Guinness World Record wailed on and then smashed for Brutal Legend
by Ben Gilbert 
{ Jun 15th 2009 at 11:59PM } 
Though we're wary of fans of games that aren't even released yet, it's hard for us to deny our love for Tim Schafer's latest project. We'll let you slide this time, strange publicity grab, but next time you're gettin' a ticket, ya hear?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Sly [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 16th 2009 12:08AM
so what's the record for?
SaMav @ Jun 16th 2009 12:13AM
Does it not say Largest crowd of people playing air guitar?
FlamingEffigy @ Jun 16th 2009 12:18AM
Well no it doesn't say that, although its generally insinuated throughout, and when you take the picture of a load of people playing air guitar...
Sly [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 16th 2009 12:27AM
yeah dude, it actually doesn't say that...
Tiptup300 @ Jun 16th 2009 1:04AM
First Line:
440 European fans got together this past weekend to fake-play guitar all at the same time.
Minus all the prepositional phrases.
Jake @ Jun 16th 2009 6:47AM
http://www.eagames.co.uk/news/read/brtal-legend-fans-set-guinness-book-world-record/
explains it better, you can see me near the back :D
RagnarokSam @ Jun 16th 2009 1:03PM
Wow, I wanted to go to Download so bad this year, especially after seeing the full lineup, but living in the US and not having money for plane tickets kinda puts a damper on that.
Oh well, at least i get to enjoy Mayhem fest in August.
Sly [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 16th 2009 2:43PM
i meant the official name of the award, like most people air guitaring at the same place at once... but whatever, thanks jake.
insideouthouse @ Jun 16th 2009 12:10AM
biggest male only crowd
fakingmyself @ Jun 16th 2009 4:43AM
What are you talking about ? I see lots of girls .
xx510allen @ Jun 16th 2009 12:24AM
biggest group of virgins ever?
Sly [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 16th 2009 12:27AM
E3
jynxycat @ Jun 16th 2009 12:51AM
Since when are people who go to outdoor events, like a music festival, nerds or virgins ?
I think they're doing more than the people complaining on joystiq.
Nick @ Jun 16th 2009 4:27AM
ComiCon
Young_Nastyman @ Jun 16th 2009 5:40AM
@Sly
Nope Blizzcon
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 16th 2009 12:44AM
Dirty,dirty horde.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 16th 2009 12:48AM
It was a Gears of war 2 reference.
I wonder if “Guinness records” has a record itself for being the only book in the world to cover ordinary acts at large scale.
Alex @ Jun 16th 2009 1:24AM
They should do it at Wacken Open Air Festival, a MUCH better scenario for Brutal Legend
MystileArmor @ Jun 16th 2009 10:51AM
Have you ever been to Download?
Haohmaru (PSN - DimmuBurgerKing XBL - A Real Puppet ) @ Jun 16th 2009 12:19PM
Have you ever been to Wacken? (I haven't, but I'd give a kidney to go. The lineup is awesome this year.)
Maximun2k10 @ Jun 16th 2009 1:43AM
Largest crowd of people supporting a stupid hyped game!
mgsrocks1 @ Jun 16th 2009 2:01AM
Just because you hate it doesn't mean all of us do.
Garst @ Jun 16th 2009 1:48AM
Does anyone else see 440 losers?
mgsrocks1 @ Jun 16th 2009 2:02AM
They are losers because they attended a music festivle? And they were told do their best air guitar to win a real guitar? What have you done lately other than sit behind your computer all day?
Lestat @ Jun 16th 2009 2:09AM
all this guys will buy the game only cuz it has a metal theme...its sad... only a poser would think the game is awesome without even knowing what its about...
gill_de-bates @ Jun 16th 2009 2:27AM
They cant all be losers for playing air guitar, but i still prefer boobies. ;)
Drew -- PS360: uphillbothways @ Jun 16th 2009 11:38AM
What?
.....
Ok, I'll go next - I like bread.
mvp576 @ Jun 16th 2009 2:36AM
Did you guys just get booted off PSN? I still can't log on...
carg0 @ Jun 16th 2009 2:38AM
sounds like time well spent...
mgsrocks1 @ Jun 16th 2009 4:11PM
Yeah if you win the guitar.
deaftly @ Jun 16th 2009 3:12AM
\m/
Chris1007 @ Jun 16th 2009 3:56AM
I was there! :)
Suprised it wasn't a bigger number seeing as there was 75000 people at the festival, but still pretty cool. Think one of the bands that performed on the main stage also took part in this, so a lot of the people may just have been their fans tying to get close or something.
