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Steam hits new milestone of 7M concurrent users

More than 7 million Steam users logged in concurrently this week, setting a new milestone for the service. In November of last year, Steam hit its previous record of 6 million concurrent users.

God of War: Ascension director Todd Papy joins Crytek for unannounced game

God of War veteran Todd Papy has joined Crytek as the game director on an unannounced project. No details on Papy's work are currently available, though his LinkedIn profile promises more information soon.

No Girls Allowed: Unraveling the story behind the stereotype of video games being for boys

How did video games become a stereotypically male pastime? We spoke with academics, game designers and marketing gurus to uncover the gendered history of video games.

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