Half-Life News

From Diablo to Half-Life, this site brings back classic PC game boxes

Barring the occasional collector's edition, big box PC games are a thing of the past. But one website is dedicated to digitally preserving them, all in glorious 3D. And, thanks to its owner's efforts, you can feast your eyes on classic game boxes from Diablo to Half-Life and beyond.

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December 22, 2023 Update

Fixed multiplayer team setup in Disposal.
Fixed Tau Cannon shots always counting as headshots if they reflected off a wall and hit the player who fired.
Fixed several minor HUD layout issues.
Miscellaneous security fixes.

Half-Life is still the best game Valve ever made

Half-Life recently hit its 25th anniversary, and after going free on Steam for a limited time, interest in Valve's classic FPS spiked once again. It's undoubtedly iconic. Half-Life's success made Valve one of the biggest names in gaming, helped to shape the entire FPS genre, and in many ways defined the direction of the entire industry. One of the primary reasons for its success, though, is its unique oddness among triple-A games, even making its era-defining sequel look conventional. There is simply nothing else quite like Half-Life.

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December 12, 2023 Update

Fixes for joining games through invites and Steam friends list.
Miscellaneous UI fixes for Dedicated Servers.
Fixed an occasional crash when opening the scoreboard.
Fixed camera movement after death in multiplayer.
Fixed crash when creating a server if the server creator's Steam name was entirely non-ASCII characters.

December 1, 2023 Update

Fixed crash when modifying certain video settings in a multiplayer match.
Fixed server browser issues after modifying video settings.
Fixed local player not showing up in player count on a listen server using Steam Networking.
Fixed rare corrupted lighting rendering bug in some maps.