Gamers Dress as Heroes for World Record in London

Hundreds of video game fans have dressed as characters from their favourite games to set a world record.

A total of 342 gamers dressed as icons from games such as Final Fantasy, Zelda and Metal Gear Solid in east London as part of the London Games Festival. They narrowly broke a record of 337 set last week in Germany.

The record was verified by Guinness World Records at the Excel Centre in Docklands on Saturday.

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