The launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is looming large, but before celebrations start in earnest, series creator Hideo Kojima must make a few stops. This week, he's off to the United Kingdom to receive his Guinness World Record certification. Details follow in the full article up ahead.

Long story short: Nico's just pwned Potter, Parker, and Master Chief in one fell swoop. We're letting the readers know that Grand Theft Auto 4 has just earned a place in the Guinness World Records, on account of its massive sales on the first day of its launch. Details regarding this matter are available in the full article.

Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 4 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) took around US$ 100 million to make and is one of the most anticipated video games in recent memory. This is why Guinness World Records is keeping an eye on it when it hits the shelves tomorrow. See GTA's previous Guinness records over at the full article.

Do you like games so much that you like dressing up as your favorite game characters? Well, the people over at UK did that and so much more.

Apparently, a lot of cosplayers gathered and tried to set a Guinness World Record. If you're curious to know how well they fared, then click on the "read more" link.

It's already impressive for someone to get a Guinness World Record, but it's even more impressive to beat one's own Guinness record. And that's what Chris Chike did with his own record, as he scored even higher in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, PC, and PS2) in the recent Play N Trade National Guitar Hero Tournament. Read more in the full article!

Want to know who has the fastest fingers in the West, er... on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, PC, and PS2)?
Guinness World Records and Twin Galaxies held a GHIII contest to know who can rock DragonForce's Through the Fire and Flames on expert mode. If that isn't insane enough, the winner finished the song sporting a 97 percent completion rate and a new world record. More info and a video after the jump!

Here's a quick update for those keeping their eye peeled for any updates regarding the gamer's edition of the Guinness World Records. The book's official site is announcing a worldwide Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock marathon that's being prepped for this February, in celebration of the book's 2008 Edition launch. Wondering how to join up? Read on and find out!

Not every gamer loves books, but we reckon just about anyone who can read and hold a control pad would like to scan through this one, at the very least. The Guinness Book of Records will officially unveil the Videogame Edition of the famous annual book to cater to every game trivia nut out there.

The book will launch at the London Book Fair on April 16 to 18 and is officially titled "The Guinness World Records - Videogame Edition 2008". The book will contain all the game information conceivable from record game scores, characters, game sales, record times and how much game industry insiders make in a year.

"The news that Guinness World Records has decided to produce a book devoted to games is great for both gamers and the industry. It's another boost for the profile of gaming, and I'm very much looking forward to getting started," says Games Industry editor Ellie Gibson.

Guinness has been available since 1955, offering exact and reliable information on almost every field of study known to man. In fact, the fields have grown so diverse that the Videogame Edition of Guinness is only the first of many field-specific books to come.

Sony Online Entertainment has just announced arcade classic Q*Bert will be hopping up the pyramid of gaming consoles and onto the next-gen PS3 via PlayStation Network. No, it won't be a direct port. It's going to be a brand new version that'll have a bunch of exclusive features.

These "PS3-exclusive features" still haven't been sneezed out of the Sony labs, but we're sure the gameplay would stay the same. Would the SIXAXIS be used though? New enemies perhaps (Coily must get lonely after all these years)? Will the retro sounds stay unchanged? Here's what we know though:

• it will be released on (scheduled for, at least) February 22 for US$ 4.99
• can support 720p resolution
• will have worldwide leaderboards

Ah. Leaderboards? If Doris Self (holds Guinness World Record for scoring 1,112,300 points) were to be alive today, gaming gods bless her soul, she'd be right on top of that list. Hail, Queen of Q*Bert!

Say now, do you guys smell a bunch of screenshots? Yeah, we thought so. Check them out behind the "Full Article" link below.

Game Politics put up a unique find that might help immortalize some of the most dedicated players of all time. According to their report, the Guinness Book of World Records will be putting up another videogame-related section with records for players who've picked up achievements for determination, high scores, and long life.

As you can see from the shot above, there are some new records being put up along with the quintessential high scores list that remains mostly the same from its previous incarnation 20 years back. Cody Miller's legendary speed run through Halo 2 on the Xbox is now listed, as well as a record for the guy who pulled off a three-hour speed run through the PS2's GTA: Vice City.

The records also hold some noteworthy people who've managed to get high scores in multiple games, such as Greg Sakundiak's records for Dragon's Lair, Tag Team Wrestling, and Twin Cobra, and Doris Self, our dearly departed mistress of all things Q*bert who got her place in Guinness for being the oldest competitive gamer to date.

Hopefully, they'll include some new categories next year, including "Person with the highest gamerscore ever" and "Most annoying leetspeak phrase used in online games." We'll be betting on "STFU Noob," for that last entry.