Guinness World Records to produce videogame edition

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Guinness World Records to produce videogame edition

Matt Martin 13:00 (BST) 11/04/2007

New title to be launched at London Book Fair

Guinness World Records has announced plans to launch a new videogame edition of the famous annual book, featuring a wide range of game-related achievements and information.

The original records book was first published in 1955 and is today available in more than 100 countries, with over 3 million copies sold annually. The new book will be titled Guinness World Records - Videogame Edition 2008 and will be the first in a series of books focusing on specific topics.

It will include reviews of the 20 biggest games of the year, record scores and fastest times, hardware profiles, sales figures and technical achievements made by individual games.

The book will also answer questions such as which pro gamers earn the most money, what is the single highest score ever achieved in a game and which is the most successful games console of all time.

Guinness World Records is already putting together a team to work on the videogame edition, and GamesIndustry.biz editor Ellie Gibson has been appointed as official consultant.

"We reintroduced videogaming world records to our annual book a few years ago, and it?s proved to be one of the most popular sections with our core readers. It makes sense, therefore, to dedicate an entire annual to the subject," said Guinness World Records editor in chief Craig Glenday.

"Our record researchers are already scouring the videogaming community for superlatives, and the vast number of games, gamers, developers and platforms mean that we have an incredible pool of content to dip into each year. It's going to be a very exciting project."

Gibson added, "The news that Guinness World Records has decided to produce a book devoted to games is great for both gamers and the industry. It's another boost for the profile of gaming, and I'm very much looking forward to getting started."

The Guinness World Records - Videogame Edition 2008 will be officially unveiled on stand D505 at the London Book Fair, which takes place between April 16 - 18.Source:b> GamesIndustry.biz

[neoadorable]

will be getting this to support the initiative, but i doubt they'll have enough content without resorting to really minute records.

[gwftw]

kinda cool :o lol i have like every edition of the book XD...

[m1x4h]

justin wong, KO, bas, and ricky ortiz should be mentioned for any sort of fighitng game record.

[jerzdawg]

justin wong, KO, bas, and ricky ortiz should be mentioned for any sort of fighitng game record.

what about that yago or daigo(sp?) guy... i still have that clip of SF where he parried the special attack with no life left at all... great video if you are a SF fan.. old clip but still great for anyone who never saw it... from 04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7cW2nMf1gk

[m1x4h]

daigo's known for that, but that's about all he's known for. he's not exactly that great of a player... he's GOOD, but there's much better japanese players. people just jumped on his nut when they saw that video... alex valle destroyed daigo at evolution this past year in both street fighter 2 and 3. if he gets mentioned, then pyrolee should be for doing the exact same thing, as well as Kinsu with hugo, and other random fighting game players... Vintage should be the longest SF2:WW player ever, as he still competes now, almost 17 years later.. Daigo just doesn't impress me that much...