Wildly popularSteam is the world's most popular destinations for PC gaming, so if a game makes it to the top of the platform's charts, that's saying something. Recently, Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds became Steam's No. 5 most popular game ever based on peak concurrent users, surpassing a whopping 1.38 million people playing the game at the same time.It was an astonishing result, but there are still four games that have previously reached higher peaks. In this post, we're rounding up the top 20 most popular games of all time on Steam based on peak concurrent users. The data was supplied by SteamDB.There are some important things to know about this list. It includes both free-to-play and paid games, along with the non-traditional "game" called Banana where players continuously click the banana until they get a new one. Also of note is Call of Duty HQ--this is a single launcher that houses multiple Call of Duty games, including Black Ops 6, Warzone, and older titles.Another thing to know is that the numbers in this list do not represent a game's entire reach, as the figures pertain only to Steam games on PC. Plenty of the games on this list are available via other PC storefronts, on console, or Game Pass. Finally, the nature of concurrent players means it's only a snapshot of one moment in time. The peak gaming hours in North America and Asia, for example, do not overlap.Finally, you might expect GTA 5 to show up on this list, but it does not, despite being one of the best-selling video games in history. That's because GTA 5 on PC via Steam recently split into two games--GTA V Legacy and GTA V Enhanced. The peak concurrent records for those games are 364,548 for GTA V Legacy and 187,059 for GTA V Enhanced. Combined, this would amount to more than 551,000 people, which would squeeze into the top 20. 20. Terraria 489,886 Record achieved on May 16, 2020. Get on Steam 19. Call of Duty HQ 491,670 Record achieved on November 20, 2022. Get on Steam 18. Valheim 578,569 Record achieved on February 21, 2021. Get on Steam 17. Path of Exile 2 578,569 Record achieved on December 8, 2024. Get on Steam 16. Apex Legends 624,473 Record achieved on February 18, 2023. Get on Steam 15. Marvel Rivals 644,269 Record achieved on January 11, 2025. Get on Steam 14. Goose Goose Duck 702,845 Record achieved on January 12, 2023. Get on Steam 13. Baldur's Gate 3 875,343 Record achieved on August 13, 2023. Get on Steam 12. Hogwarts Legacy 879,308 Record achieved on February 12, 2023. Get on Fanatical 11. New World: Aeternum 913,634 Record achieved on October 3, 2021. Get on Steam 10. Banana 917,272 Record achieved on June 20, 2024. Get on Steam 9. Elden Ring 954,426 Record achieved on March 5, 2022. Get on Fanatical 8. Cyberpunk 2077 1,054,388 Record achieved on December 10, 2020. Get on Steam 7. Dota 2 1,295,114 Record achieved on March 6, 2016. Get on Steam 6. Lost Ark 1,235,305 Record achieved on February 12, 2022. Get on Steam 5. Monster Hunter Wilds 1,384,608 Record achieved on March 1, 2025. Get on Fanatical 4. Counter-Strike 2 1,818,773 Record achieved on May 6, 2023. Get on Steam 3. Palworld 2,101,867 Record achieved on January 27, 2024. Get on Steam 2. Black Myth: Wukong 2,415,714 Record achieved August 22, 2024. Get on Fanatical 1. PUBG 3,257,248 Record achieved on January 13, 2018. Get on Steam

It's March 10 (MAR10), otherwise known as Mario Day, and Nintendo Switch owners can cash in on Nintendo Switch deals to celebrate. A handful of physical games featuring Super Mario and his pals from the Mushroom Kingdom are on sale for discounts of $20 and up. This includes all-time low prices on a trio of 2024 releases: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, and Princess Peach: Showtime. The deals are available at multiple major retailers, including Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. Shop Mario Day Sales at:WalmartBest BuyTargetAmazonAnd if you're interested in joining the Nintendo Switch club, a new Switch OLED console bundle featuring Super Mario Bros. Wonder is available now for $350.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive have announced new content coming to both Cities: Skylines and Cities: Skylines 2 to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary. From fresh creator packs to new radio stations, Cities: Skylines fans have plenty to look forward to throughout the month of March.

