Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition

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name = Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition
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image_caption = Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition, 2008
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language = English
series = Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition
subject = World Records, Video Games
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publisher = Hit Entertainment
pub_date = 2008-Present
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pages = (2008) 258
isbn = ISBN 978-1-904994-20-6
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followed_by = Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition, 2009

"Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition" is a "Guinness World Records" book dedicated to video games and (as the subtitle states) "The ultimate gamer's annual". The first edition was released in February 2008 in association with the video games world records' tracking organization, Twin Galaxies.

Content

The Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008 is a book of 250 pages filled with gaming facts, trivia, and records spanning the birth of the video game to current next-generation consoles.

Chapters in the book include:

* The Year In Gaming: A look at the major events the year, broken down by months.

* 2007 Best Sellers Chart: A list of the top 20 selling Games of 2007, with records and descriptions.

* Hardware: A history of gaming hardware broken down by platform (including PC), and a list of best selling games by platform.

* Record Breaking Games: An overview of games divided by genre, with standout games featured in a spread.

* Top 100 Arcade Games: A list of the top 100 arcade games of all time, from classic games to modern.

* High Scores: An alphabetical list of high scores for games of all genres and platforms.

Reception

The Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008 received critical acclaim from both press and readers. Quotes about the book have appeared in major publications and websites. Accolades include:

* "If you truly want to prove your mettle in the gaming arena, then getting your name in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition is the only way to go about it" - PC World
* "...so much information you can't possibly take it all in" - Washingtonpost.com
* "The Guinness folks have created a definitive almanac of all things games" - LA Times
* "If you care about gaming, something here is going to fascinate you" - Popular Science
* "An invaluable compilation of information, not just for high scores and best-selling games and consoles (though it certainly has that), but for demonstrating the scope and diversity of the video games industry" - Electronic Playground

Notable Records

Records that have appeared in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008 that have gained notoriety include:

"Longest Prison Sentence for Playing a Video Game" - In September 2002, the UK's Faiz Chopdat was jailed for four months for playing Tetris on his cellular phone while on a flight home, "endangering the safety of an aircraft". Cabin staff warned Chopdat twice to turn off the game and he was arrested on touching down in Manchester, UK.