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Crusader Kings 3 Helped Paradox Break Financial Record

Karol Laska, 23 February 2021, 21:37

Crusader Kings 3 became such a big hit that it helped Paradox Interactive break its financial record. The Swedish company scored the best year in its history.

Bitcoin Goes Over $50k

Witold Ciemierz, 17 February 2021, 11:00

BTC has crossed the $50,000 barrier for the first time, achiving a new record. Companies such as Tesla and BNY Mellon, which are increasingly showing interest in this market, may have significantly contributed to this situation.

Ubisoft With Record Q3 Results Thanks to Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Adrian Werner, 10 February 2021, 14:53

Ubisoft reports record financial results. The key factor in this became the launch of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, which earns better than any previous installment of the series.

Steam With New Activity Record

Adrian Werner, 08 February 2021, 12:18

Steam just set another activity record. Yesterday, more than 26.4 million users were logged in at the same time.

It Was a Record Year for Call of Duty

Bart Swiatek, 05 February 2021, 10:27

It was a very successful year for the Call of Duty series. The brand managed to break a number of records, earning its publishers at Activision a lot of money.

The Last of Us 2 With More GotY Titles Than The Witcher 3

Paul Musiolik, 27 January 2021, 15:00

The Last of Us: Part 2 dethroned The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Naughty Dog's latest PS4-exclusive boasts the most awards in the game of the year category in history.

Cyberpunk 2077 With Best Digital Launch Sales in History

Agnes Adamus, 22 January 2021, 22:24

SuperData presented a summary of the digital distribution market in December. It shows that it was a record month for this segment. Cyberpunk 2077, which turned out to be the best earning digital launch in history, had its share in this.

Rust Keeps on Growing and Breaking Records

Karol Laska, 19 January 2021, 21:34

Rust does not intend to stop and continues to attract a lot of players from around the world. The title celebrates a series of successes on Steam and beats the records it set for itself just beforehand.

Fortnite Helped Break Twitch Record

Karol Laska, 12 January 2021, 21:46

A new skin in Fortnite combined with a popular streamer gave unexpected results in term of viewership on Twitch. A new record for the number of people following the broadcast simultaneously was broken.

Rust With Great Income and Another Activity Record on Steam

Agnes Adamus, 10 January 2021, 20:53

Rust is still on the rise. On Saturday, the game set its third activity record this week. This turn of events has also proved fruitful for the developers, who recorded huge income.

Steam Breaks New Activity Record

Adrian Werner, 03 January 2021, 14:32

Yesterday, Steam set a new activity record. For the first time the service exceeded the mark of 25 million logged-in users.

Stardew Valley Breaks New Activity Records With Patch 1.5

Adrian Werner, 02 January 2021, 14:09

Patch 1.5 brought a new renaissance in Stardew Valley. Yesterday the game set a new activity record on Steam.

Record Amount of 3.4 Million PS5 Units Delivered to Stores

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 December 2020, 19:56

DigiTimes reports that Sony has shipped 3.4 million units of PlayStation 5 to the stores. This data, although unconfirmed, seems to be in line with the information provided so far.

Steam Almost Hit Another Record During Holidays

Paul Musiolik, 28 December 2020, 19:54

A great year for Steam was crowned with another record. This year's holidays were the best in history when we look at the number of active users.

Steam Breaks Records; Nearly 25M Players Used the App

Paul Musiolik, 13 December 2020, 17:32

Steam has broken its March record. There were almost 25 million players in the app today, more than 7 million of whom played something. Cyberpunk 2077 certainly added its two cents to this result.

Cyberpunk 2077 With Record-breaking Results on Steam

Jacob Blazewicz, 10 December 2020, 11:28

Not even half a day has passed and Cyberpunk 2077 has turned into a white hot item on Steam, becoming the most popular single player game in the history of the platform. The title also has a chance to beat GTA V as a video game with the best launch sales ever, thanks to i.a. pre-orders.

WoW: Shadowlands is the Fastest-selling PC Game of All Time

Michael Kulakowski, 08 December 2020, 20:05

Blizzard boasts that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has officially become the fastest-selling PC game ever. The addition broke the record established by Diablo III 8 years ago.

AC Valhalla's the Fastest-selling Game in the Series

Adrian Werner, 18 November 2020, 14:33

Ubisoft has reasons to be satisfied. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is the fastest-selling game in the series and the publisher's best PC debut ever.

