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Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2009 is Coming Soon!
Twin Galaxies, Gaming World Records Featured In New Book

11/19/2008
Guinness World Records and Twin Galaxies present the ultimate annual guide to the greatest computer and video game facts and feats.

* What's the best selling video game of all time?
* Who is the most successful - and highest earning - gamer?
* What's the fastest time to complete a level in Halo?
* Who are the youngest and oldest gamers?


Also Featuring:
...interviews with champion gamers ...hints and tips to improve your gameplay ...profiles of the world's best selling titles ...features on the latest games and consoles ...and much more!

Look for the latest edition in bookstores in early 2009.

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Nov. 13, 1982: Teen Sets Asteroids Record in 3-Day Marathon
WIRED Magazine, San Francisco, CA

11/13/2008
CHERRY HILL, NJ -- November 13, 1982 -- Scott Safran scored a world record Asteroids score of 41,336,440 points -- a score that still stands today in Twin Galaxies database.

Click on the story link above to read the story published at WIRED.com.

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Two Contest Locations Added to "DAY"
Twin Galaxies to Monitor Game Play in Iowa and New Hampshire

11/12/2008
SIOUX CITY,IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE -- November 13, 2008 -- Two more contest locations have been added to the slate by Twin Galaxies to monitor world class game play during Guinness World Records Week.

Guinness World Records is celebrating its annual World Records Week and Twin Galaxies has encouraged gamers to attempt their best high-scores during this time so that Twin Galaxies can verify them and send them in to Guinness World Records.

Click on the story link above to see alist of the places that are hosting live events during this WEEK.

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Chasing Ghosts to Appear on SHOWTIME in December
Very Rare showing of much sought-after Documentary on Gaming

11/11/2008
CHASING GHOSTS: BEYOND THE ARCADE (TV14 - L) To Appear on Showtime for five showings in December.

Until now, Chasing Ghosts, the movie about Twin Galaxies and the 1982 Video Game World Champions, hadn't surfaced since its showing at the New York United Film Festival. But now, its finally found a home -- on the SHOWTIME Channel.

Click on story link above to see the broadcast schedule for this incredible movie.

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Twin Galaxies Celebrates Guinness World Records Day
Players Invited to Submit Scores to Celebrate Special Day for Breaking World Records

11/7/2008
FAIRFIELD, IOWA -- Every November, Guinness World Records sets aside a special day for breaking world records. This year, Guinness World Records will be monitoring many record attempts conducted throughout the world during its World Records Week (Monday - Friday, November 10-14, 2008), with Thursday of that week, November 13th, declared Guinness World Records DAY..

Twin Galaxies, recognized by Guinness World Records as its official supplier of verified video game world records, will be participating in this year's Guinness World Records Day on November 13, 2008 and invites players to submit their best high-scoring achievements for verification by our staff of highly trained video game referees.

All high-score attempts submitted during this week will be submitted to Guinness World Records for consideration in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2010.

Click on story link above to find out where we'll be and how to compete for a world record.

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Add Twin Galaxies Content To Your Web Site, Blog and more!
Our New Widget Allows Everyone To Share Our Headlines On Their Space On The Internet

10/30/2008


Have a look at this! Now everyone can have Twin Galaxies content on their favorite place on the internet! Our new widget allows our visitors to add exactly what you see here to your favorite places on the net. Get the newest Twin Galaxies headlines, automatically updated, to your web site or one of these great services:

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Twin Galaxies featured in NBC-TV's "CHUCK," October 27th
Twin Galaxies is Official Scorekeeper in NBC-TV Action/Comedy

10/28/2008
Updated October 28, 2008 @ 1:25pm EST

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- October 27, 2008 -- "Chuck," a popular NBC-TV television show, featured Twin Galaxies as part of its plot on Monday night, October 27, 2008.

Broadcast during the 8/7 time slot, the show depicted Jeff as being a Missile Command champion who must go back to his gaming roots to help Chuck stop a terrorist missile attack.

Click on story link above for more details.

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Feeding the Homeless
At the Recent "E for All" Event, Gamers Unite to "Feed the Hungry."

10/21/2008
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Gamers united to "Feed the Homeless" in Los Angeles during the recent "E for All" 2008 event.

Fatal1ty, Justin Wong, Todd Rogers, Billy Mitchell and TriForce threw their collective weight behind a publicized initiative to raise food donations for the hungry and homeless of America.

The challenge was thrown out for gamers everywhere to take the baton and run with it by creating similar promotions in their home areas that help feed people who cannot afford to feed themselves.

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Twin Galaxies "High-Score" Certificates
Players with registered "high-scores" can obtain certificates

10/16/2008
Twin Galaxies "High-Score" Certificates are available for players who have registered scores in the Twin Galaxies online database.

To learn more, click on the story link above.

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ESRB Video Game Rating Search
Check The Rating On Today's Video Games

10/10/2008

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Twin Galaxies Book of World Records
Twin Galaxies Referees
Newest Scores
Street Hoop / Street Slam / Dunk Dream
2
Riccardo Moretti
Platform: M.A.M.E.
Variation: Biggest Blowout
Place: 3
Art Style: ORBIENT
7,200
William Willemstyn III
Platform: Nintendo WiiWare
Variation: NTSC - Stage 14
NEW WORLD RECORD!
Art Style: ORBIENT
7,000
William Willemstyn III
Platform: Nintendo WiiWare
Variation: NTSC - Stage 13
NEW WORLD RECORD!
F-Zero
23.190
Fred Bugmann
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Variation: NTSC - Silence [Fastest Lap]
NEW WORLD RECORD!
F-Zero
27.930
Fred Bugmann
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Variation: NTSC - Sand Ocean [Fastest Lap]
NEW WORLD RECORD!
Top WR Holders
1.Tom Duncan
4,289 World Records
2.Mr. Kelly R. Flewin
862 World Records
3.Andrew Pete Mee
678 World Records
4.Troy Whelan
528 World Records
5.Rocky L Rose
521 World Records
6.Frankie Cardulla
496 World Records
7.Rodrigo Lopes
415 World Records
8.Terence O'Neill
395 World Records
9.Fabiano G Souza
383 World Records
10.Marc Cohen
378 World Records
11.Tee Jester
359 World Records
12.Patrick Scott Patterson
339 World Records
13.Matthew S Leto
307 World Records
14.William Willemstyn III
298 World Records
15.Todd Rogers
258 World Records
16.Ryan Sullivan
239 World Records
17.Hector T. Rodriguez
237 World Records
18.Ron Corcoran
199 World Records
19.Stephen Knox
197 World Records
20.David B Yancey
193 World Records
21.Mike K Morrow
178 World Records
22.Nik Meeks
166 World Records
23.Alexander T Trammell
162 World Records
24.Rick Maultra
155 World Records
25.Tom Votava
150 World Records

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