Marathon LittleBigPlanet 2 Session Hopes to Break 7 World Records

[Scott Bullock]

Marathon LittleBigPlanet 2 Session Hopes to Break 7 World Records

Guinness World Records is joining forces with Sony to set 7 different world gaming records in a 3-day LittleBigPlanet 2 extravaganza.

Gamers have gathered at Sony's PlayStation Lounge in New York City to help participate in a grand undertaking. Over the course of the next 3 days, they will play LittleBigPlanet 2 [http://www.amazon.com/LittleBigPlanet-2-Playstation-3/dp/B002I0K780]. And they will break 7 different world records doing it.

The event's purpose is twofold; It is partly an extended launch party for LittleBigPlanet 2, which comes out today, and partly an advertisement for Guinness World Records' newest book, Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2011, which comes out the day after the event ends.

The collected gamers will attempt to set 7 different records, and a representative from Guinness World Records will be there to oversee their breaking. "Continuing its work of recording astounding achievements, Guinness World Records will be on hand at the launch of LittleBigPlanet 2 to monitor the record attempt and see gamers push their hobby to the limits of human endurance," says Gaming Editor for Guinness World Records, Gaz Deaves.
The records are:
Longest Marathon Playing a Platform Game
Most User-Generated Videogame Levels Played in a Marathon
Most Gaming Genres in One Videogame
Most Player-Created Levels in One Videogame
Most Video Game Genres Played In One Video Game 24 Hours
Most User-Generated Video Game Levels Played In 24 Hours
Longest Marathon Playing LittleBigPlanet 2

Along with the actual breaking of records, the event will feature appearances by Media Molecule, the developers of LittleBigPlanet 2 and some of the guys from the LittleBigPodcast. You can watch the whole marathon live here. [http://gamingworldrecord.ign.com/]

LittleBigPlanet 2 comes out today, and the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2011 will be out the 20th.

Source: NerdReactor [http://nerdreactor.com/2011/01/13/littlebigplanet-2-attempts-to-break-guinness-records/]

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[Megacherv]

Friday's the big day over here, and I have my collector's edition pre-ordered, so hopefully it'll arrive in the post early

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Kinda...lame. Those are legit world records? Longest marathon playing a platform game is probably the only thing I'd say is actually worth mentioning, but meh, publicity is publicity.

 

[GoGo_Boy]

# Most Gaming Genres in One Videogame
# Most Player-Created Levels in One Videogame

Hello Warcraft 3.

 

[Jumplion]

Wait, LittleBigPlanet 2 comes out today?

The fuck have I been? I'm missing release dates left and right!

 

[HentMas]

Wait, LittleBigPlanet 2 comes out today?

The fuck have I been? I'm missing release dates left and right!

thats exactly what i was thinking! and i´m proud of my "knowledge" of thins things thanks to the escapist

so i blame the escapist for not reminding us of launch day!!!

DAMN YOUUUUUUUUUU!!!

 

[Rad Party God]

"Most Player-Created Levels in One Videogame"

This is completely stupid, Doom 1 & 2 have thousands of player created levels combined, even more than LittleBigPlanet.

BUT, we're talking about Guiness here, so stupid may be the right word anyways.

 

[Jumplion]

Wait, LittleBigPlanet 2 comes out today?

The fuck have I been? I'm missing release dates left and right!

thats exactly what i was thinking! and i´m proud of my "knowledge" of thins things thanks to the escapist

so i blame the escapist for not reminding us of launch day!!!

DAMN YOUUUUUUUUUU!!!

Mass Effect 2 on PS3 comes out today (or tomorrow, whatever) also, though I already have it. And Dead Space 2 is right around the corner, and so is Killzone 3.

I need to plan accordingly. Media Molecule is on my "List of Developers to Support" list, but I'll probably wait for Dead Space 2 first and maybe if I have enough time between that and Killzone 3 I'll get LBP2.

If my wallet can support these games that is...

 

[Secret world leader (shhh)]

You guys get LBP2...TODAY!?

I have to wait another 3 days 'til it's out here and I'm not getting it until the 23rd, damn you America! You get everything before the UK.

 

[Korten12]

"Most Player-Created Levels in One Videogame"

This is completely stupid, Doom 1 & 2 have thousands of player created levels combined, even more than LittleBigPlanet.

BUT, we're talking about Guiness here, so stupid may be the right word anyways.

thousands? Little Big Planet has over 2 million levels created. Probably 3 by now.

 

[Therumancer]

I think records only really matter when they sort of come into being on their own by a sort of general consensus. These records seem to be being arbitrarly created for promotional purposes, and I doubt the general populance cares about most of them, or would even derive much amusement from their existance.

I think giving a record to a specific product (most time playing Little Big Planet) is paticularly going too far.

 

[adderseal]

Those records seem really contrived...I mean, if there was a record for 'Longest time playing Mount and Blade Warband whilst simultaneously listening to samba music and sipping a beer', then I'd be world record holder! Expect an appearance in the 2012 edition, I'm on the phone as we speak...

 

[Weaver]

Those records seem really contrived...I mean, if there was a record for 'Longest time playing Mount and Blade Warband whilst simultaneously listening to samba music and sipping a beer', then I'd be world record holder! Expect an appearance in the 2012 edition, I'm on the phone as we speak...

I'm just concerned that if every game ever can have a "longest marathon session" then that's going to be a pretty fucking big book.

I'll just marathon the Q-Basic version of Gorillas or something, under hopes no one will even bother to try to break it.

 

[Eogris]

"and see gamers push their hobby to the limits of human endurance,"

what the hell are they thinking? a lot of people have died because of this

 

[mjc0961]

Today? LittleBigPlanet 2 comes out tomorrow. The 18th. Unless your in another region where it's on Thursday or Friday instead. But it doesn't come out today for any region.

 

[Brinker085]

So if they're going to include records for "longest marathon playing " doesn't that mean that the Escapist staff should be listed for Desert Bus?