose to drive from one side of the map to the other, it will take over 3 hours straight. This unprecedented virtual playground offers 19 environmental regions and features some of the most dramatic weather effects ever seen in a racing game. FUEL’s free-roaming nature allows players to pick and choose their route, races and career progression, offering almost limitless ways to play.

FUEL is set to become the ultimate racing sandbox when it launches Friday June 5th localise per territory for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft with a Games For Windows LIVE edition to follow.

Burnout video game World Record set at ESC gaming centre in Glasgow

Glasgow experienced a weekend of record-breaking as members from gaming community Ready Up set a brand new world record for the longest marathon playing a racing game. The tenacious team of six, led by Kirsten Kearney, kicked off the record attempt at 10:00 am on Saturday 18th April, at the ESC Gaming Centre - and spent the succeeding 24 hours propped down on bean bags playing Burnout Paradise with only a few short breaks. At 10:00 am on Sunday 19th April, the successful record attempt culminated in an official certificate presentation by Guinness World Records adjudicators who were present to witness the achievement.

A proud, and exhausted, Kearney said: "I am so thankful to our team and supporters from Ready Up for seeing this challenge through. Half way through the attempt I started to doubt whether I would be able to stay awake, but as the night continued I actually became more alert, and by the time we finished I was just so excited that we'd made it into next year's Gamer's Edition with a new world record that I didn't even feel tired anymore."

The record breaking feat served as a fundraiser for gaming charity GamesAid and nearly a hundred online gamers stepped in at different points to join the six record breakers during their 24 hours of continuous play.

Video games record manager Gaz Deaves said: “I’d like to congratulate Kirsten and her team on behalf of Guinness World Records for an impressive demonstration of endurance and skill. This was a brand new record category for us and hopefully Ready Up’s attempt will inspire other gamers to break their own records and get into the book.”

Now in its second year of publishing, Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition is a comprehensive compilation of highest scores and record breaking achievements across all games and consoles. Among more than 200 pages of records, the book also features facts from the history of gaming, banned and controversial games and the top 50 console games of all time.

Read the post on the ESC website here...

House of the Dead Overkill breaks Guinness record... for swearing!

Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking, today announced that recently released The House of the Dead: OVERKILL has broken into the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition for most swearing in a video game with a whopping 189 uses of the f-word.

Setting a record in this brand new category, the title recognizes The House of the Dead: OVERKILL as the most profane video game in history. During three hours of relatively limited dialogue, the campaign features 189 uses of the f-word, which equates to just over one per minute and three percent of all words spoken in the game.

Video Games Records Manager for Guinness World Records, Gaz Deaves, said: “This record category pre-existed for movies, music and television, but The House of the Dead: OVERKILL is the first video game to be awarded the title in the Gamer’s Edition. It’s a mark of the times.”

The new record will be shortlisted for inclusion in next year’s Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition. The 2009 Gamer’s Edition, which includes high scores and interesting facts from the world of video gaming, also dedicates a separate section to video game controversy; among the many nations listed in the chapter, Greece stands as the first country to ban all video games for an all-encompassing ban on electronic video gaming lasting two months during 2002. Mexico banned Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 in the state of Chihuahua because the state’s governor was offended by the game’s portrayal of the region and its people. The longest ban in gaming history is awarded New York City, whose mayor imposed a ban on pinball machines, which stood for 34 years from 1942.

Jonathan Burroughs, writer of The House of the Dead: OVERKILL, stated: “It is a dubious honour to receive such an accolade working in an industry where so often the fruits of your labours are derided and dismissed for being puerile or irresponsible, but in the case of The House of the Dead: OVERKILL a little puerility was the order of business. Parodying the profane excess of grindhouse cinema was Headstrong Games’ objective and I am flattered that this record acknowledges that we not only rose to that challenge, but entirely exceeded it.”

Top 50 video games of all time - Guinness World Records

See if you agree with Guinness World Records top 50 games of all time...

1. Super Mario Kart
2. Tetris 
   
3. Grand Theft Auto 
   
4. Super Mario World 
   
5. Zelda Ocarina of Time 
   
6. Halo 
   
7. Resident Evil IV 
   
8. Final Fantasy XII 
   
9. Street Fighter II 
   
10. GoldenEye 
    
11. Super Mario 64 
    
12. Tomb Raider 
    
13. Metal Gear Solid 
    
14. Call of Duty 4 
    
15. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 
    
16. GTA San Andreas 
    
17. Super Mario Bros 
    
18. Zelda: A Link to the Past 
    
19. Gran Turismo 
    
20. Final Fantasy VII 
    
21. Pro Evolution Soccer 4 
    
22. The Orange Box 
    
23. Lego Star Wars Complete Saga 
    
24. Tekken 2 
    
25. Wii Sports 
    
26. Pokemon Red/Blue 
    
27. Guitar Hero 
    
28. Project Gotham Racing 4 
    
29. Super Mario Galaxy 
    
30. Resident Evil 
    
31. Ico 
    
32. Chrono Trigger 
    
33. Gunstar Heroes 
    
34. Soul Calibur 
    
35. Advance Wars
    
36. Ridge Racer 
    
37. Super Metroid 
    
38. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 
    
39. GTA Vice City 
    
40. BioShock 
    
41. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 
    
42. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 
    
43. God of War 
    
44. Sega Rally Championship 
    
45. Starfox 64 
    
46. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 
    
47. WarioWare Inc 
    
48. Saturn Bomberman 
    
49. Crash Bandicoot 
    
50. Outrun 2

Fastest mobile gaming rig and the world's youngest professional gamer..

