Who would have thought that Kevin Spacey would be headlining 2015’s Reader’s Choice for Best Videogame Franchise according to Guinness World Records? It was probably all of you actually, you can’t go up against the juggernaut that is Call of Duty for a readers choice award and not have a brazillion people vote for it. As much hate as it gets online by fanboys there’s still millions of other gamers who love it to death.
If you want a crazy stat to go along with your Call of Duty story Guinness has you covered. The Call of Duty franchise has sold 188,900,000 copies across all platforms as of July 2014, that doesn’t even include Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare! A quick Google search says that’s more than the population of Japan, HOLY SHIT!
With the Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition, Guinness has captured all kinds of weird data and shows that if you want it bad enough or think up something crazy enough you too can be in the Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer’s Edition. There’s the largest collection of Tomb Raider memorabilia, the Longest Videogame Marathon on Minecraft, Highest Margin of Victory against the Computer on FIFA World Cup 2014, Longest Videogame Marathon on Final Fantasy, Longest Videogame Marathon on World of Warcraft and so much more. You can pick up your copy right now on Amazon for $9.99.
Source Link: YouTube | http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com
PRESS RELEASE
Call of Duty® Voted Best Videogame Franchise by Readers of Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition in Online Poll
London, UK – 12th November 2014 – An online poll of more than 5,000 readers of the Guinness World Records Gamers Edition, from across 140 countries around the world, voted the Call of Duty series their favourite game this year.
The Call of Duty franchise is also recognised by Guinness World Records as being the best-selling first-person shooter videogame series, having sold 188,900,000 units cross all formats as of July 2014.
The series has also resulted in some record-breaking performances submitted by fans to Guinness World Records via their Challengers website.
Canadian gamer Daniel McNeilly registered a yet-to-beaten time of 18.40 to set a record for fastest time to complete the Stay Sharp level of Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops last year.
Brothers Tristen Geren and Taylor Geren worked together to capture the flag in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, while blindfolded, in just 38.40 seconds in Fredericksburg, Texas, USA, on 16 September 2013.
The latest game in the series, Call of Duty ®: Advanced Warfare, takes players to a future devastated by a global attack. Playing as Jack Mitchell, players become the advanced soldier as they suit up in a revolutionary exoskeleton and join a highly-trained unit committed to restoring order.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is available now from all good retailers. www.callofduty.com
Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition is out now.
– Ends –
