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Phantom Blade Zero Shatters Steam Player Count Records at Launch

The action RPG "Phantom Blade Zero" has achieved a record-breaking player count on Steam shortly after its release. The game's launch has seen an unprecedented number of concurrent players engaging with it on the platform. AI

RANK_REASON This is a product launch for a video game, which falls under the 'tool' category as it is not a frontier AI release, significant industry move, or research paper.

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Phantom Blade Zero Shatters Steam Player Count Records at Launch

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Paul Tassi, Senior Contributor ·

    ‘Phantom Blade Zero’ Destroys A Playercount Record On Steam

    Phantom Blade Zero has launched and is putting up record numbers on Steam just hours after launch.