Guinness World Records has released its 2014 gaming edition
revealing the latest and greatest gaming achievements from the past year.
The latest Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition marks the
seventh one in the series that are annually released to celebrate the most
dedicated gamers on the planet.
Standing out amongst the list is Michael Thomasson,
recognized as the owner of the largest video game collection in the world.
The 43-year-old video game college teacher from Buffalo,
USA, has a whopping 10,607 games at his disposal estimated to be worth around
£423,000.
Even more impressive is the fact that Thomasson had to
restart his collection from scratch twice.
Once after selling it off in 1989 to buy a Sega Genesis and
again after selling to pay for his wedding in 1998. But after buying two games
per day with a $3,000-a-year budget he’s finally made into the big book.
Another teacher from California has entered dance-gaming
history for enduring a massive 49 hours, 3 minutes and 22 seconds on popular
dance-simulation game ‘Just-Dance 4’.
Carrie Swidecki, who considers herself an ambassador for
‘exergaming’ says: “I never want to wake up from this dream! 13 years ago I was 210 pounds, and then I
discovered how easy it was to exercise using videogames. I lost 75 pounds, went
down 10 sizes, set 5 World Records. I
have become an advocate to fight childhood obesity in schools!”
Alongside individual gaming feats, the Gamer’s Edition also
includes significant moments in the last 12 months
of the gaming calendar,
unsurprisingly including the launch of Grand Theft Auto V.
The fifteenth title in the series sold 11.21 million units
in its first 24 hours, and generated revenue of £511.8 million, going on to
reach £624.45 million in sales after just three days, marking it as the fastest
Game to Gross $1 Billion.
Guinness World Records Managing Editor, Stephen Fall, said:
“For this year’s Gamer’s Edition, we decided to deliver the solid facts and
fundamentals of gaming that enthusiasts demand to know. What are the best-selling games ever? The
most popular games of each genre? The highest scores ever? All these facts and
more are at your fingertips with the new Guinness World Records 2014 Gamer’s
Edition book.”
Other topics covered include most influential figures in the
industry, voice acting, motion capture, production and design along with
in-depth interviews with some of the biggest names in the industry.
The book also includes a Top 50 games list based on fan
votes.
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