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Thursday May 17th 2012

Rift wins Guiness Book of World Records with 40,000 virtual marriages in 24 hours

Over 40,000 players tied the virtual knot in just twenty-four hours, earning their MMO of choice an official Guinness record.

Rift, Trion Worlds’ nearly year-old fantasy MMO, held a massive Valentine’s Day wedding event on (you guessed it) February 14th in celebration of Carnival of the Ascended, the game’s 7th major update. Now, Guinness World Records is granting the game official recognition as having the “most in-game marriages with a 24-hour period.”

Read more: Escapist Magazine

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