Category: Technology

Steam broke its concurrent user record over the weekend when over 27 million individual accounts were logged into the platform at the same time. There were several factors that contributed to the achievement, including the Steam Autumn Sale and Thanksgiving. SteamDB reports that Steam saw a concurrent user record yesterday at 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM […]

China’s clampdown on cryptocurrency mining has impacted more than just the Asian nation. Cryptocurrency miners in Kazakhstan, many of whom came over from China, have caused a power crisis in the country, prompting its electrical grid operator to start rationing electricity. The Financial Times reports that demand for electricity in Kazakhstan has risen around eight […]

Dozens of European tech firms have accused Microsoft of abusing its dominant position in the industry due to how it aggressively pushes and bundles first-party services (OneDrive, Office 365, Teams etc.) with Windows. German cloud storage company, Nextcloud, has revealed that it officially asked the EU and German authorities to put a stop to Microsoft’s […]

Cyber Monday is here, which means Black Friday has been and gone, leaving analysts to take a deep look into the shopping event’s online stats. For the first time ever, Black Friday saw less money spent online than its predecessor, though there are some good reasons why. Adobe Analytics reports that total online spending for […]

In what is a classic good news/bad news situation, it’s been reported that a new Half-Life game is in development, but the bad news is that it’s not Half-Life 3; it’s an RTS/FPS co-op title designed with the Steam Deck in mind. There have been rumors that, almost fifteen years since Half-Life 2: Episode 2 […]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is considered by some to be among the greatest video games ever launched, and Nintendo seemingly agrees as they have ported it to every one of their major consoles since. Now thanks to the hard work and determination of a group of programmers, it’ll live on in a […]

It’s often said that one reason people act like trolls online is because of the anonymity offered by the internet, but those in Australia will soon be unable to hide behind their screens. The country’s government is set to introduce legislation that will allow social media companies to reveal the identity of trolling accounts, letting […]