Street Valve Corporation holiday again – the number of simultaneously present in the Steam network users 1 December exceeded 7,000,000, which once again highlights the growing popularity of the service.

It should be noted that the previous record for the number of simultaneously present in the Steam users was equal to 6.6 million at the time of fixing a new record of the most popular game on Steam was Dota 2 – more than 540 thousand users. Second place deservedly won Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with a modest number of users – about 94 thousand. Among other popular games that helped jump bar at 7 million users, it is worth noting The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Sid Meier’s Civilization V and Football Manager 2013. Many believe that the establishment of a new record contributed to the decline in prices of some popular games.

It is expected that over the next few months interest in the products and service Steam Valve increase from hitherto unseen force, and this will contribute to the recently announced Steam OS, Steam Controller and Steam Machine from companies partners. We recall not so long ago it became known that Valve iBuyPower and in 2014 released Steam Machine for $ 500 .

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Following its own operating system, OS Steam, specification game consoles Steam Machines and the new game controller Steam Controller Valve has announced its own developers conference games – Steam Dev Days, now finally acquired all the features platformoderzhatelya.

The two-day conference will be held in his native Seattle for the company, on January 15-16, 2014. At the event, you will feel the very Steam OS, Steam Machines and Steam Controllers, learn about design considerations for Linux and Steam OS, to communicate with the team Steam, industry veterans attend lectures and take part in round table discussions. Overall, the program is similar to other such events, but, of course, with a focus on the platform Valve.

The cost of participation in the Steam Dev Days for a single developer is quite humane – $ 95. Press the event is not permitted.

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