The inaugural ‘Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2008’ has finally arrived! Released on the 8th February, it will be the definitive guide to all computer gaming records, facts and figures - the games fans ultimate companion.

From Pac-Man to Halo 3 the new Gamer’s Edition celebrates records and achievements in gaming history. Game devotees can enjoy profiles of the worlds best selling titles, interviews with champion gamers and learn fascinating facts on all consoles and games since gaming began!

The Gamer’s Edition announces Halo 3 as the Highest Grossing Game In One Day generating $170 million worth of first day sales in the USA alone on 25 September, and the Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time succeeds in being the Highest Ranking Game Of All Time with a combined score of 97% from GameRankings.com and 40/40 from Famitzu.

Quiz masters will enjoy Games trivia such as Faiz Chopdat who served the Longest Prison Sentence For Playing A Computer Game after refusing to turn off his Tetris game while aboard an airplane, and how Metal Gear 3 holds the record for Most ‘Ghosts’ In A Game with 43 of the games producers appearing throughout the game.

As if all this wasn't enough, Guinness has organised a Guitar Hero Relay Marathon record attempt on 6th February between the UK, France, US, Canada, South Africa and Australia to celebrate the launch of the Guinness World Record: Gamer’s Edition 2008. Players will rock in pairs to one song before passing on to the next Guitar Hero, with just 15 seconds changeover between jams. Paris will kick off proceedings followed by the London, New York, Toronto, LA and Sydney. Players will also be given the chance to form a group and compete for the highest score set by a 6 people playing one guitar, with each person allocated a key and the strum bar to play.

More information can be found at the official website.