Over the weekend, video game metrics reached notable heights, as Marvel Rivals attracted a massive 10 million players, while Steam shattered its own record for concurrent users yet again.

Individuals’ affinity for video games appears to be genuine, with astonishingly high figures reported by Marvel Rivals and Steam over the weekend.

Video games have become ubiquitous. Who may have guessed! As a professional gamer journalist writing for a living. Here: The Marvel Rivals phenomenon continues to soar, with player numbers reaching new heights just days after its release. As of yesterday, the game had attracted a staggering 444,000 players on Steam, which has since increased to 480,990. In an astonishing feat, the official Twitter account revealed that the game had already reached 10 million gamers worldwide within just 72 hours of its launch. The fusion of Marvel and Overwatch in 2016 seemed destined for greatness, given the former’s expanded reach since the latter’s launch.

Steam’s popularity is soaring alongside Marvel Rivals. In a remarkable feat, Valve shattered its own concurrent user record on Steam just last September by hosting over 38.36 million gamers simultaneously on the digital gaming platform. This weekend, however, saw an even more impressive milestone reached: a staggering 39,200,000 players logged in at the same time, as tracked by SteamDB. While my mathematical skills are limited, I’m struck by the astonishing surge of almost a million, which, to be honest, is utterly mind-boggling! Steam is poised to reach a milestone of 40 million concurrent users within the next few months as its reputation for breaking news continues to fuel its growth.

While it may not imply 39.2 million people simultaneously indulged in video games without pause, this statistic still conveys the scale of Steam’s success, making its handling of a class-action lawsuit all the more unsurprising. Video video games! Individuals love ’em.