The global authority on record-breaking achievements, Guinness World Records, unveils the latest and greatest in video gaming with the release of Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition on 4th February.

In celebration of the new book launch, eccentric British designer Edd China takes to the streets in one of his unusual inventions to set a brand new world record for the Fastest Mobile Gaming Rig. Fully roadworthy and complete with screens, water cooler and a phone, the office-like unit will be fitted with three fully powered gaming consoles during Edd’s inaugural drive around central London. He aims to reach a minimum speed of 60 kilometres per hour and give participating gamers an experience of a life time.
Guinness World Records offers members of the press to secure one of the three exclusive seats and participate in the record attempt, which will take place at 10:00am on the 3rd of February 2009 in central London.

As part of the activities to commemorate the new Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition, the world’s youngest professional video gamer, ten-year old Lil Poison (Victor De Leon III) will visit the UK for the first time between the 9th and 11th of February. An avid video game player since the age of two, Long Island (NY) native Lil Poison claimed the title after signing with MLG recruiters as a Pro Gamer at the age of six. On average, Lil Poison spends one to two hours per day on video gaming but never at the expense of school work or physical activities. He ranks Halo CE, Rockband and Castle Crashers among his “top 10 favorite games” and does not have a preferred platform though he currently plays mostly on Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and Playstation 3. Although he practises his gaming skills every day, Lil Poison is a top student with the same interests as any typical ten-year old and enjoys spending time with friends, swimming and playing basketball.

Guinness World Records - The Videogame on Nintedno DS and Wii

Key facts about Guinness World Records - The Videogame

Bringing record-breaking fun to players everywhere, Guinness World Records: The Videogame will launch on the Nintendo Wii and DS in Winter 2008. Go head to head against your friends and family to be the ultimate world record holder! Compete in 36 different challenges based on real life world records in your quest to become the record breaker. Then post your scores online and see how you rate against other competitors around the world. The game’s quick-fire action challenges can be played solo, in teams, or in competitive multi-player groups. Players are able to compete for the ultimate prize – the chance to be listed in the official Guinness World Records book!


FEATURES:

• With 36 different challenges based on real Guinness World Records, the whole family or a group of friends have a shot at becoming a record breaker


• Upload your scores and compare your record breaking skills with other challengers from around the world. Can you become a real world record holder, and if so how long can you keep it..?


• Get listed in the actual Guinness World Records archives by earning the highest worldwide score on any challenge.


• Travel the world to compete in record-breaking feats such as - Fastest Time to Crush Watermelons With Your Head, Fastest Time to Eat a Plane, Fastest Time to Shear Five Sheep, and many more.


• Collect fact cards and record breaking certificates on the campaign to become a world record breaker


• Earn GWR Coins by breaking records and use them to unlock to more events and personalize your character.

PLATFORMS: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii
RELEASE DATE: Winter 2008
PUBLISHER: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DEVELOPER: TT Games
PEGI: 3+
USK: EVERYONE
GENRE: Party Game

Guiness World Records - The Videogame on Nintendo Wii and DS

TT Games are teaming up with Guinness World Records to bring Guinness World Records: The Videogame to Wii and Nintendo DS in fall 2008.

Guinness World Records: The Videogame, developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, will offer players of all ages the opportunity not only to observe and marvel at the most remarkable activities in the world, but actually to participate in them.

Guinness World Records: The Videogame is full of amazing world records, giving players the opportunity to become a real world record breaker! The game’s quick-fire action challenges can be played solo, in teams, or in competitive multi-player groups.

Accessible game mechanics enable anyone to grow the longest fingernails ever seen; to walk a tightrope across the Grand Canyon; or even eat a jumbo jet. But true skill and dedication will be required to compete at the highest level. The ultimate prize: you may see your name appear in the official Guinness World Records book!

“Guinness World Record lends itself wonderfully to an interactive experience for the whole family,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director of TT Games Publishing. “We’re excited at this opportunity to team up with such a well-loved institution to create a really fresh and fun game.”

“We are very pleased with how Guinness World Records: The Videogame looks and plays, this new development reflects the versatility of our content and how it can be tailored for almost any medium and format,” Sam Fay, Senior Vice President of Guinness World Records. “We are sure that the game is going to be a favourite amongst all aspiring record breakers!”

Guinness World Records: The Videogame launches in Fall 2008.

Crime could pay for Grand Theft Auto IV

CONTROVERSIAL video game Grand Theft Auto IV has been nominated for a top award at the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival.
The game, created by Edinburgh-based company Rockstar North, is the latest in the long-running franchise which sees gamers given the chance to run around lavishly-created virtual cities carrying out all manner of criminal activities.

This latest instalment has earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours.

In its first day on release the game sold 3.6 million copies and earned more than £150 million.

At the Edinburgh awards, established to recognise innovation and design in video games, it will be up against the revolutionary Wii Fit, the incredibly popular Rock Band game and best-selling Halo 3.

The winner of the Edge Award will be announced on Monday, August 11

Source: The Scotsman