GamesRadar - Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Game characters that deserved to die (Feature)

Oct 23, 2009

Death and video games go together like a big heart attack-baiting burger and an extra five slices of cheddar. But just because they’re the best of mates, it doesn’t mean certain characters should go looking for the Grim Reaper through their own reckless actions. Sadly, that’s exactly want the following group of death-wishers all do. And whether it’s through their own stupidity, being huge wimps or just dying in embarrassing fashion, these guys ...

Keyboard Cat vs... Half-Life 2: Episode Two! (Video)

Sep 15, 2009

Continues the Half-Life 2 legend with a whole chapter of brand new content. Can't wait? Neither can we.

Keyboard Cat plays off videogames (Feature)

Sep 15, 2009

Keyboard Cat makes his videogame debut this week in Scribblenauts on DS. To celebrate, we’ve pitted the feisty feline against clips from some of our favorite games. Play them off, Keyboard Cat! ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Slums 2 Mod Released (News)

Aug 4, 2009

This mod from the Slums group features a new interface, new music and several new maps for you to play. Download it from StrategyInformer.com.

Half-Life 2 mod Research and Development Released (News)

Aug 2, 2009

Developer mbortolino has released Research and Development, a Half-Life 2 Episode 2 mod now available for download.

Source SDK update released (News)

Jul 2, 2009

Valve has released an update for the Source SDK, now available for users on Steam.

The Orange Box gets Novint Falcon support (News)

Jun 24, 2009

Valve has released a patch for The Orange Box titles Half-Life 2: Episode 1 & 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2, adding support for the Novint Falcon controller.

Half-Life 2: Episode Three storyline speculation (Preview)

Jun 16, 2009

Where next for Gordon Freeman? We hazard a few educated guesses. ...

Video game villains who got away with it (Feature)

May 1, 2009

People like to see good triumph over evil. It's the reason Superman always wins despite getting stabbed in the face with shards of Kryptonite. Why John McClane beats a skyscraper full of heavily-armed terrorists with nothing but a string vest. And why those pesky S.T.A.R.S. agents always get the better of the T-virus. Sometimes, though, there are games brave enough to spit in the face of convention and let their no gooders go ...

New Alyx model - back to the roots in Cinematic Mod 10? (News)

Apr 22, 2009

PC Games Hardware published pictures of a new HD Alyx model of Fakefactory's Cinematic Mod 10. It seems like the modder reacts to the harsh critique that followed the shots published the day before yesterday (as reported on N4G) and replaces the Adriana Lima like Alyx with a better version that looks like the real Alyx again. This new model is based on the actress Jamil Mullen who had been the original real-life model for Alyx during the development of Half-Life 2.

Half-Life 2 Nipplegate - New HD Alyx model in CM 10 (News)

Apr 20, 2009

Fakefactory is working on a new mod for Half-Life 2. This time he added a HD Alyx with nipples to prick your eyes out as well as bump mapping for rocks and high definition objects.

Alyx tweaked even more with Cinematic Mod 10 (News)

Apr 15, 2009

PCGH delivers the first screenshots of the Cinematic Mod 10. The mod is said to deliver new HD models for Alyx and objects.

New Half-Life 2: Episode Two Mod (News)

Apr 6, 2009

After many wars between the humans and the combine most of the technology is destroyed so people and combine join forces against the only unaffected enemy - the undead. Of course not everyone is so happy about having the combine as a friends and you are.

Gaming's most murdered characters (Feature)

Feb 24, 2009

Some characters are just doomed to die in games. It seems the Nazis were born to wear sharp uniforms and chow down on your bullets like a tasty bratwurst. Cops are always destined to get blown up by your rocket launcher a day before retirement. And the sole purpose of videogame zombies is to have Piñata-style heads that explode with the slightest contact – just replace the tasty treats with festering bits of frontal ...

