The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) record for most points scored by an individual in her first game is 34 by Candace Parker (USA) playing for the Los Angeles Sparks (USA) against the Phoenix Mercury (USA) on 18 May 2008. The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25 points by Cynthia Cooper (USA) of the Houston Comets (USA) in 1997.

The most points scored in a Women’s National Basketball Association game is 127 by the Phoenix Mercury (USA) in a 127-124 victory over the Minnesota Lynx (USA) on 24 July 2010.

The cheat code that has been featured in the most videogames in history is the Konami Code, which debuted in the NES version of Gradius, released in 1986, and has been included in 151 games to date. The effect of the code varies from game to game, but in most cases entering the code while the game is paused grants the player most of the game’s available power-ups. The same button presses or subtle variations thereof have always been used. For those players who never Continue reading →

The greatest number of balls pocketed on a UK table in 24 hours is 16,511 by Paul Sullivan (UK) at the Royal Oak, Hirst Courtney, N Yorks on 17-18 Apr 1998.

Each Virtua Tennis 3 player model contained a staggering 25,000 polygons, giving them an incredibly lifelike look as well as highly realistic movements.

The record for most points scored by brothers in an NHL game is 16 by Peter and Anton Stastny (Slovakia) playing for the Quebec Nordiques (Canada) in an 11-7 victory over the Washington Capitals (USA) on 22 February 1981. Peter had four goals and four assists, and Anton had three goals and five assists.

On 6 March 2010, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash (USA) became the 10 billionth track to be downloaded from the iTunes music store since its launch in April 2003.

The most popular iPhone game series is Tap Tap Revenge (Tapulous, 2008), which has been downloaded over 15 million times as of September 2010. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011

Of the nine character classes available in Valve’s online shooter Team Fortress 2, the Engineer is the character of choice for 15% of all players, which makes him the game’s most popular protagonist. This preference may have something to do with the fact that the Engineer has the longest lifespan in the game, surviving for one and a half minutes on average. On the other hand, the least popular character amongst gamers is the Heavy, with only 8% choosing him. This lumbering warrior does have Continue reading →

Chris Chelios (USA) played in 266 career playoff games, most in NHL history by a defenseman. Chelios played with the Montreal Canadiens (Canada) from 1983-90, the Chicago Blackhawks (USA) from 1990-99, the Detroit Red Wings (USA) from 1998-09, and the Atlanta Thrashers (USA) from 2009-10.