"OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME & PINBALL BOOK OF
WORLD RECORDS"
"Commemorative edition of video game record book
celebrates Twin Galaxies' 20th Anniversary."
Fairfield, IA - February 7th, 2001 - As they enter into their
twentieth year of record keeping for the video game industry,
Twin Galaxies has launched a global campaign to identify the
world's greatest computer gamers for all titles, genres and game
platforms, by soliciting the help of fans and industry players
across the globe to provide record-breaking scores and
achievements. The findings are slated for publication in a
special commemorative edition of Twin Galaxies' "Official
Video Game & Pinball Book Of World Records," the
industry's official book of records.
Twin Galaxies invites the public to nominate players
displaying stellar accomplishments for this volume. "This
1,200-page book has set aside a considerable amount of space to
honor hundreds of top players with photographs and biographies
of their careers," explains Walter Day, Chief Scorekeeper
at Twin Galaxies. "And, though Twin Galaxies has been the
Official Scorekeeper and Referee for the electronic gaming
industry for 20 years now, it is very possible that there are
many superstars who may have been overlooked, so we invite the
public to come to our web site at http://www.twingalaxies.com
and nominate these highly talented players for inclusion in the
book."
This commemorative volume focuses mainly on the player, their
scores and their contests. "This book will pay tribute to
the individuals who have worked so hard to tap their inner
genius to rise to the top of the gaming hobby," says Emma
Gal, Twin Galaxies' PR spokesperson. "We invite the entire
gaming industry to aid in our search for these great champions.
Our goal is to crown the champions of every game, every genre
and every platform, whether old or new. We would like the
industry to unite, to help us identify these athletes and honor
them, whether they be competing on head-to-head gameplay or for
high-score achievement."
As the industry's only official repository of gaming
statistics, the forthcoming Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game
& Pinball Book of World Records will document over twenty
years of contest results and world record scores, ranging from
the results of the 1982 Tron World Championships to today's
rankings on first-person shooter games, like Quake III,
Half-Life and Unreal Tournament. Also, the book that has been
settling the bets in the world of video games for years is
expanding to accommodate the many world records achieved by top
players on the N-64, PSX/PS2 and Dreamcast platforms, not to
mention the ever-popular titles found in the world's arcades.
And, in time, records will be included from the X-Box, Indrema
Console and the Gamecube.
"Not only will the greatest stars be honored,"
points out Day, "but thousands of other avid gamers will be
crowned champions, too, based on their high-score submissions or
the results of head-to-head competition. Since the publication
of the first edition of the industry's official scorebook,
thousands of world records have been broken. Twin Galaxies plans
to document each individual achievement, and ceremoniously crown
each game's champion. A searchable database of current record
scores and champions can be viewed now at the "Twin
Galaxies Official Electronic Games Scoreboard" at http://www.twingalaxies.com
For further information about the publication of the
commemorative edition of the Official Video Game & Pinball
Book Of World Records, or to nominate a video game superstar for
the book, contact Twin Galaxies Founder and Chief Scorekeeper,
Walter Day, at nominations@twingalaxies.com, or call
641-472-3882 Ext. 107.
Twin Galaxies has been keeping score for the world of video
game and pinball playing since 1981 and is recognized as the
Official World Referee and Scorekeeper for the Interactive
Entertainment Industry. After nearly 20 full years of judging
the best there is behind the joystick and mouse, Twin Galaxies
continues to sanction the contests, enforce the rules, and set
the standard for competitive video game play on console, PC and
arcade titles. Its mission is to transform electronic gaming
into a recognized sport by building upon a rich tradition of
champions and their world records. The organization publishes
Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game and Pinball Book of World
Records, verifying world records achieved by gamers in more than
thirty-one countries. To have a score considered for this
forthcoming book, submit your scores by email at scores@twingalaxies.com.
The current world records can be viewed on-line at http://www.twingalaxies.com.