The 28 Best FPS Games (News)

Jan 3, 2009

From the dystopian corridors of BioShock's subterranean "paradise" to the Strogg-infested space stations found throughout the Quake franchise, First Person Shooters have found countless ways to establish themselves as rich, enjoyable experiences, capturing the hearts and trigger fingers of gamers worldwide.

Even if it's just blasting away wave after wave of demons in Blood, or perhaps saving mankind from itself as you traverse Half-Life 2's City 17, the FPS genre has proven itself time and time again.

Leipzig: The real-life Half-Life 2 (Feature)

Aug 28, 2008

When we went to the Leipzig GC this year, we found ourselves in strangely familiar surroundings. Strangely, disturbingly familiar surroundings. Gravity guns at the ready... ...

Seinfeld recreated in Garry's Mod (Feature)

Aug 15, 2008

We’re big fans of dicking around, so when someone suggested that we attempt to reproduce a classic sitcom in Half-Life 2’s Garry’s Mod, we cited the “why the hell not” clause of our operating procedures and immediately began violating ragdolls. While our interpretation of the greatest nihilist sitcom ever may not win us any awards at machinima festivals, it can at least inspire some ironic ...

Valve Announces Steam Cloud - Indefinite Online Save Game, Replay Video, Kill-cam Storage, and other features (News)

May 30, 2008

Valve's been quite busy getting ready to roll out some impressive updates to their games and Steam in general:

"Valve today announced Steam Cloud, a free Steam system that will retain users' saved games and configuration files indefinitely.

Half-Life and Half-Life 2 will be the first games to support the service....

The company is also working on several new Steam systems, including a driver auto-updater and calendar functionality.

Another feature in the works is a system-requirement checker. The program will analyze your hardware and compare it to multiple games, estimating your performance and recommending upgrades.

Valve is also considering storing replay videos and kill-cam screens from games such as Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source. "

The world's best counterfeit games (Feature)

Mar 27, 2008

Not happy with what the devs are doing with your favourite games? Then let the gamers take over production. ...

Valve confirms UK and EU release of Orange Box separates (News)

Mar 19, 2008

Valve's confirmed that the Orange Box separates will release in the UK and rest of Europe, despite the fact EA had said previously there was "no confirmation" of plans to bring the games to the UK.

"Yes they will," Valve's Doug Lombardi told videogaming247 when asked if the split-out games would be made available at UK retail. "EA is the distributor for most of the EU."

Orange Box splits up next month (News)

Mar 6, 2008

Those stingy enough to refuse buying Valve's Orange Box for all of its games can reclaim some of their street cred next month, when the bargain package is split three ways. Team Fortress 2, Portal and the Half-Life 2: Episode Pack will go on sale on April 9. According to Valve this is a worldwide release, although UK retailers list both of the games for pre-order. Pricing for the US (according to retailers) will be $19.99 for Portal and ...

Individual Orange Box games hit retail April 9 (News)

Mar 6, 2008

Valve has confirmed to Joystiq that the individually boxed Orange Box PC games are due to hit physical shelves on April 9th. The separate SKUs, which will be available worldwide, consist of first-person puzzler Portal, caricatured multiplayer romp Team Fortress 2, and a crowbar double-whammy in the form of Half-Life 2: Episode One and Two. Valve has yet to officially announce pricing details, but retailers currently list Portal at $19.99 and the other two packages at $29.99 each.

EA To Release New Orange Box Games As Separate PC Titles (News)

Feb 1, 2008

During Electronic Arts' financial conference call today, company execs stated that they plan to release all of the new games in Valve's Orange Box collection (Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal) as separate retail games for the PC. The three games will ship to stores for the PC sometime before the end of March; no prices for the games were announced. Of course, Steam owners can already pay and download those three games as separate products.

"More Portal for Sure" - Valve + News on Gordon's Whereabouts (News)

Jan 31, 2008

Eurogamer Said: Valve has said it will definitely be making more Portal, confirming plans to add significantly more than just "a bunch of new puzzles".

