1. A method for controlling media guidance application operations during a video gaming application, the method comprising: determining a control scheme for operating a video game, wherein the control scheme indicates a first user input type for performing a first function in the video game; cross-referencing the first function with a database to determine whether the first function is suitable for linking to at least one of the media guidance application operations; in response to determining that the first function is suitable for linking to at least one of the media guidance application operations, selecting a media guidance application operation to associate with the first user input type; and performing the first function and the selected media guidance application operation in response to receiving the first user input type.