When Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 became available in early access for Gold and Ultimate Edition owners last week, it became instantly clear that the action title was going to attract quite the audience, seeing a peak of over 134,000 concurrent players on Steam. Now, having launched today in full for everyone who purchased the game, the game has seen even more impressive player numbers.

As per SteamDB, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 saw a peak of 225,690 concurrent players on Steam on the day of its full release (with over 183,000 concurrent players on the platform at the time of writing). That’s the highest peak concurrent count to date for a game developed by Saber Interactive, as well as for a Warhammer title, surpassing Sega and Creative Assembly’s Total War: Warhammer 3’s peak of over 166,000 concurrent players.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has broken multiple records for the franchise, with the recent beta being the biggest beta in the franchise's history. These records could be a sign that the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will set a new precedent for the Call of Duty franchise going forward.

The Black Ops 6 open beta was held from September 6 to September 9, giving all players the opportunity to try out the game's multiplayer a month before launch. In the open beta, players had access to a slew of weapons and gear, eight multiplayer maps, a few game modes like Mosh Pit and Face Off, and a max level of 30. While leveling up, Black Ops 6 beta testers unlock exclusive rewards that become available at launch on October 25, including a new weapon blueprint and emblem. In addition, Treyarch implemented various changes to the open beta based on player feedback from the Black Ops 6 early access beta, including a nerf to the powerful Jackal PDW SMG. This free open beta proved to be quite enticing to new players and returning Call of Duty fans, according to stats that Treyarch shared on September 10.

Activision's official Call of Duty Twitter account revealed that the Black Ops 6 beta was the biggest Call of Duty beta to date, breaking several records for the franchise. The beta experienced the largest number of total players to date for the franchise, with the most hours and matches ever played for a Call of Duty beta as well. Further, Treyarch confirms that the Black Ops 6 beta had the most playtime per player, setting another new record for the franchise.

Data from the Black Ops 6 beta was gathered during the early access and open beta periods by the development team at Treyarch. It's worth noting that exact statistics for each record were not disclosed by Activision and Treyarch, however. Nonetheless, the developers are excited for players to discover "more to come" when Black Ops 6 launches next month.

At launch, Black Ops 6 players will have access to 16 multiplayer maps, alongside various modes and a full suite of weapons, gear, and more. What's more, the game will feature an in-depth campaign mode and a traditional round-based Zombies mode, which are signature features of Treyarch's most beloved Call of Duty games. Players can also expect a year of post-launch support over the course of multiple seasons for Black Ops 6.

The first Steam account has reached the milestone of becoming 21 years old. The anniversary has Steam users thinking about the years that have gone by and how much the service has changed in that time.

Most PC gamers at this point have likely used Valve's game platform, propelling Steam to new concurrent player records, regardless of whether it's their preferred gaming service. The game distribution platform now offers a stunning number of games from tiny indies to AAA titles, with convenient features and download servers all over the world. However, it hasn't been smooth sailing for Steam since day one, as the users of the oldest Steam accounts can probably attest.

September 10 is the anniversary of the first day that Steam accounts were made. The first of them, which goes by the name AbacusAvenger, has now turned 21. Users on Reddit gathered to discuss and celebrate the anniversary, talking about the history of Steam. Many discussed how clunky Steam was in its early days, and the general confusion that some had when they discovered that they needed to download a secondary piece of software to update and play Counter-Strike. While Steam now provides a seamless and smooth purchase and installation process for most of its userbase, the service was much rougher around the edges early on.

After a long time and an arduous legal process around two of his cars, Twitch star xQc has reportedly had a $500,000 lawsuit against former partner Adept dismissed by a judge. The long-standing legal battle between the Twitch streamer and his ex-girlfriend has made several headlines over the last few months.

Ever since their separation in 2022, the couple has been in the spotlight, as many elements of their relationship have arisen and been made known to the public through their legal issues. Many of the lawsuits revolve around xQc's McLaren and other assets, and it appears that, after a long period of deliberation, he's finally received an answer regarding this.