Speaking to Eurogamer, spokesperson Doug Lombardi said it was less a matter of if and more a matter of what and when.

"There'll be more Portal, for sure. But the details of that, to be honest, we're still working out," he said.

"The only smart thing we did for Portal was to hire those seven kids and give them the support they needed to make the game."

Unsurprisingly Valve is reluctant to be rushed by a release schedule. It's adopting the same policy for Half-Life 2 finale Episode Three.

"Gordon is our number one guy," said Lombardi. "In Episode One I think we left people with some big questions. After Episode Two people saw it was going somewhere.

"With Episode Three we want to live up to the promise of where we are taking things to; there's a lot of work being done to make sure we deliver on that promise."

He added, "Exact details on what's next for Gordon are a way off; probably months not weeks."

Interview: Half-life 2's David Speyrer (Feature)

Jan 17, 2008

David Speyrer was interviewed for his job at Valve on the day the original Half-Life went gold in late 1998. He started working there soon after, just as Half-Life 2 began its lengthy development. Since then, hes risen through the ranks from programmer to project lead. Now, David talks us through some of the processes that led to Half-Life 2: Episode Two being the remarkable game it is. Warning: if you havent played Episode Two yet, there are spoilers ahead. Has Episode Two taken you anywhere ...

HL2 Gets The Spaghetti Western Treatment (News)

Jan 1, 2008

Kotaku writes:

"I am a man who enjoys Half-Life 2. I am also a man who enjoys Spaghetti Westerns. To cap it all off, I am a man (perhaps the only man) who enjoyed Lucasart's Outlaws. So you can see, this project sets my heart aflutter. It's called Fistful of Frags, and is a multiplayer mod for Half-Life 2. Sure, it may not look like much, but Sergio Leone fans should note (in case, you know, it's not obvious by both the map's and mod's name) that one of the maps is an attempt at a faithful recreation of Fistful of Dollars' El Paso. Including the bank. A beta build's just been released, you can grab the link below."

The Orange Box and 19 Games Available for $75 on Steam (News)

Dec 31, 2007

As if The Orange Box weren't already the best value in gaming, those who have yet to make the $50 plunge can get an even better deal through Valve's Steam service. For a mere $75 gamers can purchase Orange Box and 19 additional titles.

If you already have The Orange Box then you can still get some more Half-Life goodness by downloading the game's main tune, "Still Alive" by Jonathan Coultan at Amazon.com. The entire album is discounted by about $2, available at Amazon for $7.99.

Top 10 Best Selling PC Games For November 3 (News)

Nov 15, 2007

The NPD Group has released the latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US, this time for the week ending November 3. It seems that despite bad reviews, Flagship Studios have done something right, as people buy Hellgate: London despite many reviewers' opinion that it needed a few more months in production.

1. Hellgate: London - Namco/EA
2. Hellgate: London Collectors Edition - Namco/EA
3. Half Life 2: Episode 2 The Orange Box - Valve/EA
4. Age Of Empires III: Asian Dynasties - Microsoft
5. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage - Electronic Arts
6. Nancy Drew: Legend Of The Crystal Skull - Her Interactive
7. Flight Simulator X: Acceleration - Microsoft
8. World Of Warcraft - Blizzard
9. The Witcher - Atari
10. The Sims 2 Deluxe - Electronic Arts

Half-Life getting "pretty ambitious" with Episode Three (News)

Nov 9, 2007

Nov 9, 2007 Valve Software has revealed it's aiming for something pretty ambitious for the final chapter in the current Gordon Freeman storyline. Its plan has emerged from a question put to Valve's David Speyrer on the absence of an Episode Three trailer at the end of Episode Two. Explaining that one of the reasons for the lack of a trailer was to avoid diluting the ending of the second episode, Speyrer added that another reason "was to leave us open on Episode Three" in an interview on ...

