Valve's PC multiplayer game Team Fortress 2 was released 16 years ago, in 2007, but the game continues to grow and set new records. After the launch of a big new update, Team Fortress 2 saw its all-time player peak climb to more than 250,000 people this week.

　　The July 12 update for Team Fortress 2 added a host of new content, including 14 new community maps, as well as additional taunts, effects, and cosmetics. It also kicked off a new Summer event in Team Fortress 2 that runs until September 15.

　　In short, it marked a good time to return to Team Fortress 2, and plenty of people did. According to SteamDB (via Kotaku), the game reached 253,997 players earlier today, July 13, to set a new record. The game jumped up the Most Played charts on Steam's website, trailing only Apex Legends, PUBG, Dota 2, and CS: GO.

　　Beyond the new content, the July update for Team Fortress 2 introduced some welcome security and stability improvements and fixed a series of bugs. For more, check out the full patch notes.

　　Team Fortress 2 adopted a free-to-play business model on PC in 2012, and the game has enjoyed ongoing success from its dedicated playerbase over the years. A console edition of Team Fortress 2 was released for Xbox 360 and PS3 but is no longer supported.

　　Over the years, Team Fortress 2 has seen resurgences in players, and now it's happening again. Whether or not Valve will ever make a third Team Fortress game remains to be seen, however.

Team Fortress 2 Summer Update

　　Security and stability improvementsFixed the Mann vs. Machine upgrade panel closing after receiving a matchmaking party inviteFixed an exploit related to the ConTracker and being able to move/shoot while it's deployedFixed the Strange Count Transfer Tool not being able to transfer stats for Sandvich itemsFixed the Engineer not being able to move for a short period of time after doing The High Five tauntFixed missing No Headphones style for the Universal TranslatorFixed Engineer teleporter audio that was referencing the dispenser by mistake in SpanishFixed incorrect alpha channels for the Smissmas 2021/2022 Cosmetic Case modelsFixed the Winter 2019 War Paint Case not being shown in the Mann Co. StoreUpdated/Added some tournament medalsUpdated pl_enclosure_final to fix localization issuesUpdated cp_gravelpit_snowy Boosted volume of snowman explosionsAdded occluders to C to improve performanceImproved clippingUpdated cp_steel Prop collision cleanup and improved player clippingExplosive splash bug collisions on stairs, props, etc., around the mapSpawn point issues (collision, prop blocking, clipping, etc.)Fix Pyro door exploit on AFix choke and spam issues into Blu & Red spawnsFix Pixel walk collision issuesFixing ceiling clipping and stuck spots including exploitsClean up geometry in spawns, the spawn locations and their exitsFix roof readability issues, with sticky and rocket jumpingFix rare double death bug when falling into pitFix Cliff stuck spots and ledges in E pitRemoved head glitch tele spawn on A-B connectorFix rare overtime cap bugFix Red team getting stuck in spawn door to AUpdated cp_mossrock Fixed numerous perch pointsFixed players being able to get under Blu spawnFixed a location where a teleporter could be build out of the mapFixed collision on rock near final point so it is more accurate to the visualsFixed lots of small visual bugsFixed some small exploitsImproved optimisation