I went by the EA place but to be honest it was really boring, most people only went there because it offered shade and was enxt to the water taps.
Jake @ Jun 16th 2009 6:41AM
wayhay
i was there too, cool little free t-shirt
duno why most people are saying we're gay, was a sick weekend, heavy metal and loads of hot women :D
Just so people know, they had a demo of the game inside and it was pretty shit, was a let down :(
but apart from that my names going in the Guinness world record books :D:D:D:D
Saria the Cat @ Jun 16th 2009 4:09AM
Not sure why everyone's being a hater; this sounds like an awesome thing to participate in. Way cooler conversation material than, "Yesterday I sat around and made fun of people on the Internets."
Sidebuster @ Jun 16th 2009 9:45AM
LIKE A BOSS!
spacesuit105 @ Jun 16th 2009 11:50PM
Was that a lonely island referance?
Garst @ Jun 16th 2009 4:53AM
Help people get through the drawn out DTV switch, computer repair, visited friends, gathered thoughts on research I want to do, eat, shit, filled out grad school applications, played Animal Crossing, slept, helped my sister move, wrote congress about issues, singed up for the GRE test, and mowed the yard every couple of days. I'm also looking for a new pair of roller blades to squeeze some more exercise into my day.
Sure what I've been doing is hardly all noble, but when hasn't air guitar equaled anything except loser? And I never said going to music festival makes you a loser, just the 440 people that were there partaking in the air guitar stunt were.
Garst @ Jun 16th 2009 4:57AM
This is getting annoying when you go to apply to a comment and it doesn't work. I realized I failed. Go ahead and yell, "FAIL" and mark me down. I deserve it.
Innagadadavida @ Jun 16th 2009 10:59AM
Not only do you fail for not replying to the right comment, but also because you honestly thought mgsrocks1 wanted to know what you did that day. Why don't you take some time off of filling out grad school applications and check out the dictionary definition for "rhetorical." But basically, instead of going to a music festival, you did a bunch of boring shit like the rest of us. Then you called them losers for playing air-guitar (which I'm sure none of them even took it as seriously as you did). Even if they are losers, at least they had fun. You asshat.
MystileArmor @ Jun 16th 2009 11:09AM
If you have to put "eat" and "slept" in a list of activities you've did that day, it just confirms even more so that you're a lazy ass.
DaveMcRae the Haiku Artist @ Jun 16th 2009 7:04AM
Bang your heads and roar
Play invisible guitar
That is rock and roll!
spidy666uk @ Jun 16th 2009 11:22AM
ITS in DERBYSHIRE It was at Donnington Park (where they are holding 2010 F1) which is still in derbyshire
Graeme Q @ Jun 16th 2009 7:09AM
I was there, it was a quite fun but I'm not sure if that was the stomach full of booze.
Free t-shirt which I'll never wear again but it was useful later that day.
muir666 @ Jun 16th 2009 7:25AM
I was there. Well ok not in the picture.just off to the left. Watching Marilyn Manson sounded like more fun then air-guitaring. And it was.
Jake @ Jun 16th 2009 9:24AM
was during down and dragonforce
Sayed @ Jun 16th 2009 7:30AM
I like the guy near the middle of the picture wearing the brown shirt, he really doesn't look like he belongs there.
Its as if he's saying," WTF am i doing here, this isn't the museum? "
Toby Smith @ Jun 16th 2009 8:01AM
I was there
didnt get a t-shirt like
The record was biggest mosh pit while devil driver were playing
i think just alot of people were wearing brutal legend t shrits
Jake @ Jun 16th 2009 9:23AM
there was another record for biggest circle pit but that was only because EA got them in for this
plus devil driver will never get that record because there's no way of measuring it and getting how many people were involved
people are wearing brutal legend t-shirts because it was easier to know who was taking part in the record for air guitaring, mine's in the wash atm :D
lazyn96 @ Jun 16th 2009 9:00AM
the download festival is by far one of the best festivals out there. i went and it was awesome.
@chris1007: there was more than 75000. it was about 120,000 if you include those who only came down for one day.
@anyone commenting on lack off girls: there was a ridiculous amount of hot girls, quite a few getting the boobs out for the stage cameras and even a lesbian show a few tents over from me on the sunday night
Kdiggy @ Jun 16th 2009 9:21AM
I'm still not really interested in this game. I like the games humor, but I'm not too impressed with the game play that I've seen so far. I think my fall game is going to be Demons Soul's.