World’s First Gaming Browser, Opera GX, Adds Built-in Discord Support and Other Features in Major Birthday Release

Rhea-AI Summary

Opera GX, the first gaming browser, has launched new features including Discord support and a Hot Tabs Killer to enhance the browsing experience for gamers. With a growth of 121% in monthly users since late 2019, Opera GX targets over 1.3 billion PC gamers globally, amidst a booming gaming industry. The new features aim to optimize performance by allowing users to identify and close resource-hungry tabs, and the Force Dark Pages feature helps reduce glare. As of March 2020, Opera has reached 73 million monthly active users.

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• 121% growth in monthly users since late 2019.
• Introduction of features like Discord support and Hot Tabs Killer enhances user engagement.
• Opera GX is uniquely tailored for PC gamers, positioning it favorably in a lucrative market.

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OSLO, Norway, June 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opera GX, the world’s first gaming browser, is introducing new features including Discord support and a Hot tabs killer. It can also force brightly-designed pages to become dark to stop that nighttime glare.

-       Opera believes that more than one billion PC gamers around the world deserve a browsing experience tailored to their needs
-       Opera GX remains the only web browser made specifically for people who love and play video games and experienced a 121% growth in monthly users since end of 2019   

With 1.3 billion PC gamers around the world and the gaming industry surpassing the movie and music business in revenue, Opera GX [NASDAQ: OPRA] remains the only PC browser designed with gamers’ needs in mind. The browser has many useful features including Twitch integration, as well as CPU, RAM and network bandwidth limiters. Today, Opera GX is getting a major birthday update which introduces built-in Discord support, as well as the Hot Tabs Killer feature, which lets gamers see which tabs are overwhelming their computer and easily close them.

Built-in Discord support and hot tabs killer

With this step, Opera GX is not only integrating the feature but also entering the Discord community to discuss the browser as well as gaming with its fans.

For the tab hoarders among us, Opera GX has a new feature called Hot Tabs Killer which lets you identify the most resource-draining tabs and slash them with a sword.

Turn any brightly designed page dark

Opera GX was designed to be dark and not blind you while browsing. With its new Force Dark Pages feature, it brings that experience to any web page, even if the page was designed as glaring bright.

To join Opera GX’s Discord server, click here.

About Opera

Opera is a global web innovator. Opera’s browsers, news products and fintech solutions are the choice of more than 360 million people. Opera is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (OPRA). In 2019, Opera’s PC user base grew 11 percent and has continued to see increasing engagement with 73 million MAU ((Average Monthly Users “MAU”) in March 2020.

 

For more information contact:

Julia Szyndzielorz

Senior PR manager, Opera

FAQ

What new features were introduced in Opera GX on June 19, 2020?

Opera GX introduced Discord support and the Hot Tabs Killer feature.

How much has Opera GX's monthly user base grown since late 2019?

Opera GX has experienced a 121% growth in monthly users since late 2019.

What is the purpose of the Hot Tabs Killer feature in Opera GX?

The Hot Tabs Killer feature helps users identify and close resource-draining tabs.

How many PC gamers are there worldwide that Opera GX caters to?

Opera GX caters to over 1.3 billion PC gamers worldwide.

What is the current number of monthly active users for Opera as of March 2020?

As of March 2020, Opera has 73 million monthly active users.