Steam: Brilliant shooter is back, update increases player count by 587% – Costs less than a döner

The shooter Titanfall 2 has one of the top games on Steam with 94% positive reviews. A surprising update has now reactivated the multiplayer mode and drastically increased the player count. The acclaimed sci-fi shooter is currently only €3 in the Ultimate Edition.

What was the problem with Titanfall 2?

• The shooter Titanfall 2 was released in 2016 and was considered a “cursed game” from the start because it was released between CoD: Infinite Warfare and Battlefield 1 and got lost in the commotion surrounding the games. Although relatively few people played Titanfall 2, they loved the game: The sci-fi shooter also received great reviews: 89% on Metacritic (PS4).
• In addition to the relatively low player count, matchmaking problems arose later: It took a long time to find a multiplayer match in Titanfall 2.
• As of August 2023, Titanfall 2 was only weakly frequented on Steam. At its peak, Titanfall 2 had a player count of 3,248 on Steam in August. That has now changed.

Surprising update brings multiplayer and thousands of players back

What has changed? As PC Gamer reports, out of nowhere, a new official update for Titanfall 2 has been released that has fixed the multiplayer. Additionally, the featured playlist rotation has been updated again.

Furthermore, there is currently a sale active, allowing you to get Titanfall 2 for €3, cheaper than a döner (via steam). On Xbox One and PlayStation 4, the game currently costs €5 in the regular edition.

The player count of Titanfall 2 has surged by 587% to 22,327. The player boost began on September 5. The peak was reached now on Saturday, September 16. It is the highest player count Titanfall 2 has achieved since May 2023.

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Cryptic numbers in the update for Apex Legends

What is this about? In the current patch to Apex Legends, a hint has appeared at the end of the blog post with 3 numbers:

Incoming Transmission…. Subject: Nessie….

1394521200

1477638000

1549267200

The 3 numbers are the release dates of Titanfall, Titanfall 2, and Apex Legends as Unix timestamps (via reddit).

It is now suspected that the developers of Titanfall and Apex Legends, Respawn, are either planning a Titanfall Apex Legends or have something else in mind.

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