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Half-Life 2 marked its two-decade anniversary in style by beating its Steam player count record over the weekend. The game developed by Valve peaked at 64,085 players. The game’s developers also marked the occasion with an anniversary documentary discussing the canceled Half-Life 2: Episode 3. Half-Life 2 is a shooter game released in November 2004 by Valve Corporation. The game became a commercial success following the steps of its predecessor, Half-Life 1. In celebration of the game’s 20th anniversary, the game’s developers gave gamers an updated version of the game.  Half-Life 2 marks 20 years with a new record Half-Life 2, has a new peak of over 64,000 concurrent players, following being given for free on Steam to celebrate its 20th anniversary🚀 Do you still want Half-Life 3?😎 pic.twitter.com/VxXw2Q871p — Rino (@RinoTheBouncer) November 17, 2024 Valve’s Half-Life 2 celebrated its 20th year on the market with a peak player count of 64,085 over the weekend. The shooter game beat its previous player count record, which was 16,101 players, set in August 2021. The game’s current player count dropped to 29,176, with gamers relieving their nostalgia before the occasion passes. The game celebrated its anniversary on November 16, with the developers giving gamers an updated release with content to mark the milestone. Valve announced that the game would be getting a revamp for its 20th anniversary, with its price being free for the weekend on Steam. Valve also added that it had fixed in-game bugs and updated its graphics and console controls ahead of its second release on Steam. The developers added that they had fixed the game’s maps, which were affected by long-standing bugs. The revamped version released for the anniversary celebration featured Episode One and Episode Two within the base game.  Gamers were thrilled with the revamped Half-Life 2…

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