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For the first time in history, Guinness World Records will offer the definitive guide to all video gaming records, facts and figures in Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008.

Hitting store shelves in North America on March 11th for US$ 19.95 and C$19.95, the Gamer's Edition will reveal the records and feats for the likes of Halo 3, the Highest Grossing Game In One Day generating $170 million worth of first day sales in the U.S. alone, and Fastest Completion Time For A Game Of Super Mario Bros., an astounding five minutes flat. The Cliff Clavens of the world find great joy in knowing that a guy name Faiz Chopdat served the Longest Prison Sentence For Playing A Computer Game after refusing to turn off his Tetris game while aboard an airplane, and that Grand Theft Auto III holds the record for having the Most Guest Stars in a Video Game, including Samuel Jackson, Ray Liotta and Dennis Hopper.

Reportedly, Guinness World Records has opted to expand into the world of gaming with a dedicated edition because the gaming industry is now too big to be contained in just a few pages of the traditional annual book, stating that gaming records are one of the largest sections in the Guinness World Records database, so it only made sense to create the Gamer's Edition to highlight the oft' amazing, sometimes stupefying facts and figures that have made the gaming industry what it is today.