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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Gaming World Record Challenge

by Matt Helgeson on May 03, 2012 at 08:26 PM

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The tech giant is partnering with the Guinness Book of World Records at E3 for a contest that will challenge 50 gamers to play tablet games for 26 hours straight.

The Snapdragon Gaming World Record Challenge happen during the annual gaming convention and is being held to promote Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile processor. It will take place in the Gilbert Lindsey Plaza in front of the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 5th and 6th.

If you'd like to participate, a qualifying event will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at the Lexington Social House in Hollywood. The 50 top players at that event will be invited to attempt the world record at E3. If you make it that far, you'll play tablet games from Gameloft, Halfbrick, Sega, and Namco Bandai on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. There will be up to $50,000 in cash and prizes awarded -- including a grand prize of $20,000.

As some of the Game Informer staff learned, setting a world record is hard work! So we wish all the participants the best.

For more details go to the challenge's official site.

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Filed under: News, e3, Mobile Gaming, guinness book of world records, tablets, snapdragon, samsung galaxy tab, gaming world record challenge, qualcomm

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by The guy who is meh Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 08:42 PM

Jeez, 26 hours of tablet games? Super casuals, they are...
by The Not So Real Slim Shady Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 08:43 PM

I don't think angry birds could keep anyone busy for 26 hours.
by Bluecoat09 Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 08:45 PM

wow I'd be into playing infinity blade II for that long or angry birds
by brandon33 Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 08:48 PM

thats easy i do that in my sleep
by GoldvsSilver Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 08:54 PM

Oh boy, tab;et games for 26 hours? That's gonna be tough...
by The Great Gonzo Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 09:02 PM

i hope they can kill pig and aim straight at the same time, whenever they need to go to the bathroom.
by Camonna Tong Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 09:06 PM

I played a game called Destinia on the Android for two days straight. This shouldn't be that hard. Especially since you can take it wherever your bodily needs take you.
Kind of reminds me of that time I watched around 180 episodes of Bleach in 3 days. It took about 60 hours. Time went by fast, watching people get up, and go to sleep repetitively is odd. As we don't do it very often at all.
by doomsday1155 Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 09:07 PM

Oh come on GI! You can do this! I'm sure Dan and some others would be willing to play Jetpack Joyride or something for hours on end.
by vweight Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 09:52 PM

Screw that, there arent many CONSOLE games I would play for that long.
by Justin13Anderson Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 10:17 PM

WHY IS IT FOR ONLY CALIFORNIA STATE RESIDENTS!!! Nothing to do with gaming ever happens in poor old Gilbert, Arizona....I am very good at playing games continuously, I pretty seriously have a chance to defeat this record, like a lopt of poeple could. I just have no contest or anything going on out here in the middle of the desert...I love this state, mind you, i just wish more stuff could happen here...anyody else wishing for mmore stuff in their home state?

-J
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by Hannibal Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 10:23 PM

Twitching carpal tunnel Batman! Tablet games???
by Colton Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 10:28 PM

Ugh that sounds horrible.
by Colton Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 10:29 PM

Ugh that sounds horrible.
by KING-CHOMPS Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 11:37 PM

I wouldn't mind playing Infinity Blade II for 26 hours.
by Tommy H. Thursday, May 03, 2012 at 11:53 PM

C'mon, if Dan can do 50 hrs anybody can do this. And I mean ANYBODY! XD
by The Soapbox Lord Friday, May 04, 2012 at 12:07 AM

If the Enhanced Baldur's Gates games were out and applicable, this would be feasible without the side of effect of possible sanity and IQ loss.
by euro2012 Friday, May 04, 2012 at 12:34 AM

i hope they could kill pig and goal straight at precisely the same time, every time they should go to the rest room.
by Zuron Friday, May 04, 2012 at 02:57 AM

26 hours to promote a mobile processor's prowess? I'd be game if, I could install and play Pokemon on the tablet to play for 26 hours.
by TradeMark Friday, May 04, 2012 at 03:12 AM

A true test of endurance. Playing mobile games for 26 hours straight would be boring as hell, even with a variety of games.