Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/30/much_different_sets_world_record_for_first_person_shootout/
First-person shootout world record set
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Posted in Games, 30th January 2012 11:24 GMT
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MuchDifferent's gaming world record attempt - to pit one thousand players against each other in mass first-person combat - took place this weekend. It missed its target by a single user.
The company's Man Vs Machine game [1] still set the record, though, with 999 people battling it out over the net.
The record, independently confirmed, will now feature in future versions of the Guinness Book of Records: Gamer Edition. Unless it gets broken in the meantime, of course.
The firm said its next goal will be to make its PikkoServer technology [2] available to developers worldwide to dramatically expand the multi-player gaming experience.
The world record attempt was as much a public demo of the tech the company hopes to sell, as it was a bid to get into Guinness.
Well done and good luck, guys. I hold myself fully responsible for not making up the numbers last night. ®