PlanetSide 2 set a new Guinness World Record over the weekend for most simultaneous online players in a single FPS battle.

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On January 24th, 2015, PlanetSide 2 hosted 1,158 players from all three of the game factions – Terran Republic, Vanu Sovereignty, and New Conglomerate – in a massive battle on the Jaeger competitive server.The event, organized by fan community PlanetSide Battles in partnership with Sony Online Entertainment, was an organized attempt to beat Man vs. Machine's previously held record from 2012 of 999 players.PlanetSide 2's community had hoped for 1,100 to join in the record setting, but ended up with several more. Before Man vs. Machine's attempt, the first PlanetSide had once held the record as well.The battle that won PlanetSide 2 its current world record standing saw 53,729 kills, 3,822 team kills, 31 bases captured, and 5,089 vehicles destroyed. The top weapon used was the Orion VS54 light machine gun. The most used vehicle was the Sunderer.You can find the full battle report on the PlanetSide Battles website IGN's review of PlanetSide 2 called it "a huge, exhilarating shooter that everyone should play." The closed beta for PlanetSide 2 on PlayStation 4 also launched last week.

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