diff --git a/quake_player_count.rb b/quake_player_count.rb
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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+#
+
+require 'net/http'
+require 'json'
+
+quake_id = '611500'
+url = "https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=#{quake_id}"
+uri = URI(url)
+response = Net::HTTP.get(uri)
+json_data = JSON.parse(response)
+
+puts json_data['response']['player_count']