In a recent Q&A, xQc was asked about the status of his supercar lawsuit against Adept, to which he responded that it had reportedly been dismissed. According to the Twitch star, the McLaren was deemed a frozen asset, which means it could not be transferred to anyone but him. He also stated that Adept had taken it and sold it under the radar to pay for legal fees of her own, which he quickly pointed out to be illegal. This isn't the first time xQc has been amid controversy, as he's also been under the spotlight for his $100 million Kick deal and the questioning of its legitimacy by celebrities like Logan Paul.

xQc also clarified that he was suing Adept for both his McLaren 720s Spider and his BMW X6M Competition, but only one car had been included on file. This resulted in a tedious lengthening of the legal process, as the lawsuit had to be redrafted and resubmitted to include both assets and correct the original mistake.

With over 12 million followers on Twitch, many of his fans have stated that xQc could buy his supercars again without too much trouble, as he recently revealed to them that he'd spent a whopping $151,000 on Steam. However, the combined worth of both xQc's McLaren 720s Spider and BMW X6M Competition is somewhere in the $500,000 range, so, understandably, he would want to get them back or at least be made whole for that amount.

While he appeared a bit discouraged in the recent Q&A where he gave his followers updates regarding the lawsuit, he also said that he's already won two cases against Adept. The streamer closed by saying that he's willing to bide his time and won't give up on the supercar lawsuit, even if it takes longer than he'd like.

We have good and bad news for Sonic Adventure fans. Well, we actually have two rounds of bad news, so let's get that out of the way first: Sonic Adventure 3 isn't in development right now, and the team doesn't think a solo Chao Garden game would work.

The good news? Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka would "love" to make Sonic Adventure 3 at some point. This comes from an interview with VGC, in which Iizuka touched on the possibility of a third Sonic Adventure game after all of these years.

The possibility of another Sonic Adventure game came up when Iizuka was shooting down the idea of a Chao Garden spin-off.

"It’s not a standalone game, it’s integrated into the whole Adventure series gameplay, so we can’t just break it off and make it a thing," says Iizuka. "If you’re asking for Chao Garden and Adventure 3, then that’s pretty much asking for Adventure 3."


Of course, many fans are asking for Sonic Adventure 3, to which Iizuka has more positive thoughts to share. "I think at some time I’d like to say ‘Hey, yeah, we’re making Adventure 3’, but we don’t have plans for that yet," he explains. "It’s just one of those things that, if the stars align and it can all happen, then yeah, we’d love to make it."

So, if we get Sonic Adventure 3, then it's looking like we'll get another Chao Garden as well. But we also know that one was considered for Sonic Frontiers before being scrapped, so it's possible that future non-Adventure games will include one too.

In the meantime, the next game will be Sonic X Shadow Generations, which launches on October 25.

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We have good and bad news for Sonic Adventure fans. Well, we actually have two rounds of bad news, so let's get that out of the way first: Sonic Adventure 3 isn't in development right now, and the team doesn't think a solo Chao Garden game would work.

The good news? Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka would "love" to make Sonic Adventure 3 at some point. This comes from an interview with VGC, in which Iizuka touched on the possibility of a third Sonic Adventure game after all of these years.

The possibility of another Sonic Adventure game came up when Iizuka was shooting down the idea of a Chao Garden spin-off.

"It’s not a standalone game, it’s integrated into the whole Adventure series gameplay, so we can’t just break it off and make it a thing," says Iizuka. "If you’re asking for Chao Garden and Adventure 3, then that’s pretty much asking for Adventure 3."


Of course, many fans are asking for Sonic Adventure 3, to which Iizuka has more positive thoughts to share. "I think at some time I’d like to say ‘Hey, yeah, we’re making Adventure 3’, but we don’t have plans for that yet," he explains. "It’s just one of those things that, if the stars align and it can all happen, then yeah, we’d love to make it."

So, if we get Sonic Adventure 3, then it's looking like we'll get another Chao Garden as well. But we also know that one was considered for Sonic Frontiers before being scrapped, so it's possible that future non-Adventure games will include one too.

In the meantime, the next game will be Sonic X Shadow Generations, which launches on October 25.

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