Google’s Chrome hits staggering landmark on mobile

                         

Google on Wednesday revealed there are 1 billion active Chrome users on mobile each month, a staggering number that’s only increasing. In fact, Google said back in November that Chrome for Android and iOS had surpassed 800 million monthly users, highlighting just how popular its browser is on mobile.

The figure is a nice feather in Chrome’s cap, which recently hit version 50. Along with the 1 billion figure, Google also shared some other statistics highlighting just how much of a powerhouse Chrome is on mobile.

• 771 billion pages loaded each month
• 500 billion characters not typed each month thanks to search autocomplete
• 2 million gigabytes less of data used each month thanks to Chrome’s data-saving features
• 3.6 billion webpages translated automatically each month
• 9.1 billion forms and passwords automatically filled each month
• 145 million times that users are protected form malicious pages each month thanks to Chrome’s smart warnings
• $2.5 million in rewards offered to the security research community to strengthen Chrome

It’s unclear how the number breakdown between iOS and Android, but that’s probably not very important to Google’s bottom line. The main thing is that over a billion people are using Chrome for mobile every day, which means a lot of people are using search.

SOURCE GOOGLECHROME (TWITTER)

Dark Souls Board Game crushes $70,000 Kickstarter campaign in mere minutes

                                             

Kickstarter just got a blunt example of what Dark Souls fans have to go through every single day: the feeling of being absolutely crushed! With a goal of £50,000 ($70,000) to make an officially licensed board game based off of the popular video game series, designer Steamforged Games Ltd. pulled in the requested amount three minutes after its campaign went live. Just three minutes!

                          

As of writing, the campaign has raked in an impressive £322,684 ($465,000) with 26 days still remaining. That’s 650 percent of the requested amount!

How did Steamforged propose this game and manage to make so much money off of it? Well, it claimed that the board game will be as brutal as the video games themselves, delivering exactly what the fanbase wants to hear.

                           

Dark Souls™ – The Board Game is a strategically challenging, deeply immersive combat exploration game for 1-4 players set in the Dark Souls™ universe. Players choose from a number of core character classes and explore dangerous locations full of monsters, treasures, and deadly boss fights.

Designed specifically for the Dark Souls™ universe and introducing a number of innovative gameplay mechanics, with world-class miniatures faithful to the rich universe, this game delivers an experience that captures the very essence of the original video games.

                                  

26 days to go! What are we supposed to do in the meantime? Oh yeah, how about play Dark Souls III? It’s available now on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or PC.

SOURCE KICKSTARTER