STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has become more expensive on Steam
In Ukrainian Steam, the basic edition of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl now costs 1,399 hryvnias instead of the former 895. The price of the Deluxe Edition has increased to 1,899 hryvnias, and the Ultimate Edition will now cost 2,549 hryvnias
Family libraries of games for 5 users have appeared in Steam
Users can create a family group by inviting up to 5 relatives or friends and manage the process through the Steam client, mobile app or browser.
Windows 10 and 11, RTX 3060 and laptop 4060 in the top of Steam players
Other interesting data from Steam includes the high popularity of 6- and 8-core processors, which are used by 31.74% and 21.15% of users respectively
Steam has a new concurrent online record: more than 37.2 million users
The previous Steam record of 36.9 million people was set during the massive Steam Summer Sale. This time, a new high was reached thanks to the release of the role-playing game Black Myth: Wukong
Steam will organize a festival of Ukrainian games from August 19 to 26
From August 19 to 26, 2024, the third Ukrainian Games Festival will be held on the Steam platform. The organizers, the GTP Media team, will present more than 430 Ukrainian gaming projects
За 2023 рік у Steam було випущено рекордну кількість кооперативних ігор – 799 – 36% від усіх релізів
Минулого року 36% всіх проданих ігрів у Steam були кооперативними. Прогнози на 2024 рік показують, що ця тенденція буде продовжуватися: очікується, що 46% проданих ігрів у Steam матиме кооперативний елемент.
The NVIDIA RTX 3060 is the most popular graphics card on Steam, and the RTX 4060 is the top among laptops
In June, the desktop NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 continues to be the most popular graphics card on the Steam platform, despite losing half a percent (5.66%; -0.53%). GTX 1650 remains in second place, which is also losing ground.
Steam set a new record of simultaneous users – 37 million
Valve’s Steam gaming service set a new attendance record on June 30, when almost 37 million users were simultaneously on the platform
Valve: 59% of Steam players use an Xbox gamepad, and 26% use a PlayStation gamepad
Valve has provided statistics on the use of gamepads on PC. Since 2018, the average daily use of gamepads has increased from 5 to 15%. About 42% of controller sessions use Steam input.
Hori will release a new official controller for Steam
Valve has introduced a new official Steam controller created by the Japanese company Hori, known for its quality gamepads for consoles.
Top smartphones with wireless charging: cheapest, fresh, used
The ability to charge digital devices contactlessly is invaluable. If not all, then many users will agree with this. Let’s see what smartphones with wireless charging can be bought today.
Smart glasses made it possible to receive information about all the surrounding people
augmented reality glasses SecurityTwo Harvard University students, Anphu Nguyen and Kane Ardaifio, have developed smart glasses that can automatically identify people in their field of vision
7Sense SuperBrain 1 helmet headset allows blind people to sense their surroundings by converting images into tactile signals
development medicine startupEstonian startup 7Sense presented an innovative device called SuperBrain 1 – a telehaptic helmet that translates visual information into tactile sensations