Half-Life 2 News

Great moments in PC gaming: That time Valve released three new games on the same day

Great moments in PC gaming are bite-sized celebrations of some of our favorite gaming memories...
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Half-Life 2's vehicle levels suck, and it's time we all admit it

Thankfully, in 2024, we're broadly all enlightened enough to recognize Half-Life 2 as a genre-defining modern FPS. Generally, in the decades since its release, its entirely deserved status as one of the greatest games of all time (not to mention one of the most influential) has arguably obscured some critical judgment of Valve's creation.

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The voice behind Half-Life 2’s Vortigaunts has passed away

Louis Gossett Jr., who made history as the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and had a prolific, successful career across film, television and stage - as well as voicing the friendly Vortigaunt aliens in Half-Life 2 and its follow-up Episode One - has died.

ctor Louis Gossett Jr, who has appeared in dozens of films, television shows, and plays—as well as two videogames—died this week at 87, reports AP News...
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Half Life 2 RTX won't use AI textures, devs are crafting "every pixel"

While the likes of Quake and Portal have proven to be impressive showcases for Nvidia RTX Remix, the task put before the Half-Life 2 RTX development team is on another level. Taking a moment away from the mod's development, Chris Workman, founder of Orbifold studios shared some insight on the levels of care and attention it takes to bring path tracing and more to a classic PC game.