The world of video game speedrunning is all set to move out of the obscure corners of the web and into the mainstream thanks to its inclusion in the Guinness World Records. Here are the details.

Apple has found itself in the Guinness Book of World Records thanks to it’s iPhone 4, App Store and a selection of hugely popular titles. As the LA Times reports, Gaz Deaves, Guinness World Records’ gaming editor has released a list of newly awarded records with Apple being the beneficiary.

Not content with just being in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the fastest selling consumer electronics device, Microsoft is now going after another record and they need your help.

It’s all official, Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect is the fastest selling consumer electronics device ever. According to the people at the Guinness World Records, Microsoft’s Kinect sold on average 133,333 units per day over a 60 day period. That totals a mind-boggling 8 million units in two months.