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Sunday, Dec 08, 2024

Path of Exile 2 Early Access Soars

Despite launch difficulties and a price-tag for what will be a free-to-play game, the Steam Charts on SteamDB reveal Path of Exile 2 already boasts the 15th highest concurrent player count in Steam history. This chart position may change soon, as the Path of Exile 2 Steam Chart shows this player count for the action/RPG sequel increases on every refresh. It currently stands at 555,191 peak concurrent users, chasing Apex Legends, which stands at #14 with 624,473 simultaneous players.

COVENANT Announced

Legion Studio announces COVENANT, an action game with a dark fantasy theme and a religion storyline coming to Steam with a TBA release window. Its ambitious description calls it a first-person fighting game, spellcaster, and shooter with campaign, co-op, and PVP, but buried in the details is the "soulslike" tipoff. In this "you play as a messenger sent from above," who bears no resemblance to any angel imagery we can recall, spreading the word of god through martial arts, secret magic, and ancient weapons. The Official Reveal Trailer features glimpses of gameplay and teases the concept, bragging that the team includes veterans of every game ever. Here's word:
Experience Creation through the eyes of the last living messenger - a warrior angel sent to carry out the will of the Composers. The oldest of your kind, Malach, has fallen to the abyss - leaving in his wake a trail of destruction. You must follow in the footsteps of his final days in order to uncover the nature of his fall - and in doing so, reveal the slumbering forces hidden within Creation.
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Out of the Blue

I will be very happy if we never break today's unfortunate record for most obituaries posted in one day.

Obituary: Beloved LA radio host Robin Ayers dead at 44 - Daily Mail Online.
Obituary: Mark Withers, actor of ‘Dynasty’ and ‘Stranger Things’ fame, dead at 77 - CNN.
Obituary: Steve Mensch, Tyler Perry Studios president, dies in plane crash - CNN.
Obituary: Miho Nakayama, Japanese Music and Movie Star, Dies at 54 - The New York Times.
Obituary: Influencer Dominique Brown Dies of Food Allergy at Industry Event Despite Allegedly Informing Staff of Her Allergens.

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