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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Guinness Book of Video Game Records

The tallest man and fattest hobo have nothing on the King of Kong.

That's right. It was announced today that the first "Gamer's Edition" of Guinness
World Records is due out on March 11.

Here's a quiz to see if you know your gaming record trivia. No cheating!

1) What is the biggest-selling video game of all time?
a. Pong
b. Guitar Hero II
c. Halo 3
d. Super Mario Bros.

2) What is the highest one day gross for a video game?
a. $200 million
b. $170 million
c. $95 million
d. $60 million
(Bonus points if you name the game)

3) Which actor has not been featured in the Grand Theft Auto series (the series with the most voice actors)?
a. Ice Cube
b. Ice T
c. Samuel L. Jackson
d. Dennis Hopper

That's all for now. But I think the book sounds kind of interesting.