Glenday, Craig

Profiles video gaming systems and games from 2012 in the categories of shooter, fighting, role-playing, racing, sports, and strategy games.

Contains thousands of records that span every field of human and non-human endeavors, including science and technology, animals, sports, geography, arts and entertainment, education, hobbies and pastimes, unusual rituals, and many others.

Presents the biggest, smallest, fastest, longest, and other record setters for 2008 in such categories as the space, human achievements, sports, entertainment, science, technology, and engineering; and includes three-dimensional illustrations and gatefolds.

Contains thousands of records that span every field of human and non-human endeavors, including science and technology, animals, sports, geography, arts and entertainment, education, hobbies and pastimes, unusual rituals, and many others.

Presents the biggest, smallest, fastest, longest, and other record setters for 2012 in the categories of the universe, planet Earth, variety of life, time, the human body, skills and talents, adventure, society, sci-tech and engineering, popular culture, and sports.

A compendium of facts on video games and gamers, containing specifications on different platforms; records such as firsts, fastests, highests, and mosts concerning sixty video games, including Halo, Starcraft, Zelda, and Guitar Hero; lists of record-breaking high scores and the top one hundred arcade games; and interviews with the world's youngest professional gamer, a video game composer, and other figures in the field.