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Since going free-to-play, Team Fortress 2 has seen a considerable boost in players, ending Counter Strike’s reign as the most played game on Steam.
Today’s figures show Valve’s team-based shooter enjoying 97,917 concurrent users. Counter Strike has subsequently slipped to second place, losing a small percentage of its players in the process.
Team Fortress 2 became completely free to play last Friday, with Valve using micro-transactions as the solitary method of monetising the game.
Via Develop
Going free-to-play was a bold move from Valve, but the figures seem to suggest it paid off. The big question is: Will this increase in users translate into increased revenue for Valve?
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