Typically, Monster Hunter Wilds players have to equip a certain decoration or some other type of equipment to permanently increase their stats, like attack and defense, but there are actually two key items that, by simply having in your inventory, will increase your stats. Enter the Powercharm and the Armorcharm. These items cannot be crafted but can be easily obtained later on in the story by completing two specific Optional Quests. This Monster Hunter Wilds guide will show you exactly how to get the Armorcharm and Powercharm.

A new AI education initiative in the State of Utah, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA, is set to advance the states commitment to workforce training and economic growth.The public-private partnership aims to equip universities, community colleges and adult education programs across Utah with the resources to develop skills in generative AI.AI will continue to grow in importance, affecting every sector of Utahs economy, said Spencer Cox, governor of Utah. We need to prepare our students and faculty for this revolution. Working with NVIDIA is an ideal path to help ensure that Utah is positioned for AI growth in the near and long term.As part of the new initiative, Utahs educators can gain certification through the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute University Ambassador Program. The program offers high-quality teaching kits, extensive workshop content and access to NVIDIA GPU-accelerated workstations in the cloud.By empowering educators with the latest AI skills and technologies, the initiative seeks to create a competitive advantage for Utahs entire higher education system.We believe that AI education is more than a pathway to innovation its a foundation for solving some of the worlds most pressing challenges, said Manish Parashar, director of the University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute, which leads the One-U Responsible AI Initiative. By equipping students and researchers with the tools to explore, understand and create with AI, we empower them to be able to drive advancements in medicine, engineering and beyond.The initiative will begin with the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) and several other universities in the state, including the University of Utah, Utah State University, Utah Valley University, Weber State University, Utah Tech University, Southern Utah University, Snow College and Salt Lake Community College.Setting Up Students and Professionals for SuccessThe Utah AI education initiative will benefit students entering the job market and working professionals by helping them expand their skill sets beyond community college or adult education courses.Utah state agencies are exploring how internship and apprenticeship programs can offer students hands-on experience with AI skills, helping bridge the gap between education and industry needs. This initiative aligns with Utahs broader goals of fostering a tech-savvy workforce and positioning the state as a leader in AI innovation and application.As AI continues to evolve and gain prevalence across industries, Utahs proactive approach to equipping educators and students with resources and training will help prepare its workforce for the future of technology, sharpening its competitive edge.

In 2024, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer told Polygon he couldnt stop thinking about what an Xbox handheld could be. Months later, Spencer told Bloomberg Microsoft had indeed been thinking about it, but that its a piece of hardware thats still years out from becoming a reality. That plan seems to have shifted: Windows Central reported Monday that Microsoft will debut a handheld gaming device in 2025 if plans are met, with hardware thats being developed by a partner something akin to Valves partnership with Lenovo to bring the SteamOS to the Legion Go S.Microsofts own proprietary handheld is still in the works, according to Windows Central, and is expected to be years away, reportedly part of the corporations next-generation plans for 2027 alongside the Xbox Series X successor. Polygon has not independently confirmed the launch of an Xbox handheld either in 2025, or in 2027 with a next-generation console but weve reached out to Microsoft for comment.The reported 2025 partner handheld is codenamed Keenan, per Windows Central, and will look unmistakably Xbox [] complete with an official Xbox guide button, and Xbox design sensibilities. Details, otherwise, are slim, leaving lots of questions on what exactly the handheld is or could be. Is this a reskinned iteration on the ASUS ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, or another handheld? Something more unique to Xbox?I want my Lenovo Legion Go to feel like an Xbox, Spencer told Polygon last year. I brought [the Legion Go] with me to GDC. Im on the airplane and I have this list of everything that makes it not feel like an Xbox. Forget about the brand. More like: Are all of my games there? Do all my games show up with the save that I want?If Spencer has any say, the upcoming Xbox handheld, regardless of who manufactures it, will certainly attempt to have that Xbox feel.

