Half-Life 2 News

Half-Life 2 mod turns Valve FPS into disgusting Scorn-like horror game

A new Half-Life 2 mod transforms the Valve FPS and beloved Gordon Freeman outing into a repulsive body horror game in the style of the H.R. Giger-inspired Scorn, something to play in time for Halloween, and an icky, gooey way to pass the time as we wait on Half-Life 3.

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Half-Life 2: Episode 3 released in the worst form imaginable

Half-Life 2: Episode 3, the long-awaited sequel to Valve's definitive FPS game, has finally been "released", offering fans of the Steam classic closure on the story of Gordon Freeman, Alyx Vance, and G-Man, and bridging the gap between Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 3. The only issue is that Episode 3 has been developed and launched in the worst form possible.

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Half-Life 2 mod unlocks official but unused beta levels for Valve FPS

A new Half-Life 2 mod unlocks dozens of official but never-used levels from the 2003 beta version of Valve's iconic, Steam FPS, demonstrating how the Half-Life sequel may have looked in its original incarnation - and offering further insight into the world of Gordon Freeman as we all wait on Half-Life 3.

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The biggest leaks in PC gaming history

Gaming leaks: They happen. Sometimes they're the result of hackers and dataminers, other times they're caused by rogue employees or contractors, and occasionally they're the result of a simple accident like someone pushing the wrong button or emailing the wrong person. However they happen, leaks in videogamedom are real and surprisingly frequent...
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This neat website archives over 700 fan-made Half-Life 2 comics

One of my favourite parts of the mid-noughties Internet was the thriving Half-Life 2 comics scene. Through a combination of Garry's Mod's model posing function and a rudimentary knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, it was possible for artistically inept people like myself to create thrilling, amusing, or just plain bizarre comics revolving around the Half-Life 2 universe. Originally posted in places like the Facepunch forums and the defunct website PHWComics, some of these comics established a cult following, such as PC Gamer writer Chris Livingston's own comic series, Concerned...
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