How We Report and Correct

Every story starts from data ABI Database already tracks, such as the game's concurrent players on Steam, sampled about every ten minutes. A story is written only when that data shows something that clears a set bar, such as a record week or a large move. In most weeks nothing does, and nothing is published.

No figure in a story is typed by hand. Each number, date and name is inserted from the data record, and each story ends with a list of the figures it used, what each one measures and its source. Player figures cover Steam only and say so: players on the official launcher or the Epic build are not counted.

A story is drafted with AI assistance from the fact sheet, then checked twice. The first check is mechanical: it rejects typed figures, unsupported names, speculation and promotional language. The second is a separate review whose job is to find any claim the facts do not support. A draft that fails is dropped, not published.

Stories do not predict, and they do not repeat rumours. They report what the numbers were, not why they moved, unless the cause is itself on record.

If a story is wrong, it is corrected on the page with a dated note saying what changed. The live figures behind player stories are on the player count page.