If the days feel a little longer, hopefully thats because they are: At least in the U.S., daylight saving time is upon us. That comes with losing an hour yesterday, but gaining an hour of light at the end of our days (which will eventually feel really good, and not just like youre running an hour behind). Bless up! While we wait for the sun to creep out for more and more of the day, why not fill our hearts and evenings with more TV, huh? This weeks list includes appointment television, in the oldest sense of the phrase, with John Mulaneys new talk show premiering (as the name suggests) live at 10 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. PDT. But you might also find yourself a bit behind the cultural zeitgeist if youre not watching the bombastic Invincible finale or Brian Tyree Henrys return to TV.Heres the best new TV premieres and finales for this week. New shows on NetflixEverybodys Live with John MulaneyGenre: Offbeat talk show (live, as you mightve guessed)Release date: March 12 at 7 p.m. PDTHost: John MulaneyJohn Mulaney is bringing his Everybodys in LA talk show format to everyone. Technically, when it was streaming during the Netflix Is a Joke festival, his original talk show was already something anyone could watch, but the jokes (as you might be able to see from the clip of the LA version) were tailored to those in the know (and/or the greater LA metro area). Now, hes doing a once-a-week talk show with hopefully the same offbeat format. Lets see how it goes!New shows on Prime VideoThe Wheel of Time season 3Genre: High fantasyRelease date: March 13, with two episodesShowrunner/creator: Rafe JudkinsCast: Josha Stradowski, Rosamund Pike, Madeleine Madden, and moreRand (Josha Stradowski) is finally ready to take up the mantle as the Dragon Reborn which means hes going to have to train. Season 3 of Prime Videos fantasy show is picking up with his adventures there, all amid a power scrabble among the Aes Sedai. Invincible season 3 finaleGenre: Animated superheroRelease date: March 13Showrunner/creator: Robert KirkmanCast: Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, Gillian Jacobs, and moreMark (Steven Yeun) has had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. And, to bring the third season home, hes going to keep his streak going and fight one of the most powerful Viltrumites in the galaxy (so: one of the most powerful beings in the galaxy). Should go great!New shows on PeacockLong Bright RiverGenre: Murder mysteryRelease date: March 13Showrunners/creators: Liz Moore and Nikki ToscanoCast: Amanda Seyfried, Nicholas Pinnock, Ashleigh Cummings, and moreMickey (Amanda Seyfried) is doing her best as a police officer trying to do her part in her community. But when a serial killer starts preying on young women at the same time her sister goes missing, the fragile peace Mickey is holding together starts to fall apart.New shows on Apple TV PlusDope ThiefGenre: Heist gone wrongRelease date: March 14, with two episodesShowrunner/creator: Peter CraigCast: Brian Tyree Henry, Wagner Moura, Marin Ireland, and moreBased on the book of the same name by Dennis Tafoya, Apples Dope Thief follows two longtime Philadelphia friends who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside. Sounds easy, right? Well, this being a heist: Something goes wrong! Their small-time grift has unwittingly tapped into the biggest narcotics corridor on the Eastern Seaboard.

