Half-Life 2 tops record concurrent players following 20th anniversary update
Following an update that brought a few QoL changes to the game, Valve made Half-Life 2 free for a short time.
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Following an update that brought a few QoL changes to the game, Valve made Half-Life 2 free for a short time.
Currently, the only way into the Deadlock playtest is being invited by Valve or a friend who has the game installed already.
Game Science also shared that the game has crossed a 3 million concurrent player peak across all platforms.
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