As gamers, we have to take a lot of crap from people who don’t understand our hobby. Others may assume we’re lazy, unmotivated, unintelligent, or maybe just part of an army of zombies glued to their television screens, controllers in hands. However, the Guinness Book of World Records has chosen to recognize our achievements with a special book just for us.



That’s right, The Guinness Book of World Records: Gamer’s Edition is on its way, and will feature cool tidbits of information about video games past and present. It will also feature high scores and other records made by actual gamers. Guinness is also hosting a Guitar Hero Marathon in celebration of the book’s release in which players from all over the world will play in a relay of Guitar Hero III songs.

You can also view a few pages of the book at the Guinness site. This kind of thing is right up my alley, so I’ll probably be picking this one up. If you’re into video game trivia and history (read: if you are a giant nerd, like me), you’ll probably enjoy it too. It should be available early this year.