Call of Duty Cold War Sports Best Digital Debut in the Series

Adrian Werner, 17 November 2020, 13:20

Activision announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War broke the franchise's record for digital sales on day one.

Xbox and Call of Duty Consume Tons of Network Resources in the UK

Christian Pieniazek, 12 November 2020, 21:58

On the day the Xbox Series X/S made its debut, the UK recorded record data consumption. This result, however, was influenced by many more factors, including the updates for Call of Duty games and the pre-load of Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War.

EVE Online Just Witnessed Biggest PvP Battle in History

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 11 October 2020, 21:47

Today, EVE Online witnessed the biggest battle between users in the history of video games. Almost 9 thousand people participated in it, and the battle itself lasted 14 hours. Even this did not end the war between the two factions.

Team Fortress 2 Sets New Activity Record 13 Years After Launch

Agnes Adamus, 02 October 2020, 21:26

Team Fortress 2 is still doing well. During the last 24 hours, the game has set a new activity record. This situation is most probably related to the big update that came out yesterday.

Among Us Continues to Amaze and Sets a New Record

Adrian Werner, 08 September 2020, 13:07

Among Us does not stop setting new activity records. Last weekend, 1.5 million people played the game at the same time.

Microsoft Flight Simulator With Record Launch in Xbox Game Pass PC

Paul Wozniak, 03 September 2020, 20:30

We just learned that the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator in Xbox Game Pass on PCs has attracted a record number of users.

Fall Guys Breaks a Historic PS Plus Record; 7 Million Users on Steam

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 August 2020, 20:58

Fall Guys continues to conquer digital distribution platforms. According to Devolver Digital, the game is already the most downloaded title in the history of PS Plus service. It is also doing great on Steam.

Ghost of Tsushima Breaks Record Set by Horizon: Zero Dawn

Adrian Werner, 25 August 2020, 13:15

Ghost of Tsushima has become the best digital debut of a new IP in the history of Sony. The game sells much faster than Horizon: Zero Dawn and Days Gone.

Warframe Remains Popular; New Records on Steam and Twitch

Paul Wozniak, 11 August 2020, 21:07

The TennoCon 2020 event, which took place in Warframe earlier this month, attracted enough interest from players to break the game's activity record on Steam. A new best result in the number of people watching the game on Twitch was also established.

Steam in the Shadow of Roblox as User Numbers Soar

Adrian Werner, 29 July 2020, 11:44

The developers of Roblox boasted that the number of monthly users exceeded 150 million. Record-high increases also occur in the case of money paid to players for creating new content.

Super Mario Bros. Copy Sold for $114 Thousand

Conrad Hazi, 12 July 2020, 19:47

Originally packaged copy of Super Mario Bros. was auctioned off for $114 thousand. This beats the record from a year ago, when the same title reached a price just over $100 thousand.

CS:GO - Weapon Skin Sold for Record Price of $100,000

Bart Swiatek, 07 July 2020, 11:07

According to user ohnePixel, a Chinese collector paid 100 thousand dollars for StatTrak M4A4 (Howl) skin for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This is the most expensive item of its kind in history.

Flood in Fortnite Draws Record Audience

Paul Wozniak, 16 June 2020, 15:45

Yesterday, Fortnite hosted an event heralding the upcoming new season of the game, during which a standard storm on the map turned into huge waves of water. The event was watched on streaming services by a record number of spectators.

PS5's Reveal is Now the Most Popular Gaming Stream on YouTube

Agnes Adamus, 13 June 2020, 15:00

The Future of Gaming presentation took place on Thursday. During the presentation the appearance of the PS5 console was revealed. As it turns out, the event met with great interest from the community, and the broadcast from the show itself was the most watched gaming stream in YouTub's history.

Escape from Tarkov - Player Influx After the Big Patch

Adrian Werner, 01 June 2020, 12:17

Battlestate Games boasted of a new activite record in Escape from Tarkov - over 200 thousand people played the game simultaneously.

New Internet Speed Record on Regular Fibre-optic Cable

Mateusz Popielak, 26 May 2020, 15:44

Researchers from Australia have managed to reach a connection speed of over 44 Tb/s. Most importantly, not under strict laboratory conditions.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Player Spent 616 Years Behind Bars

Bart Swiatek, 22 May 2020, 13:14

A player decided to break the prison time record in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. With the maximum value of stolen gold, his hero was locked up for 225001 days, or 616 years.

