To honor launch of "Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008," Chris Chike,16 from Rochester, Minnesota, receives Guinness World Record for "Highest Score for a Single Song on Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock" - an astounding 840,647 points (a 97% completion on Expert Level) for the song "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce. L-R Charles Huang, co-founder RedOctane,Doug Parsons, Guinness World Records Judge, Chris Chike, Claudia Chike, Chris' Mother, Kai Huang, co-founder RedOctane. (PRNewsFoto/Guinness World Records) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES

    NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- To mark the launch of the inaugural
Guinness World Records(TM): Gamer's Edition 2008 some of the nation's best
players of Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock convened in New York City
for a mesmerizing record-breaking jam session.

    (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080312/NYW072 )

    When the dust settled, one of the best Guitar Hero players in the
world, Chris Chike, age 16 from Rochester, Minnesota, walked away with a
new Guinness World Record for the "Highest Score for a Single Song on
Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock" -- an astounding 840,647 points (a 97%
completion on Expert Level) for the song "Through the Fire and Flames" by
DragonForce.

    Chike's fast fingers and mad gamer skills have astounded thousands of
people online and now for the first time he has been recognized as an
official Guinness World Record holder. "Chris's accomplishments are nothing
short of amazing," said Guinness World Records judge Doug Parsons who was
on hand to certify the attempt. "Guitar Hero(R) is a one of the hottest
games on the market and the speed and accuracy showed by Chris today truly
cements his spot as gaming royalty."

    Kai Huang, co-founder of RedOctane, creators of the Guitar Hero
franchise commented, "The Guitar Hero franchise has created a phenomenon
that has swept the world creating loyal and passionate fans of all ages. It
is an honor to be a part of this exciting event and we congratulate Chris
on a fantastic accomplishment that is worthy of a Guinness World Record."

    Gamers who believe they have what it takes to be considered videogame
elite are encouraged to visit the official Guinness World Records: Gamer's
Edition 2008 website, http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com to learn more
information on submitting their scores and being a part of the online
gaming community.

    The all-new Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008, the first
Guinness World Records book devoted solely to the world of gaming, is on
shelves now and bursting with new records, high score statistics and
fascinating facts.

    About Guinness World Records

    Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on
record- breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness
World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 20 languages
and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with
more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World
Records celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the
sale of its 100 millionth copy. The Guinness World Records website
(http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com) receives more than 11 million visitors a
year.

    Guitar Hero, Activision and RedOctane are registered trademarks of
Activision Publishing, Inc.

SOURCE Guinness World Record