Activision’s first-person shooter Call of Duty franchise beat out Grand Theft Auto, Halo, Pokémon and The Elder Scrolls for the best ever video game series by Guinness World Records.

The top ten franchises or games are Call of Duty, Super Mario Bros., Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, The Legend of Zelda, FIFA, Assassin’s Creed, Battlefield and The Elder Scrolls. The remaining numbers 11-50 are listed in full below.The achievements were detailed in the Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition that launched on November 6 . “More than 5,000 fans of the book from 140 countries across the world took to an online poll to vote for their favourite games, and the top 50 record-breaking games were featured in the book,” Craig Glenday, Editor in-Chief at Guinness World Records told The Independent Ubisoft recently earned the "Guinness World Record for Highest Altitude Videogame Session" when player William Cruz played Far Cry 4 in the Everest Himalayas at an elevation of 18,569 feet , or 5,660 meters.The latest installment of the Call of Duty franchise launched worldwide earlier this week. While its multiplayer is currently experiencing performance issues on some platforms, Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, says that he expects Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare to outsell its predecessor We recently discussed three big elements of Advanced Warfare's multiplayer and you can also check out our single-player review from earlier this week. We thought it was the most successful departure from what's expected from a Call of Duty game since Modern Warfare brought the series into the 21st century. Be sure to find out how to unlock and survive its teaser mission for zombie mode.

Games from 11-50 follows:

11. Pokémon

12. Angry Birds

13. Final Fantasy

14. Need for Speed

15. Mario Kart

16. League of Legends

17. Borderlands

18. Metal Gear

19. Sonic the Hedgehog

20. Counter-Strike

21. Kingdom Hearts

22. The Last of Us

23. World of Warcraft

24. The Witcher

25. Pro Evolution Soccer

26. God of War

27. Far Cry

28. Bioshock

29. Resident Evil

30. Uncharted

31. Fallout

32. Batman: Arkham

33. DotA

34. Gears of War

35. Mass Effect

36. Half-Life

37. PAC-Man

38. Portal

39. Super Smash Bros.

40. Saints Row

41. WWE

42. LittleBigPlanet

43. Crash Bandicoot

44. LEGO

45. Mortal Kombat

46. Red Dead Redemption

47. World of Tanks

48. Gran Turismo

49. NBA 2K

50. Just Dance

Thank you, The Independent

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