Twin Galaxies now accepting new scores submissions

Twin Galaxies is an organization that tracks video game world records. It operates the Twin Galaxies website and publishes the Twin Galaxies’ Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records. The Guinness World Records – Gamers Edition is released every year in conjunction with Twin Galaxies, who Guinness World Records considers to be the official supplier of verified world video games records to the annual volume.

Exchanging hands in the Autumn of 2012, to new owners Jourdan Adler and Richie Knucklez, Twin Galaxies came with a name, a legacy and, unfortunately, a damaged yet not completely irretrievable database. Believing gamers deserved an updated system and quicker response time on verification, the difficult decision was made to abandon the old system and recreate Twin Galaxies anew no matter how long it took. So, finally submission procedures have been re-opened, and according to the new owners simplified. But also a new not-so-welcome fee structure has been instituted -let’s say- to ensure prompt service and efficient handling  of scores submitted for adjudication.

So what does it cost now to submit a score to Twin Galaxies? Well, it’s not that cheap…

– $25.00 – One (1) score submission or up to Two (2) hours of recording
– $60.00 – Three (3) score submission or up to Six (6) hours of recording
– $75.00 – Five (5) score submission or up to Twelve (12) hours of recording

Ready to p(l)ay?

Can you beat Metal Gear Rising in just 5 hours?

Yes, apparently you can. And please note the underline in CAN.

From a couple of days a Metal Gear Rising‘s screenshot (WTF?? The game is not even out in Japan!) goes through the net scaring people with its 05:34 clear time. Is a game so quick to beat worth to buy? For £35/£40 (or even more if you think with different currency) looks like a legit question and so Platinum Games executive director Atsushi Inaba replied to the rumors in his official twitter profile:

About to post some important tweets, so please pay attention.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

It seems someone posted their MGR results screen and that people (mainly in the West) are shocked it says the clear time is 5.5hr.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

Here’s the truth: First of all, cutscenes ARE NOT INCLUDED in that counter.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

Next: For every chapter you play in the game, it ONLY COUNTS YOUR FASTEST TIME. It doesn’t track your total play time.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

What that means is if you replay a chapter for 10 hours, but you finally clear it in a time of 10 mins. Only 10 mins will be counted.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

So please don’t get fixated on that end screen Clear Time being total game time because it is not.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

As I said, it is not how long you’ve had the power on playing MGR, it is a record of your best efforts playing the game.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

We came up with this clear time counting system as a way to fairly evaluate players. It hasn’t changed since Bayonetta.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

However, I will say it is really disappointing that people try to use a single screen in the game to try and create negative buzz.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

Just a followup on my tweets: We aren’t saying that screen capture is real. We don’t know who took it or how it was taken.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

The game isn’t out yet, but regardless of its veracity, that pic was causing questions, so we felt it wise to explain how our system works.

— 稲葉敦志(Atsushi Inaba) (@PG_inaba) 12 febbraio 2013

Clear enough folks?

Personally, not being a great fan of the classic Metal Gear franchise we’ll take it as a good news. As you all know Rising will be a spin off quite out of the line and the fact you have ranks at the end of chapters make us think is more an arcade based on ranks in perfect Platinum Games style as the awesome Vanquish or Bayonetta.

Yes, we are hyped and ready to cut and slash everything!