HIGHEST-SELLING GAME ON THE PLAYSTATION
Sales of 10.85 million untis make the original Gran Turismo the highest-selling game on the PlayStation.
LONGEST RUNNING ACTION ADVENTURE SERIES
The Legend of Zelda is the longest running action adventure series of all time. The first game was releases in 1986 on the NES. The most recent is Phantom Hourglass released on the DS in 2007.
BIGGEST-SELLING GAME ON THE XBOX
Halo 2 was the biggest-selling game on the Xbox with over 9 million copies sold.
BEST-SELLING FIRST PERSON SHOOTER OF ALL TIME
Half-Life as sold over 8 million copies worldwide making it the best-selling first-person shooter of all time. With sequels and spin-offs the franchise has sold over 16 million copies (not including sales from The Orange Box).
FIRST GAMING CLAN TO LEGALLY BIND THEIR PLAYERS
The success of Counter-Strike inspired the first ever gaming clan to legally bind their players to the clan. The clan, SK Gaming, subsequently became the first clan to have a player bought out of their contract when Team NoA bought Ola “elemeNt” Moum for an undisclosed sum in May 2004.
MOST SUCCESFUL FILM BASED ON A VIDEO GAME
The first Tomb Raider (USA, 2001) movie grossed $274,703,340 at cinemas worldwide making it the most successful film based on a video game.