NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ — The globally-recognized authority on record breaking achievements Guinness World Records, today announced the availability of the best resource for video game records, facts, trivia and new developments, with the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition. Gamer’s Edition 2010 will be sold and distributed globally by BradyGames providing a larger breadth of distribution to both traditional book retailers and specialist gaming stores from January 4th for $14.99 in the U.S. and 21st of January for 15.00 pounds Sterling in the UK.

The third book in the series Gamer’s Edition 2010 provides a comprehensive guide to record-breaking video games on all consoles and features the Most Popular Video Game Series of All Time as voted by 13,000 visitors to the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition website. Gamer’s Edition 2010 describes the attributes that likely influenced gamers to select Bungie’s first person shooter Halo over second placed Legend of Zelda as “great video game design: an iconic character, excellent level design, perfect controls and unparalleled multiplayer options.” Modern video game series Call of Duty and Guitar Hero also appear on the list ahead of many classics including Super Mario Brothers and World of Warcraft.

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