The AC: Valhalla Hype is Real; First Trailer Broke All Ubisoft Records

Bart Swiatek, 15 May 2020, 10:44

Ubisoft boasted record viewing numbers of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. No game of the aforementioned publisher has ever aroused so much interest so far.

Next Call of Duty On Schedule; Great Success of CoD: Modern Warfare

Adrian Werner, 06 May 2020, 14:05

Activision assured that despite the coronavirus, the next main installment of the Call of Duty series will appear this year. In addition, the company bragged that CoD: Modern Warfare is the fastest selling part of the series.

Half-Life: Alyx Responsible for Record Increase of VR Users

Bart Swiatek, 04 May 2020, 16:46

In April, 950,000 more Steam users used VR goggles than a month before. VR is breaking popularity records on Valve's platform, which is probably related to the recent release of Half-Life: Alyx.

Rapper's Concert in Fortnite Sets New Activity Record

Milosz Szubert, 24 April 2020, 15:57

Last night a new record in the number of logged in players was set in Fortnite. According to Epic, 12.3 million people watched the virtual concert of American rapper Travis Scott organized in the game.

Call of Duty Beaten - New Digital Sales Record for Consoles

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 April 2020, 12:32

The SuperData analytics group published a report on global digital distribution in March. Last month turned out to be exceptionally good for the market, with great results of Doom Eternal, Half-Life: Alyx and Animal Crossing. The latter production broke the first month's digital sales record for console titles, set by Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII.

CS:GO Breaks Dota 2's Historic Activity Record

Paul Wozniak, 19 April 2020, 22:26

Yesterday Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broke another activity record on Steam. Interestingly, at the same time, the game broke the historic result established by Dota 2 in 2016.

Valorant Helped Twitch Break a Record

Paul Wozniak, 08 April 2020, 14:02

Yesterday, Twitch broke a historical record. The launch of Valorant's closed beta tests attracted more than 1.7 million viewers. This was enough for the total number of people watching streams on the platform to exceed 4 million.

Steam Breaks Record For Number of Active Users. Again

Conrad Hazi, 22 March 2020, 14:43

We spend more time at home and apparently play more. This is shown by Steam stats, which continue to show an upward trend so that more records of the number of logged-in users are beaten. More than 22 million users were simultaneously using the application yesterday.

Steam Reaches New Activity Record

Conrad Hazi, 15 March 2020, 13:56

Competition can double and triple, but it seems that Steam's position is still very strong. This is undoubtedly evidenced by the fact that the platform has once again broken its record of simultaneous logged-in users and has come close to 20 million.

Record Viewing Numbers of CS:GO at IEM 2020; NaVi Wins

Paul Wozniak, 02 March 2020, 14:00

Yesterday's final of the CS:GO tournament, held as part of the Intel Extreme Masters 2020 event, attracted a record number of users before the screens. Thus, it is the best result among non-major rank games. This year's tournament was won by NaVi, beating G2.

CS:GO Breaks Another Activity Record on Steam

Paul Wozniak, 01 March 2020, 16:18

According to SteamChart data, the online FPS Counter Strike: Global Offensive beat another Steam activity record yesterday. The current increase in popularity may be caused, among others, by the currently ongoing Intel Extreme Masters tournament in Katowice, which takes place without the participation of the audience.

Developers of Roblox are Now Worth $4 Billion

Adrian Werner, 27 February 2020, 18:58

Thanks to the a round of investments, we learned that the developers of Roblox are already worth $4 billion. In addition, the number users playing the game monthly has increased to 115 million.

Rainbow Six Siege's Activity Record on Steam Comes From Great Support

Bart Swiatek, 24 February 2020, 11:00

After more than four years since its launch, more than 180,000 users played Rainbow Six: Siege simultaneously on Steam alone. The information appeared in a tweet from analyst Benjie Sales, who considers Ubisoft's production to be one of the best examples of post-launch support in the industry.

Netflix's Witcher Remains the Most Popular TV Show in the World

Paul Wozniak, 17 February 2020, 19:52

Thanks to the data presented by Parrot Analytics, we learned that The Witcher series from Neflix is still the most popular TV production in the world. The adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's prose has not dropped from the first place in seven weeks.

CS:GO with Record User Activity on Servers

Konrad Serafinski, 09 February 2020, 22:36

CS:GO boasts a new record of users who have simultaneously played the popular FPS. Data from Steam show that on February 8 about 876 thousand players met on the game's servers.