TWO bedroom gamers have smashed eSports speedrunning world records on a hit racing title.
Dan Riley, from Devon, and Josh Edwards, Bournemouth, Dorset, completed the incredible feats on Grid Legends.
The pair took on the challenge as part of research into UK gamers biggest frustration, internet lag.
They took on the highly-popular titles Brands Hatch tracks, smashing four previous records in the process.
Riley hit a GP time of 1:11:070, with the older one being 1:11:502.
He also hit a Brands Hatch GP B time of 1:12:538, with the previous record being 1:12:751.
Meanwhile, Edwards hit an Brands Hatch Indy time of 40.440, smashing the past 44.972 time.
And he got a Indy B time of 39.956 with the previous being 40:133.
Matthew Battison, Creative Director at Codemasters said: “We applaud Dan and Joshimuz for breaking the record on GRID Legends.
“We are continually in awe of the skill, dedication, and speed demonstrated by our racing community. We look forward to seeing more of our players find ways to break new records within our games.”
The records were obliterated as part of EE’s new Broadband Made for Gamers bundle launch.
That includes its new bespoke Game Mode feature, with speeds of up to 1.6Gbps.
Sam Kemp, Director of Gaming at EE, said: “Our new broadband made for gamers bundle has been designed exclusively to give gamers the very best experience, for when milliseconds can make the difference between winning and losing in an online game.
“What better way to put it to the ultimate test, than to give Dan and Josh the edge by using it with an Xbox Series X console – helping them to smash four speedrun world records in less than two hours?”
The challenge was taken up using a residential broadband line.
And it was completed using an Xbox Series X on the hit Codemasters’ car racing Grid game.
Edwards added: “It honestly felt like my performance was on another level using the EE Broadband Made for Gamers bundle – it was a huge help in shaving off those crucial seconds so that we could smash the records.”
And Riley also said: “There’s no question that I’ll be using the bundle at home from now on – I can’t wait to add it to my set-up and give myself that extra boost when I’m competing online.”
Customers can take out the Broadband Made for Gamers bundle for just £79.99 per month.
That includes a 24-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership worth a total of £200 RRP.
