SK Hynix Considers U.S. ADR Listing to Boost Shareholder Value Amid Rising AI Chip Demand 
Evercore Reaffirms Alphabet’s Search Dominance as AI Competition Intensifies 
US Charges Two Men in Alleged Nvidia Chip Smuggling Scheme to China 
Apple App Store Injunction Largely Upheld as Appeals Court Rules on Epic Games Case 
Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns 
U.S.-EU Tensions Rise After $140 Million Fine on Elon Musk’s X Platform 
U.S. Greenlights Nvidia H200 Chip Exports to China With 25% Fee 
Adobe Strengthens AI Strategy Ahead of Q4 Earnings, Says Stifel 
Australia Enforces World-First Social Media Age Limit as Global Regulation Looms 
SK Hynix Labeled “Investment Warning Stock” After Extraordinary 200% Share Surge 
IBM Nears $11 Billion Deal to Acquire Confluent in Major AI and Data Push 
SK Hynix Shares Surge on Hopes for Upcoming ADR Issuance 
Trump Criticizes EU’s €120 Million Fine on Elon Musk’s X Platform 
Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Sparks Global Debate and Early Challenges 
Moore Threads Stock Slides After Risk Warning Despite 600% Surge Since IPO 
SpaceX Reportedly Preparing Record-Breaking IPO Targeting $1.5 Trillion Valuation 
SoftBank Shares Slide as Oracle’s AI Spending Plans Fuel Market Jitters 
CD Projekt Red revealed that at least one million players have opened “Cyberpunk 2077” in the past week. Online charts show that the daily numbers of concurrent players are also climbing up, especially after the release of the latest update.
The developer thanked fans on Twitter on Wednesday, where it said the daily one million “Cyberpunk 2077” visitors are composed of new and returning players. This may be the clearest indication so far that CD Projekt Red is on its way to regaining fans’ trust after the problematic launch of the game in December 2020.
The emphasis on new and returning players visiting “Cyberpunk 2077” recently may be implying that new players have purchased the game. Those who have already purchased the game could be giving it another shot after it received plenty of bug fixes, game improvements, and new content.
CD Projekt Red’s celebratory post also came a few days after Benji Sales noted that on Sept. 18, “Cyberpunk 2077” saw 85,555 concurrent players — the highest count since January 2021.
Screenshot from SteamDB
Charts on SteamDB show a solid increase in the “Cyberpunk 2077” concurrent players for the past month, but the improvement is more noteworthy in the past week. The game even surpassed 89,000 concurrent players on Thursday. The latest data posted on Steam Charts, as of this writing, indicates “Cyberpunk 2077” saw a 132.70% increase in traffic in the last 30 days.
“Thank you so much chooms for this overwhelming support,” ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ quest director Pawel Sasko said on Twitter. “Feeling very motivated, thankful and focused.”
The consistent increase in concurrent players has been observed a few weeks after CD Projekt Red rolled out “Cyberpunk 2077” patch 1.6, a.k.a. The Edgerunners Update, earlier this month. Aside from gameplay improvements and other fixes, the update also delivered a host of new content inspired by the recently released Netflix adaptation series “Cyberpunk Edgerunners.”
The developer, however, also announced that the Edgerunners Update will be the last content-focused patch that will be released on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of “Cyberpunk 2077.” CD Projekt Red said it will now focus on developing future updates, including the sole expansion “Phantom Liberty,” for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
