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The V-effect : Indie game 'Goose Goose Duck' goes viral with more than 560,000 players following BTS member V's Livestream

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Similar to 'Among Us,' the social deduction game 'Goose Goose Duck' went viral after BTS member V started streaming it back in mid-November.

This Among Us-like is huge on Steam thanks to a BTS member:
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Probably due to V from BTS playing it live initially, which helped it gain traction.
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According to NME, the free-to-play game garnered a peak of 563,677 players, making it the third most popular game on Steam after V's Livestream.

The game garnered a peak of 563,677 players after
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【ニュース】基本プレイ無料鳥類人狼ゲーム『Goose Goose Duck』人気大爆発。同時接続ユーザー数は48万突破、火付け役は“あのアイドル”か
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The golden touch of one of
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Steam’s new viral hit is an Among Us-like that got a huge boost from BTS
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Gaming network Polygon posted about a 'Goose Goose Duck' server outage on January 2nd following a mass influx of new players, thanks to 'the V-effect' once again.

Kim Taehyung's impact🔥
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Goose Goose duck went from 6k gamers to 563k. Ever since Taehyung has streamed it live its popularity is skyrocketing and not slowing down entering Top 3 most popular games of its platforms. It forces increase of the game capicity to cope w server outage. Most Impactful Kpop Idol
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