We may earn a commission from links on this page.The Apple Watch has a built-in sleep tracker, but it can be hard to find. Heres how to access it, how to set it up so that it properly records how much sleep youre getting, and how to understand the results.Does my Apple Watch support sleep tracking?Sleep tracking was introduced with WatchOS version 7 (released in 2020). That version of WatchOS works on watches from Series 3 and newer, paired with an iPhone 6S or newer, with iOS 14 and newer.In other words: The oldest devices that will work are a 2015 phone, a 2017 watch, and 2020 releases of the software that run on them. As long as your Apple Watch isnt truly ancient, it should support this. (If you're looking to buy a new Apple Watch, though, we recommend the Series 10 as the best Apple Watch for most people.) Apple Watch Series 10 $299.00 at Amazon $399.00 Save $100.00 Shop Now Shop Now $299.00 at Amazon $399.00 Save $100.00 Where to find the Apple Watch Sleep appYoull need to navigate to four different places to access all of the sleep-related features of your Watch and iPhone. (Three of them are on the phone.)On the Apple Watch Credit: Beth Skwarecki/Apple On your Watch, look for a bed icon with a greenish-blue background. (Pro tip: You can change this screen to use the names of apps, alphabetized, rather than having to play hide and seek with little icons.) When you open the Sleep app, scroll down to check (or set) your sleep schedule. That's all you need to do with this app for setup; the Apple Watch will track your sleep automatically even if you never open this app again.In the Health app Credit: Beth Skwarecki/Apple On your iPhone, the sleep functions are part of the Health app. (There is no dedicated Sleep app.) Open the Health app, tap Browse, then tap Sleep. From here, you can view data on recent nights of sleep, and set your sleep schedule for the future.At the bottom of this screen, you can edit your next sleep schedule or your full sleep schedule (the one that repeats daily and weekly). This tells your phone when youre planning on sleeping. Tap Full Schedule & Options to set that schedule, and scroll down to the bottom for the next step.In the Watch app Credit: Beth Skwarecki/Apple To make sure your watch will track your sleep, you need to configure your Watch-specific sleep settings in the Watch app. The easiest way to access this from the Health app (tap Full Schedule & Options from the Sleep screen), and at the bottom of that screen, theres a link to Manage Sleep in the Apple Watch App. Tap that, and youll go straight to those Watch settings.Turn on Track Sleep with Apple Watch to enable tracking, and turn on Charging Reminders so the Watch can notify you to charge it before bedtime if your battery is low in the evening.In the Settings appWere not quite done. In the Settings app, you can set up your Sleep Focus. This is optional for tracking, but it gives you access to specialized home screens and notification settings that will turn on at bedtime. There is a link from here back to the settings app. (Hey, this may be confusing, but at least its easy to navigate from each app to the others.)How to set up your Apple Watch to record your sleepYou can fully explore all the sleep-related features through the apps I mentioned above, but here is the short version. Do these things and youll have your Watch recording your sleep tonight:Set up a Sleep schedule (Health app > Sleep > Full Schedule & Options).Tap Manage Sleep With Apple Watch at the bottom of that screen. (This sends you to the Watch app.)Turn on Track Sleep with Apple Watch.Wear your Apple Watch to bed. It should be unlocked, and if you have a passcode, youll want wrist detection turned on.The Apple Watch will use the sleep schedule (or Sleep Focus, which you can turn on manually) to know when you might be sleeping. During this time, it uses your movements and your phone use, to detect whether youre sleeping, and to estimate when you are in each stage of sleep.How to read your results from the Apple Watch sleep appTo see your sleep on your watch, scroll down from the main watch face (using the digital crown, or swipe up with your finger) and you'll see a card in your Smart Stack with the previous night's sleep. Tap this to open the Sleep app, which will show you your sleep stages, time asleep, last 14 days' sleep, and your sleep schedule settings. Credit: Beth Skwarecki You can also see this information anytime you visit the Sleep app on your watch, or the Sleep section of the Health app on your phone. (If you wake up before your sleep schedule ends, you may need to wait until your scheduled sleep time is finished before the data becomes available.)Your sleep data, on either the watch or phone, will show your sleep stages represented with deep sleep at the bottom in purple, core (that is, light) sleep in the middle in blue, REM higher up in lighter blue, and awake in orange at the top. (That said, no wearable is going to be completely accurate when it comes to sleep stages, so dont read too much into these.)The app will also show you your heart rate during the night, your sleep trend (mine says You slept an average of 7 hr 22 min over the last 7 days), and monthly and yearly highlights showing whether youre getting more or less sleep than in the past.