Alyx vs Lara (Feature)

Nov 1, 2007

Nov 1, 2007 According to Rule 34, if it exists, there is porn of it. There are some exceptions of course. For example, we're glad there aren't any nude Little Sister mods for BioShock. However, for some characters, it's only a matter of time until nakedness strikes in the form of a nude mod or patch. But really, how much time are we talking about? If you've never wondered if Alyx Vance kept her clothes on longer than Lara Croft, it's probably for the best. Otherwise, see the video, download ...

Orange Box 360 update released! (Again!) (News)

Oct 27, 2007

"The second Orange Box 360 update has been released by Valve! This time, the focus is primarily on Team Fortress 2. What, exactly, have they changed?

- Reduced network bandwidth usage in multiplayer.
- Improved overall game performance.
- Arranged search results to favor preferred host conditions.
- Improved searching for ranked games.
- Addressed a possible false report of too little storage space on larger hard drives". - Gamernode

Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Review)

Oct 9, 2007

Oct 9, 2007 It's surreal that Valve are still churning out more Half-Life 2, three years on. As beautifully crafted as Episode One was, it did tread on a lot of its parent's toes. Episode Two certainly doesn't do that. It turbos away from them at 90 miles an hour in a customised Dodge Charger, with Alyx riding shotgun. We won't spoil any details, but Ep2 is what happens after you and Alyx break free of City 17 once and for all. The setting for most of your previous adventures is nothing more ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Screenshots)

Oct 9, 2007

Half-Life 2: Episode Three Confirmed [Warning: Ep 2 spoilers] (News)

Oct 2, 2007

Translated text; "Magazine PC Gamer of November confirms the development of Half-Life 2: Three episode and brings some information to us on the scenario of this new opus (Attention small spoiler on the end of Half-Life 2: Two Episode). ' A end of Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Gordon and Alyx look at a video recorded by Judith Mossman, a scientist who works at the sides of Eli Vance and resistance. Mossman brings back the discovery of a lost cargo liner, Borealis, which is supposed to transport a new technology developed by a better known mysterious laboratory under the name of Aperture Science and large rival of Black Messa," writes Jeux-France.

Valve sets Episode Two launch date (News)

Jun 15, 2007

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 will release on October 9th on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, Valve has reportedly confirmed. According to Shacknews, the developer's multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2 and puzzle game Portal will launch alongside the second episode. PC gamers will be able to download the games via Steam of course, while Half-Life 2: The Orange Box will be made available at retail for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 thanks to EA. Orange Box contains the original Half-Life 2 and Episode One in addition ...

Valve Confirms Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 & Portal Launch Dates (News)

Jun 15, 2007

Last night, Valve representatives confirmed to Shacknews that the studio's upcoming trio of Source-powered games will ship for all announced platforms on October 9, 2007. The suite, sold at retail and through Valve's Steam download service, will consist of the shooter sequel Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the team-based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2, and the action/puzzle game Portal. Valve is handling development of the games on PC and Xbox 360, with EA UK's Chertsey, Surrey office bringing the titles to PlayStation 3.

Free Valve games for Radeon owners (News)

Jun 1, 2007

Valve Software is giving away free games to owners of ATI Radeon graphics cards. Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch are being offered through Steam, which will confirm the presence of ATI Radeon hardware in your PC "and then enable immediate access to full versions of the games free of charge," the developer has said. The official Steam website states that the free game offer is only open for a limited period of time, so get in ...

Half-Life 2 Black Box canned (Cheatplanet)

May 21, 2007

Valve to release one big Orange box of Half-Life fun

Valve's industrial revolution (Feature)

May 18, 2007

Back in 1996, two Microsoft executives quit their spectacularly high-paid jobs, formed a games company and made the best game ever. Twice. They didnt like the way retailers were throttling the industrys creativity, so they cut them out. They did what a lot of mod teams were doing, they hired them. They published any game they liked through their digital distribution network, however commercially risky, and saved several independent developers in the process. Their revolution was so successful ...

