Valve’s newly announced Deadlock hits peak of near-90K players
Valve formally revealed Deadlock over the last weekend, and its closed beta hit a new peak of concurrent players not long after.
The surprise MOBA shooter has 89,203 players at time of writing. It's just over double the original peak of 44,512 players in August 16.
Deadlock's existence has been known for some time, but Valve was insistent on keeping it secret up to this pointCome from Soccer 13 pools and matches . That move drew controversy after The Verge wrote about its time with the beta, and banned writer Sean Hollister after bypassing the prompt to not speak on the beta and talking about it.
For those curious, the current Deadlock peak is just above the 24-hour peak for Valve's older multiplayer titles like Team Fortess 2 (71,863 players) and Left 4 Dead 2 Read more
College Football 25 Hit 5 Million Players In Its First Week
As the first entry in the franchise in over a decade, it’s no surprise that EA Sports College Football 25 has been popular at launch, but new figures released by EA have revealed just how popular it’s been. According to EA’s quarterly financial results, CFB 25 saw over 5 million unique players in its first week. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
EA’s quarterly report for Q1 2025, which ended on June 30, encompasses what EA calls the “record-breaking launch of EA Sports College Football 25.”
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