Sony Online Entertainment announces PlanetSide 2 has set a new record for most players online in a single first-person shooter battle. This record was previously held by browser-based shooter Man vs. Machine, which fell one player short of a 1000 player goal in 2012, and word is that PlanetSide 2 has now surpassed that by a good margin after 1,158 players participated in a single battle on one server instance over the weekend. This record is official, as it is fully sanctioned by the people who make the stout and the record books: "This amazing achievement shows not only how truly massive the PlanetSide 2 universe is, but also how inclusive its online community is," said Annie Nguyen, Video Games Records Manager at Guinness World Records. "This title truly embodies the international, record-breaking spirit of Guinness World Records."