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The University of Silicon Valley has launched the Max Achievement Scholarship, awarding up to $15,000 a year to students who can demonstrate exceptional gaming mastery through their Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam achievement histories. The program features two tiers, Legendary and Mastery, with Legendary offering up to $5,000 per term for ultra-rare, 500+ hour accomplishments across complex game systems (paid across three terms).
Famed speedrunner Suigi has achieved an unprecedented feat by holding all five major world records in Super Mario 64 speedrunning categories: 120 star, 70 star, 16 star, 1 star, and 0 star. This accomplishment has led many to consider him the greatest speedrunner of all time, with his records, particularly in the popular 16 star category, standing unchallenged by significant margins. The speedrunning community is celebrating this milestone, acknowledging Suigi's dominance in the game's history.
Speedrunner Suigi has achieved an unprecedented feat by holding all five major speedrunning records in Super Mario 64 simultaneously, a milestone hailed as the greatest in speedrunning history. The categories—120 star, 70 star, 16 star, 1 star, and 0 star—demand diverse skills, with times ranging from 6-7 minutes to over 1.5 hours. Suigi's dominance, especially in the popular 16-star category, has led some to declare Super Mario 64 speedrunning "dead" due to his unmatched achievements.
Player Silithur completed the game Elden Ring using only Morse code as an input, prompting Elon Musk to attempt to throw shade on Twitter, but ultimately getting ratioed by Silithur's impressive achievement and support from the gaming community. Musk's attempt at disparagement received a mere 4.1 likes, while Silithur's response garnered 47k likes, highlighting Musk's desperate need for approval. The incident showcases the clash between a gaming achievement and a public figure's attempt at mockery, ultimately celebrating Silithur's remarkable accomplishment.
Stallion83, known for reaching 1,000,000 Gamerscore, has achieved a 100% Xbox completion every day for over a year, sharing his strategy and challenges. He plans to continue the streak, despite facing difficulties and fearing potential Xbox service issues.
A speedrunner named Chronos beat Baldur's Gate 3 in Honour Mode, the game's highest difficulty setting, in just over 38 minutes, making him one of the first to achieve this feat. Using various tricks and glitches, such as teleporting a character into a mountain pass and throwing an enemy off a cliff, Chronos completed the game after 10 attempts and four to five hours of gameplay. He has shared tips and tricks on his YouTube page for those interested in attempting the challenge themselves.
A player of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has managed to beat the game without touching the surface of Hyrule, relying on Zonai tech and fairies to navigate the sky regions and bypass the need for the paraglider. The open structure of the game allows for this unconventional playstyle, showcasing the creativity of the gaming community.
A Diablo 4 streamer, Rob_2628, has become the first person to reach level 100 in the game in just under 55 hours with only eight hours of sleep. Rob hit level 100 in a non-hardcore run, meaning he won’t have his name carved in a Lilith statue at Blizzard HQ. Other non-hardcore players are close to joining the level 100 club, according to the Diablo 4 Launch Week Twitch Tracker.
Xbox Game Pass adds Civilization VI, a turn-based strategy game where players build their own civilization through science, technology, diplomacy, or military force. The base game has an estimated completion time of 40 to 50 hours and 39 achievements to unlock.