Valve’s own tracking site for concurrent Steam users says that around 23 million people were all logged in at the same time on Christmas Day, just before 7:00 a.m. PT. Almost 25 million users all logged into the storefront at the same time is a staggering number, but it becomes all the more impressive when compared to the number from Christmas Day in 2019 when Steam tracked just around 15 million users at its high point....
Steam saw a plethora of highly-anticipated titles hit the platform throughout 2021, with Halo Infinite finally releasing near the end of the year and Resident Evil Village coming as a follow-up to the highly successful Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Steam saw plenty of big titles rise up over the course of the year as well with games like Skul and GTFO seeing massive popularity following their successful stints in the marketplace’s Early Access program....
According to statistics pulled from SteamDB, a third party website that tracks all things related to the Steam client, the amount of users that play Cyberpunk 2077 has seen a massive drop over the last year and a half. At the time of writing, it’s showing a recent 24-hour peak of just 19,789 players. When the game first came out, it had a peak of 1,054,388, no doubt inspired by its marketing campaign and the fact that fans have been waiting for literal years for it to come out....
However, for those that put in the time and effort, the game was brilliant, and in all likelihood these same players were extremely excited to see that after so many years, they will finally get to revisit the ultra-realistic mech sim again in the sequel, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor. However, with new technology, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor won’t be relying on a super complicated controller, but instead turning to Kinect....
Making the opponent lose common sense when it’s needed most. It happened in Super Bowl XLIX on Seattle’s infamous Second-and-Dumb play call at the goal line. It happened when Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan forgot how to run clock late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LI. PLAYOFF PICTURE: Where Steelers stand after Week 15 loss And it happened once again Sunday in a 27-24 victory over the Steelers that could prove the difference in New England reaching Super Bowl LII....
The sensible assumption that the All-Pro’s return would help the Steelers offensively is overshadowed by a non-existent production gap between a player who reportedly was offered a contract worth roughly $14 million per year and a player who’s making $790,381 per year. MORE: Le’Veon Bell’s holdout has career-damaging consequences Simply put: Conner, 23, is a great running back, and Pittsburgh’s running game is just as good, if not better, with the second-year pro instead of the 26-year-old veteran....
In only two games — the wild-card win over Miami and the divisional upset of Kansas City — Pittsburgh’s feature back has rushed for a combined 337 yards. That already ranks him 12th all-time for a single NFL postseason, before at least one more game against New England in the AFC championship. Cracking the top five is in Bell’s reach, but already appearing that high on the list means one thing: Anything less than advancing to Super Bowl LI would be an all-time fail by the Steelers....
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, rookie cornerback Senquez Golson may need season-ending shoulder surgery after he injured himself during spring workouts. MORE: Classic training camp photos | Giants GM says he had a good talk with Jason Pierre-Paul The second-round pick was placed on the physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp on July 25. The team is exploring all of its options, though they just acquired Boykin from the Eagles in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft....
The original poster (OP), known as u/MinionsAndWineMum, shared the new policy on Reddit’s popular “Antiwork” subreddit where it received more than 43,000 upvotes and 3,100 comments. In the United States, it is illegal to not pay hourly or non-exempt employees overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a workweek. In January 2020, a rule issued by the Department of Labor became effective, making it so that employees making less than $684 a week are considered non-exempt employees, requiring overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek....
Five years after Stardew Valley’s initial release, ConcernedApe announced a new game in development called Haunted Chocolatier. According to the developer, the goal was to explore more fantastical elements with this new game. While Stardew Valley focused on nature, this game would lean more on magic and the unknown. RELATED: Haunted Chocolatier Should Double-Down on Stardew Valley’s Mysteries The Magical Mysteries of Stardew Valley While Stardew Valley and Haunted Chocolatier are similar in their visual design, the latter will likely have a bit of a darker (but still cozy) aesthetic....
