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Watch Dogs 2 on Steam for $2.50 as player count spikes

Ubisoft's Watch Dogs 2 is on Steam for $2.50 until Thursday, July 9, a 95% discount from its $50 price. Deluxe and Gold editions are $3 and $4 respectively. SteamDB reports over 10,000 current players and a 24-hour peak above 16,000, nearing the game's all-time concurrent high of 18,138.

• Base game discounted 95% to $2.50
• Deluxe edition $3, Gold edition $4
• Concurrent players rose to 10K+ with a 24h peak >16K
• Launched Nov 2016; story centers on hacker DedSec confronting surveillance