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2021 was a very special year for Valve’s PC gaming storefrontSteam. On November 28, Steam broke its concurrent user record by amassing a stunning 27.4 million user peak, with 7.8 million of those users currently in-game. It wasn’t the first timeSteamhad broken the record in 2021, and it looks like it won’t be a long-lasting record, either. Valve has yet again broken its Steam concurrent user record as of June 23, 2025, reaching nearly 28 million users online at one time....

The success of theFinal Fantasyseries can in large be put down to its fantastic cast of characters. While the gameplay certainly does a wonderful job of engaging players and the story a fine job of entertaining them, without these wonderful heroes and villains, the games just wouldn’t be anywhere near as enjoyable. RELATED:Final Fantasy: Every Main Party From Worst To Best, Ranked While the series' antagonists can often be incredibly similar, there’s quite a bit of variety when it comes to the villains....

When putting together a gaming PC or buying a console, a headset will probably not be one of the first purchases someone looks to make; however, picking up this peripheral can enhance the overall package. Along with being a must-buy for households where players cannot blast games whenever they want, agaming headsetmakes a world of difference inmultiplayer titles, especially ones that prioritize communication. Now, gaming headsets are not cheap, with some of the best in the sector going for hundreds of dollars....

There are plenty of swords that Geralt can use to dispatch his enemies inThe Witcher 3. Some are excellent at their job, while others leave players wanting more. However, there are some swords that are truly the stuff of legends, such as Aerondight. Aerondight makes an appearance in all three Witcher games. RELATED:The Witcher 3: The Best Silver Swords, Ranked InWitcher 3, Aerondight can be found in the Blood and Wine DLC and is the single most powerful sword in the game....

Although it was previously confirmed by Sony Pictures thatVenom 3was already in development, Marvel fans now have a fresh new update on the last part of the symbiote trilogy after Tom Hardy shared a picture of the movie’s script that might suggest Kelly Marcel has wrapped up that part fo the film. Marcel has worked on bothVenomandVenom: Let There Be Carnage, sharing screenplay duties with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg in the first one but later assuming said task on her own for the sequel....

Type-Moon’sMahōtsukai no Yoru: Witch on the Holy Nightvisual novel will be getting ananime film adaptation by ufotable. The announcement was made on Sunday. Ufotable has worked on various other Type-Moon properties in the past, putting out a variety ofFateprojects and handling the opening animation for theTsukihimeremake,Tsukihime - A piece of blue glass moon. RELATED:New Tokyo Revengers Anime Adapting Manga’s ‘Christmas Showdown Arc’ Announced TheWitch on the Holy Nightvisual novel was released in 2012, with Kinoko Nasu handling the scenario and Hirokazu Koyama working on the character designs....

Earlier this week,Ubisoft filed a lawsuitagainstRainbow Six: Siegecheat maker MizuSoft, which has allegedly sold “hundreds of thousands” of dollars worth of cheats to players. The lawsuit was filed on October 23 in the central district of California. This lawsuit follows a BBC interview with a Dutch hacker who goes by the handle J.V.L. In the initial interview the hacker admitted to distributingRainbow Six: Siegecheats online. J.V.L. claimed that some players within the “top, top ranks” ofSiegeare using MizuSoft’s software and also said “if Ubisoft decides to come after you for copyright infringement, you’re in for a tough time” which ended up being not too far off the mark....

Where there are villains, there are alwaysmonologues. It’s the classicPhineas & Ferbformula; the antagonist captures his/her archenemy in a convoluted trap, only to waste precious time with a condescending and elaborate speech. Often times, not just in video games but in all modern media, villains are ‘caught monologuing’, which is a phrase that describes the process of delivering rehearsed dialogue, only to drone on for so long that it buys enough time for the hero to escape and inevitably foil their evil scheme....

Walmart is ordering employees to remove video game displays that reference violence, including any signs or console stations that depict “violent images or aggressive behavior.” According to documents shared on Twitter and Reddit, employees are ordered to remove such displays fromWalmartsalesfloors immediately. The order includes no details about removing guns from Walmart salesfloors. Guns are sold in almost 5,000 Walmarts in the United States, which makes up about half of Walmart stores in total....

Differences In Library Variety and Availability Firstly, comparing the two game libraries together, it’s clear both subscriptions are aiming at two very different purposes. PlayStation Now has a larger library of around 680 or so games, ranging from relatively new PS4 exclusives to legacy titles from the PS2. However, the ratio of older titles tonewer titles in comparison to Xbox Game Passis significantly different. Xbox Game Pass gets first-party exclusives day-and-date on the service, and they stay there forever, among several other more recent third-party game releases....

Alongside Hulk Hogan and The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is one ofWWE’s most legendary superstars. His rise to fame during the Attitude Era led to an immense amount of popular interest in professional wrestling. Austin’s rebellious attitude, coupled with his take-no-prisoners wrestling style, led to somememorable encounters at Wrestlemania. RELATED:WWE: Best Wrestlemania Main Events, Ranked Stone Cold Steve Austin competed in seven Wrestlemanias throughout his career, three of which he headlined in the main event....

After months of silence regarding its upcoming online shooterXDefiant, Ubisoft San Francisco has provided new details about an upcoming cross-play test for the free-to-play title. Originally titledTom Clancy’s XDefiant,Tom Clancy’s name was dropped fromXDefiantafter the game’s developers went silent following a closed playtest in 2021. Developed by Ubisoft San Francisco,XDefiantwas revealed in 2021and was set to bring together characters from across Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy universe of games into a fast-paced arena shooter....

Summary The magical girl genre has been a staple in the anime and manga world for a long time having first gotten its start in the 60s with the premiere ofSally the Witch. Afterwards came some of the more popular ones likeSailor MoonandCardcaptor Sakurawhich made the magical girl trope into a mainstream attraction. However, while magical girl anime was typically cute, the 2010s saw the rise of the deconstruction of these shows and they became much darker....