Skyrim Eclipses Modern Warfare 3 on Steam

Published on 11-13-2011 06:24 AM

Skyrim is currently the most popular game on Steam by a huge margin.

The stat tracker on Valve's digital download service now shows that the new Elder Scrolls game reached a peak of 274,410 simultaneous users in the past 24 hours, or more than double the number of users playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

In other Skyrim news, someone has discovered an optimal technique for thievery:

And someone else has discovered a bug where a horse rides a dragon.

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8 Comments

mjmacky - 11-13-2011, 07:20 AM
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Shouldn't be all that surprising, considering the fact that it's just a better game.

rych180 - 11-13-2011, 10:00 AM
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mw3 is still kicking skyrim ass in total sales.

iLOVENZB - 11-13-2011, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by rych180

mw3 is still kicking skyrim ass in total sales.

Looks like there is a lot of casual redneck gamers who only touched it once then? Which actually confirms what mj said.

tesco - 11-13-2011, 02:29 PM
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That stealing video is crazy. If somebody stuck a flying pot on my head, then took it off and half my stuff was missing, I might have a good idea who did it.

mjmacky - 11-13-2011, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tesco

That stealing video is crazy. If somebody stuck a flying pot on my head, then took it off and half my stuff was missing, I might have a good idea who did it.

I didn't know you could move objects around like that, I was using an XBOX controller:

phayze101 - 11-15-2011, 10:50 PM
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you hold the pick up button. It was in oblivion too.

mjmacky - 11-16-2011, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by phayze101

you hold the pick up button. It was in oblivion too.

I eventually figured that out on my own. Also, I tried this trick elsewhere, I can't believe how simple this makes stealing. I guess just always carry some baskets or pots with you.