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Half-Life 2 marks 20th anniversary by breaking its own concurrent record on Steam


20 years after its 2004 debuted, Half-Life 2 has broken its own concurrent player record on Steam.

20 years after its 2004 debuted, Half-Life 2 has broken its own concurrent player record on Steam. Watch on YouTube Given this weekend's surprise release of a special anniversary update, it's possible players are jumping back into the game to revel in nostalgia or possibly check out the new director's commentary. "It took long enough that by the time we considered going back to Episode 3, the argument was made like, well, we missed it.

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