A mysterious bug is affecting numerous older Chromecast devices, as per a lengthy thread on Redditspecifically, the second-generation Chromecast and the Chromecast Audio, which both launched in September 2015. If you've been affected, hold off on trying a factory reset of your device.The bug has started appearing over the last 24 hours, rendering affected devices pretty much unusable. One of the error messages reported reads as follows: "Untrusted device: [name] couldnt be verified. This could be caused by outdated device firmware."Further investigation from users suggests that this is a server-side problemso the issue is at Google's end. It looks as though there have been complications with expired security certifications, so the Chromecast dongles that have been hit are being incorrectly identified as unsafe to connect to.That means there's nothing Chromecast owners can do for the time being, other than to sit tight and wait it out, without any streaming audio or video to entertain them in the meantime. Various troubleshooting steps have been taken, including reconnecting to wifi and running a factory reset, but no easy workaround has been found.In fact, as per the latest information from Google, factory resetting your device is something you shouldn't doeven if it's the obvious first fix to try with a problem like this. We're still not sure exactly what's happened, but an official Google account has now responded on the original Reddit thread.What Google saysAs per the latest information from Google: "We're aware of an emerging issue impacting Chromecast 2nd-gen and Chromecast Audio devices and are working on a fix. Do not factory reset your device we will keep you all updated when the fix rolls out. If you have already factory reset your device, we will provide instructions to set your device back up as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience."It's a bit light on details, but at least the acknowledgement is there. It sounds as though the restoration process is going to be more complicated for those users who have already (and understandably) tried a factory reset, but apparently Google is going to be able to get all of these devices back online eventually.There is a rather complicated workaround you can try that's detailed on Reddit, but unless it's especially urgent for you to get back up and running, I'd recommend sitting tight for now and waiting for Google to issue a fix. While no timeline has been specified for when the issue might be resolved, at least we know this is being worked on.Given that the bug hasn't hit more recent Chromecasts, including the Chromecast Ultra, there was some concern that Google might have quietly killed off its older devices, now they're approaching their 10th birthdaysbut that no longer seems to be the case.The Chromecast device line as a whole has now been discontinued, so we won't get any more streaming dongles in the future, but Google hasn't said anything yet about pulling support for existing hardware. Chromecast functionality continues to be available in televisions running Google TV, as well as the Google TV Streamer.

TCL just unveiled a new TV in its Precise Dimming Series. The QM7K is a Mini-LED TV and a follow-up to the recently-released QM6K. It uses the companys Halo Control Technology Suite, which is kind of a catch-all name for a bunch of tweaks the company has made to the dimming and picture quality of its Mini LEDs. The company says the QM7K offers higher peak brightness than its predecessors and a new anti-reflective panel. TCL also promises enhanced color accuracy, gray scale accuracy and virtually no blooming. This is thanks to the company's Super High Energy LED Chip, which combines high brightness with increased light efficiency, and the Super Condensed Micro Lens, which uses a narrower light path for more precise control. TLC Additionally, newly-enhanced technology minimizes the optical distance between the backlight and the diffuser, which eliminates blooming, reduces the halo effect and avoids LED light overlap. The new features, in conjunction with the anti-reflective panel, create a picture with a better contrast and deeper blacks. On the software side of things, theres a new color optimization algorithm for improved accuracy. The Halo Control System also adds a bi-directional 23-bit backlight controller, which allows for granular control of over 65,000 levels of brightness for each and every LED. Theres also a new algorithm that intelligently optimizes incoming SDR signals at near HDR level. The QM7K features Bang & Olfusen speakers and select sizes ship with a pedestal stand. Sizes range from 55-inches all the way up to 115-inches. Prices fluctuate from around $1,300 for the smallest one to a whopping $20,000 for the 115-inch monster. Traditional sizes are availright right now at retailers nationwide, with the large models coming soon. Some purchases come with a $500 Visa gift card, which is a nice bonus. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/tcls-new-mini-led-tv-offers-higher-peak-brightness-and-better-contrast-than-earlier-models-175237076.html?src=rss