Dota 2: The record of the most popular game in the history of Steam

Many pet toy Dota 2 has managed to set another record. According to reliable sources, the first day of spring, it was 297,010 registered players, who were both connected. And this in the history of Steam is an absolute record. The previous record holder, among other things, a role-toy The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, which immediately after the release in the same time playing online 287 411 players.
 
Such rapid growth in popularity of Dota 2, that's amazing. So, in the last month of a resource record sounded figures - 180 000 users were online at the same time, which is less by 117,000 than this time. In the game world in November 2012, there were 3 million players ever launches toy. What is there most amazing is the way Dota 2udalos dosticht success - in the beta status. Until now it was possible to start the game only at the invitation of the founders or another player with a free key.

Recall that this is a free role-playing strategy, in which teams of 5 players fighting with each other, destroying the main building of the enemy. One of the key pieces the game is a huge number of playable characters with their own set of abilities.

Source: Games Mail