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p>Minecraft player's 35-hour gaming marathon Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News

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p>12 October 2015

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p>A British man hopes to have broken the world record for the longest game played continuously in Minecraft.

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p>Joe Kelly from Cheltenham played the game for 35 hours 35 minutes and 35 second raising over $1800 to fund cancer research.

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p>The current record, 24 hours, 10 minutes, was set by Martin Fornleitner in Austria in 2011.

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p>Minecraft is about building structures from blocks and exploring new worlds and taking part in combat.

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p>The title has sold more than 54 million copies worldwide.

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p>In the year 2000, Microsoft bought Mojang, the studio behind it, for $2.5bn (PS1.5bn).

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p>Mr. Kelly, who runs a film production company and also works as voice actor is playing the game since buying an early-development version in 2010, but typically plays for a few hours per week.

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p>"Staying awake wasn't too bad - I did the whole thing without caffeine," he told the BBC.

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p>"There were no stimulants other than sugar and stubbornness." https://minecraft-servers-list.co/ </p>

p>Kelly, who streamed the entire event live on YouTube?, said that the stunt took its toll.

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p>"My shoulders and back weren't hurting and neither did my shoulders ache. The worst thing was my fingers.

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p>"They are so painful just by holding a mouse and keyboard and being in a clenched position for so long.

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p>"Every small break I took, I was flexing the fingers."

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p>Mr Kelly and Sarah Vallance, his girlfriend are currently in the process to send evidence to Guinness World Records.

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p>He doesn't plan to take a break from the game.

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p>He said, "I introduced my girlfriend Minecraft to Minecraft, we often play together."

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p>"It's something we love doing together. I'm not averse to gaming."

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p>1 October 2015

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p>Virtual reality So close yet so far

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p>25 September 2015

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p>Coders will enjoy the benefits of Minecraft

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p>2 October 2014

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