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 - hands-on (Preview)

May 18, 2007

Weve all been horribly misled about Episode Two. We ended Episode One steaming out of City 17 on a train as the Citadel exploded, but it crashed and we heard Alyx cry out. The next thing we saw was her dangling from a smashed bridge in the Episode Two trailer, then her limp body being carried by a Vortigaunt. And OK, the savvy among us probably realized she wasnt dead, but it was pretty clear shed been badly hurt in the crash and would be out of action for most of the episode. Utterly untrue. ...

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 update with new concept images (News)

May 5, 2007

The weekly Steam news post has an update on the development of Valve's first person shooter Half-Life 2: Episode 2 along with some concept artwork for the game:
"Right now, we're working hard on putting the final parts of Episode Two together. Early on during development we spent a lot of time working on concept art of key areas of the game, so that everyone on the team could share a vision of what the final game would look like. The three pieces below are some examples of that work. Once the game is released you'll be able to see how these concept pieces were eventually turned into the final product."

HL2: Episode 2 In September? (News)

Apr 12, 2007

Chatting with IGN, Doug Lombardi and Robin Walker have said they're looking at a "September-ish" release date and, interestingly, that date might not be simultaneous across all platforms. If some versions are ready before others, they'll go out.

HALF-LIFE 2:Episode2 and Team Fortress 2 Getting DX10 Treatment? (News)

Mar 14, 2007

According to Game Informer:
For those who recently upgraded their PC video cards to support DX10, you'll be happy to know that both Episode Two and Team Fortress 2 will support the advanced technology of these cards, even if the PC is running Windows XP. On the low-end front, Valve still plans on supporting PCs that can only run DX8 applications. Valve's attempting to also support DX7, but couldn't confirm if it'd go back that far with technology.
Even though Lombardi wouldn't confirm a release date, the current schedule is to release all three versions of the packages in the Fall. Lombardi admitted it was a big undertaking to go multiplatform with this package, but the goal is to ship all three versions concurrently.

Valve plans longer Episode Two (News)

Mar 9, 2007

Half-Life 2: Episode Two "will be closer to eight hours of gameplay," Valve Software's Doug Lombardi has revealed, making it around two hours longer than Episode One. Reported by blog Fringe Drinking, Lombardi went to talk about how Valve is "trimming down" development time on the episodes. "Episode One took 18 months to complete and Episode Two will end up being about 13 to 14 months, so we're trimming it down. I think we'll get closer to a year and be on a 12 month cycle. We'll see how it ...

Valve: Half-Life 2 Episode 2 Will Be Longer (News)

Mar 9, 2007

According to Doug Lombari, director of marketing at Valve, the next Half-Life 2 episode will be noticeably longer than the first. "Episode 1 was about six hours of gameplay, and Episode 2 will be closer to eight hours of gameplay," Lombardi said. Valve also said that despite the delay of Episode 2, the development cycle for the episodic content was getting shorter.

Episodic gaming: Do we want it? (Feature)

Feb 16, 2007

This week's bombshell dropped by Valve delaying Half-Life 2: Episode Two AGAIN has kicked off renewed discussion on episodic gaming. Is it working and is it a good idea to release games in this format? Lost would have been canned long ago if the ABC couldn't get its episodes out on time. It all hangs, of course, on the developer. When a major studio like Valve leaves us waiting 18 months between episodes, you'd be excused for reacting negatively to episodic gaming. But then take a look at ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Two delayed AGAIN (News)

Feb 7, 2007

Get the hankies ready folks - Half-Life 2: Episode Two has been delayed. Again. It was originally expected to be released this summer - a delay from a previously announced early 2007 date - but it's now due this winter.

Black/Orange Half-Life 2 boxes unveiled (News)

Feb 7, 2007

Electronic Arts and Valve have announced full details of the forthcoming Black Box and Orange Box Half-Life 2 collections.

