Half-Life 2 News

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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Half-Life 2: VR Mod beta makes the classic shooter fully playable in VR

Half-Life: Alyx demonstrated that Valve's first-person shooter series could work in virtual reality, but who knows when Valve will release another one. Thankfully some modders have stepped in to fill the void. There's now a publicly playable beta of Half-Life 2: VR Mod available on Steam that makes the nearly 20-year-old shooter playable with a headset and motion controllers.

Valve showed us what the world of Half-Life could look like through a VR headset with Half-Life: Alyx. Now some hard-working modders are ready to show us even more. Half-Life 2: VR Mod entered open beta today and is now playable for free on Steam, so tell Gordon Freeman to take off his glasses and strap a computer to his face...
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