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Metaplanet (3350) Raises $515M, Blockchain Group (ALTBG) Adds $4.8M in Concurrent BTC Treasury Equity Moves

by admin June 25, 2025

Metaplanet Inc (3350) and the Blockchain Group (ALTBG) both executed substantial equity capital raises as part of their initiatives to focus on bitcoin accumulation for treasury purposes.

Metaplanet announced the exercise of its 20th series of stock acquisition rights under the recently announced 555 Million Plan, raising 74.9 billion yen, ($515 million) in a single day. It issued 54 million new shares on Wednesday following the exercise of 540,000 stock acquisition rights, representing 29% of the total rights issued.

The issue is the first major capital injection under the plan and represents 10% of the full target. Metaplanet stock slumped as much as 15% before rallying strongly to close up 4%. CEO Simon Gerovich emphasized the strategic milestone with a post on X, highlighting the strong start to the program.

The Blockchain Group (ALTBG), for its part, announced a 4.1 million-euro ($4.8 million) capital increase through an at-the-market-type equity issuance agreement with TOBAM.

Shares in the Euronext Growth Paris-listed company were issued at an average price of 5.085 euros each. The capital raise aligns with the company’s strategy to increase the number of bitcoin per share on a fully diluted basis. The Blockchain Group currently holds 1,653 BTC and is the first of its kind in Europe pursuing such a model.

Blockchain Group shares were recently 3.7% lower at 4.785 euros.

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June 25, 2025 0 comments

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Dune: Awakening and Stellar Blade both set new concurrent user records on Steam this weekend

by admin June 15, 2025

Both Dune: Awakening and Stellar Blade have set new concurrent user records on Steam over the weekend.

Dune: Awakening, which released 10th June for all, and Stellar Blade, which had its long-anticipated PC debut on 11th, both launched with comparatively few problems, and their success has been underlined by the number of players getting stuck in over the weekend. At the time of writing, Dune: Awakening has secured an all-time concurrent peak of 175.5K players, and Stellar Blade 192K.

Stellar Blade PC features trailer.Watch on YouTube

That puts both games in the top ten of most-played games of the weekend, with just Counter-Strike 2, PUBG, Dota 2, and Apex Legends attracting more players.

The PlayStation-published Stellar Blade made its way onto PC earlier this week and within hours of release, it was already the most successful PlayStation-published single-player game on the platform by concurrent count.

Image credit: SteamDB / Eurogamer

In comparison, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered has a peak player count of 66,436, Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition has a peak of 56,557, The Last of Us Part 1 has a peak of 36,496 and its sequel – The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered – has a peak of 30,690. Only Helldivers 2 has attracted more players at once, but that’s, of course, a multiplayer title.

Dune Awakening soared past 142,000 concurrent players on Steam following its full public release, quickly surpassing the peak established during the five-day head start for those who bought the Deluxe or Ultimate edition. Within hours of the full launch, it blew past 113,000 players and currently has a concurrent record of 175K.

Not sure if either game is for you? In Eurogamer’s original Stellar Blade review, we noted it “has a fair bit of weirdness”, but ” its killer tunes and vibey, flow-state combat – plus a transformative hard mode – are enough to leave you entranced”. Meanwhile, Connor’s having a great time with Dune: Awakening thus far, writing in our review-in-progress: “It’s too early for a full review, but as of right now, I see little reason not to recommend giving Dune Awakening’s unique offering a chance.”

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June 15, 2025 0 comments

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Stellar Blade is now Sony’s biggest ever game on Steam by concurrent players

by admin June 12, 2025

Stellar Blade is now the biggest PlayStation published single-player game on Steam in terms of concurrent players.

Whilst multiplayer title Helldivers 2 sports a concurrent peak of over 450,000 players, making it Sony’s biggest game overall, single-player game Stellar Blade has blazed past the concurrent peak records of similar single-player adventures like Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, and Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, which boast peaks of 77,154, 73,529, and 66,436, respectively.

Right now Stellar Blade sits with a concurrent player count of over 183,000, but this record has been broken several times today already, and is likely to go up again over the weekend.

Stellar Blade released on PC on June 11. It’s currently sitting on an “overwhelming positive” user rating on Valve’s PC client.

Yesterday, June 11, Sony’s first-party Bend Studio announced a round of layoffs following the cancellation of “a live service concept.”

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June 12, 2025 0 comments

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Dune Awakening hits 142,000 concurrent players during full launch, smashing past record

by admin June 11, 2025

Dune Awakening has soared past 142,000 concurrent players on Steam following its full public release.

According to SteamDB, the game quickly surpassed the peak established during the five day head start for those who bought the Deluxe or Ultimate edition. Within an hour of the full launch, it blew past 113,000 players.

There’s a new trailer out for Dune Awakening out today. Check it out!Watch on YouTube

So what can we infer from seeing Dune Awakening pull this off? Well, a growth of roughly 40 percent in peak players (on a Tuesday no less) indicates a sizable number of players were waiting in the wings for the cheaper version of the game. It’s still possible that the game could hit another peak too this weekend, following the trend established by the early launch.

It’ll be interesting to see to what degree the end game Landsraad and deep desert map can retain players, especially those who may have grabbed it for a romp with friends or a more single player, solitary experience. When you get to the end game, Dune Awakening does a baton pass from a survival game core to more of an MMO server-wide PvP and politics experience. How many of these initial players stick around for this bit, remains a big question.

To celebrate the full launch yesterday, it looks as though the Funcom team were enjoying mini cupcakes at the office, as shown off on social media by one Tascha Röösli on Twitter. Launching a video game, especially a big online one like Dune Awakening, is a big task. Why not celebrate a little?

Dune Awakening had previously proved so popular as to dethrone Elden RIng Nightreign from its perch atop of the Steam top sellers page just before its initial release on the 5th June.

If you’re looking to jump into the game, why not read Eurogamer’s Dune Awakening preview – it’s “the perfect blend of survival, MMORPG, and house envy”.

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June 11, 2025 0 comments