The Orange Box and The Black Box are the latest releases in the Half-Life saga set for release in winter 2007. Both appear on PC and The Orange Box will also be released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The Black Box contains Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. The Orange Box, available for PC and consoles features Half-Life 2, HL2: Episode One, HL2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2.

Half-Life: Episode Two release date pushed back (News)

Feb 7, 2007

Get the hankies ready folks - Half-Life 2: Episode Two has been delayed. Again. We were expecting it in summer - a delay from a previously announced early 2007 date - but it's now due this winter. News of the new release date was sneaked in at the bottom of a press release announcing details on the Orange Box and Black Box versions of Half-Life 2: Episode Two that'll be released to retail. HL2 Black Box is for PC and includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2, while the ...

HL2 Episode Two delayed (News)

Nov 10, 2006

Friday 10 November 2006 Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the latest episodic outing for the sci-fi series, has hit another launch delay, this time slipping to a summer 2007 release, developer and publisher Valve has confirmed today. Valve is "now targeting summer 2007" for the launch of HL2: Episode Two, marketing manager Doug Lombardi told game site CVG. Originally hoping to release the game this Christmas, before then delaying it until around February, Valve has not offered a reason for the game's ...

Half-Life 2 and Portal shots (News)

Sep 28, 2006

The fresh Half-Life 2: Episode Two images just have us foaming at the mouth again in anticipation of the eagerly awaited second installment in Gordon Freeman's episodic adventures. Click here [PC, 360, PS3] to see them all. We've also got new screens of Portal [PC, 360, PS3], and we can't stress enough how amazing this subgame is going to be when it comes packaged with Half-Life 2: Episode Two on PC and next-gen machines next March-ish. Of course, if you've already seen the trailer [PC, 360, ...

More moving pictures of Half-Life 2 (News)

Sep 11, 2006

Clearly, popping City 17 in the face has its drawbacks. We figured that the Combine would be out for revenge in Half-Life 2: Episode Two, but this video blows our expectations out of the water with a bazooka. Our hero, Gordon Freeman, will face multiple walkers, airships, and his newest enemy - the Hunter - all at once. Prepare for the onslaught with the fifth in the series of videos that reveal Gordon's struggle in the great outdoors. Haven't seen one through four? Hit the Movie tab up there ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Two - gameplay 5 (Video)

Sep 11, 2006

Continues the Half-Life 2 legend with a whole chapter of brand new content. Can't wait? Neither can we.

Half-Life 2 gameplay glimpse (News)

Sep 8, 2006

Friday 8 September 2006 Hot on the heels of our last three Half-Life 2: Episode Two gameplay movies arrives another high-action dose of footage featuring a bomb-packed showdown with a Combine attack helicopter. Hit the movies tab above to see the video, and then catch up on the earlier trio of clips if you missed them before. Look out next week for the fifth and final in-game glimpse of Episode ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Two - gameplay 4 (Video)

Sep 8, 2006

Continues the Half-Life 2 legend with a whole chapter of brand new content. Can't wait? Neither can we.

Vicious new Half-Life 2 videos (News)

Sep 7, 2006

Half-Life 2: Episode Two's PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 release may have been shoved to 2007, but we've got a brace of top quality gameplay videos for you to help pass the time. Get the full Episode Two experience by hitting that movies tab above to see a Vortigant chokeslam an Antlion, Gordon pursued by a Myrmidont in his buggy and lots more alien madness. Go! September 07, ...

Fantastic Half-Life footage (News)

Sep 7, 2006

Thursday 7 September 2006 If you caught yesterday's barrage of Half-Life 2: Episode Two footage, you'll no doubt be desperate to see more of Valve's stupendous sci-fi shooter. So here's another hefty clip of gameplay, showing Episode Two's hectic outdoors action as Gordon guns down some Combine before fleeing a bomb-dumping attack helicopter in the game's new, ramshackle buggy. Hit the movies tab and ...