The exact origin of the leak isn’t clear, but the main source is Twitter user and YouTuber Skullzi. Skullzi shared an image in a now-deleted tweet that could be a leak from ongoing Starfield testing, with censored watermarks. The screenshot itself is of a rocky, unpopulated planet with a calm stream running toward the horizon where layers of rocky mountainsides stand against a smoky sunset. RELATED: Bethesda Charity Auction Lets Players Design A Starfield Character...
Bethesda has introduced new conversational systems in some of its previous titles to ensure that there aren’t just straightforward exchanges that fail to fully grab a player’s attention, and it looks like Starfield will be taking this a step further. With similar elements to games in the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series, Starfield will be combining a few tried and tested features with its own unique ingredients to hopefully provide a more engaging, comprehensive, and creative dialogue system....
Like most Bethesda titles, it has also been confirmed that Starfield will have its own comprehensive companion system, in which an AI character can accompany the player on their journey, aiding with combat and inventory storage, among others. With the high-tech setting of the upcoming game clearly being a large factor of core gameplay, Starfield could be a perfect opportunity to showcase customizable droid companions, the likes of which have never been seen before....
You might think that Boston Red Sox fans would finally be a bit more secure, even somewhat sanguine about their team, after the 2004 miracle comeback against the New York Yankees and that curse-busting romp over the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. You would be wrong. The Yankees remain baseball’s gold standard, and Boston fans remain obsessed with the threat they represent, easily rattled by each rumble of big lumber–and they have been legion of late–emanating from the Bronx....
Dear Mark: I hope you and your Patriots pals enjoy Randy Moss, that sulky, underperforming jerk. Your pal, Dan, the Oakland Raiders fan May 2, 2007 Dear Dan the Raiders fan: Sorry to take so long getting back to you. But since Randy escaped the “bad boys” haven in Oakland and landed in the bosom of the righteous, my New England Patriots, I’ve been extremely busy. Me and my buds—the gang from Section No....
That was certainly the case in Prague today where Vancouver completed its long Olympic march by winning the International Olympic Committee vote for the 2010 Winter Games. The nominal losers were runners-up Salzburg, Austria and Pyeongchang, South Korea. But, in fact, the biggest loser, though nobody will go so far as to admit it, was our shining New York, New York, and its bold dream of hosting the 2012 Olympics....
1. North Carolina has won five in a row entering its rivalry game with No. 8 Duke. You buying the Heels, or is all that just good timing on the ACC schedule? DeCourcy: Isn’t that what everyone’s gathering in Chapel Hill to discover? It’s not as if no one else has beaten N.C. State, Georgia Tech or Notre Dame. But beat Duke, and we’ll be paying attention. The poll voters might finally stop punishing the Tar Heels for their 1-4 ACC start....
If an October game validated the Panthers as one of the NFC’s top teams, then Sunday’s 31-24 win over the two-time NFC champions made a statement that the Panthers truly are Super Bowl contenders. MORE: How Panthers stormed into NFL title game | NFC, AFC Championship Game kickoff time, TV info “It’s as good as it gets right there,” said tight end Greg Olsen, who caught six passes for 77 yards and a touchdown on Sunday....
Although the bar was ordered to close by the city Health Department on November 27, the bar operated on Friday night, opening at 8 p.m. and closing at 10 p.m. local time. The bar’s co-owner, Danny Presti, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with obstruction of government administration after he continued to operate the bar in defiance of state rules. The rules requires bars and restaurants in areas with COVID-19 positivity rates above 5 percent to only offer outdoor dining....
Having been one of the most fearsome and successful spin bowlers during India’s victorious Test season, a lot was expected of him going into the Champions Trophy. However, he looked amateurish at best while bowling to the opposition batsmen. Watching him bowl during the tournament, one could not help but raise the question of his competence on foreign pitches and in the limited overs’ format. A huge section of the Indian supporters felt that a 37-year-old Harbhajan Singh would have performed better than Ashwin during the Champions Trophy and also felt that he should replace Ashwin in the T20 format as well....
