The book's editor, Gaz Deaves, commented, "It's been another great year for gaming, with incredible records broken by players from all walks of life. You can almost see the pound signs ringing in Ellie's eyes, no? Yes, both EG deputy editor Ellie Gibson and news shot-caller Wesley Yin-Poole shamelessly moonlight, taking responsibility for the book's Party Games and RPG sections respectively.
However, the most eyebrow-raising record featured is surely 'Most Eurogamer journos risking a stern dressing down from HR for shilling themselves out for a bit of extra cash on the side'. Not only that but the book features the results of a Guinness poll of 13,000 gamers to ascertain the world's most popular game character, with Mario beating out Link and Masterchief for the no-doubt coveted gong. The latest edition of Guinness' annual gaming enchiridion, in shops today priced at £14.99, also details 'Most people to sing to a karaoke videogame' (10,490), 'Youngest gamer to achieve a perfect AAA score on Dance Dance Revolution' (9 year-old Ryota Wada), 'Oldest voice actor in a videogame' (87 year-old Brit thespian Christopher Lee) and 'Most perfect games on Wii Sports bowling' (2,850), among many records. Some poor soul at Guinness HQ sat down and counted a total of over 5000 expletives in Radical Entertainment's 2006 game adaptation of the notoriously rude Al Pacino mobster flick.
with honors from the University of California, Berkeley, and attended the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University.Potty-mouthed PlayStation 2 movie tie-in Scarface contains more swear words than any other videogame, according to Guinness World Records: 2011 Gamer's Edition. In 2016, Amy was presented with the BAFTA Special Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the video game industry and was recently honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at 2019’s Game Developers Choice Awards.Īmy holds a B.A. Her work on the Uncharted series has earned countless industry awards, including a BAFTA for Story and two consecutive WGA Videogame Writing Awards. New York City, Thrasher: Skate and Destroy, NBA ShootOut 2004 (Instrumental), NBA 2K15, DJ Hero 2 Paul Oakenfold remix in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme: Afrika Bambaataa: Looking For The Perfect Beat Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: B-real ft.
She has been called one of the most influential women in the interactive industry. Games Anime Movies TV Video Wikis Explore Wikis Community Central Start a Wiki Register Dont have an account. She began her career at Electronic Arts, where she contributed to early 16-bit titles, including Desert Strike and Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City. Prior to joining Naughty Dog, she served as the Writer and Director of the groundbreaking Soul Reaver / Legacy of Kain series over eight years at Crystal Dynamics. This followed a decade at Naughty Dog as the Creative Director and Lead Writer of Sony Computer Entertainment’s award-winning Uncharted game series.
Most recently, Amy served as a Senior Creative Director at Electronic Arts, where she oversaw development of Visceral Games’ Star Wars title. Over her 30-year career in the interactive entertainment industry, Amy Hennig has worked as an artist, animator, game designer, and most notably in the last two decades, an acclaimed writer and director.