with authorities globally shutting down schools colleges and encouraging employees to work from home as they fight the spread of coronavirus disease it seems people are finding comfort in online gaming popular video gaming platform steam just recorded the maximum number of concurrent users as per a report by steamdb steam set a new record of 203 million concurrent users on march 15steam has just reached a new concurrent online user record of 20 million with 62 million currently ingame likely due to many people staying at home due to the coronavirus tweeted steamdb as far as what people are playing games like counterstrike global offensive dota 2 playerunknowns battlegrounds grand theft auto v tom clancys rainbow six siege ark survival evolved destiny 2 team fortress 2 monster hunter world warframe are the most popular among other games meanwhile the newlylaunched freetoplay call of duty battle royale game warzone has garnered 6 million players within 24 hours of its launch on xbox one playstation 4 and pc warzone is a standalone battle royale mode of modern warfare the game is set in the fictional city of verdansk and lets upto 150 players join the fight it is a battle royale game but has two modes battle royale and plundernot to forget the entertainment software association has cancelled the annual electronic entertainment expo e3 event this year as a precautionary measure for coronavirus e3 showcases for new video game titles trends and hardware attracting people from around the world following increased and overwhelming concerns about the covid19 virus we felt this was the best way to proceed during such an unprecedented global situation we know its the right decision based on the information we have today it said