Half-Life 2 gets some fresh air (News)

Sep 1, 2006

We can never have too much information where Half-Life 2 is concerned, so we're thrilled to deliver this new trailer for the forthcoming Episode Two. Hit the movies tab above to see the most teasing teaser yet. It really has the lot: Alyx and the G-Man together at last, scenery-shredding demonstrations of the 'cinematic physics' effects being added to the engine, Strider-detonating sticky bombs, a Dog-vs-Strider face-off, Judith's apparent demise... and, yes, ...

Half-Life warped (News)

Aug 29, 2006

Tuesday 29 August 2006 The main character in Half-Life 2: Episode Two's bundled puzzle game, Portal, may well earn a place in future Half-Life games. Your character in the warp-jumping puzzle game for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 "will have a role in Half-Life games in the future," according to developer Valve, suggesting that Portal's exciting, physics-bending gameplay could soon be blowing a wormhole into Half-Life's adventures. When asked if the Portal guy would appear in Episode Three, ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Two gameplay leaks (News)

Aug 25, 2006

Half-Life 2: Episode Two has hit the Leipzig Game Convention in a massive fashion today, with a glut of movies for the game, plus gameplay footage from both the astounding Portal and fun-looking Team Fortress 2. There are five brand new doses of Episode Two in motion, giving us a glimpse into the game's fresh location and challenges. Trailer one shows some brilliant underground action, with an alien Vortigaunt helping Freeman out with his electro-attacks and choke-slamming an Antlion. ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Two (News)

Jul 24, 2006

Valve has released a trailer of Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the next installment of Gordon Freeman's battle against the Combine, which will be released for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 later this ...

Next Half-Life 2 episode packs in extras (News)

Jul 14, 2006

Half-Life 2: Episode Two will be released for Xbox 360 and PS3 - along with the PC version - this winter, and will come bundled with all Half-Life 2 back content to let console gamers get up to speed. Episode Two will be released for the next-gen consoles with the original Half-Life 2 game and Half-Life 2: Episode One. The PC version, meanwhile, will pack in two new introductions to the Half-Life world - Portal and Team Fortress 2. Team Fortress 2 is the long-awaited team- and class-based ...

New Half-Life 2 multiplayer action (News)

Jun 19, 2006

The next installment of Half-Life 2's episodic trilogy will add a new multiplayer mode to the sci-fi shooter's arsenal, according to a post on the official Steam forum. Speculation suggests that it will be a remix of legendary Half-Life teamplay mod Team Fortress and will be set during the Seven Hour War, which occurred before the events of Half-Life 2. Here is a collection of new details for Half-Life 2: Episode Two, taken from the latest edition of PC Gamer magazine, which include: • A ...

Half-Life 2: Will Alyx die? (News)

Jun 5, 2006

This brand new trailer for Half-Life 2: Episode Two hints at a tragic turn in the series' storyline - will Alyx shortly be pushing up daisies? A few seconds in and you'll see Half-Life 2's lovely leading lady in the arms of a Vortigant character who laments, "This is more than anyone can bear," before carefully laying down her motionless body. Is she dead? Is she unconscious? The creators have said that someone's gonna die before the three Half-Life 2 episodes conclude; could this be what they ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Two announced (News)

Feb 24, 2006

Valve has confirmed today that Half-Life 2: Episode Two is in development, continuing Valve's drive into brand new episodic content for Half-Life 2 after announcing Episode One last week. Episode One - which was originally titled Aftermath - will follow in the "more questions than answers" style of Half-Life 2, with no all-encompassing conclusion to tie up the hundreds of plot-lines. Instead, the expansion will explore what has happened to both the Combine Citadel and Dr Breen after Gordon's ...

Half-Life 2: Episode Two FAQ 2 (FAQ)

Nov 12, 2007

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Half-Life 2: Episode Two FAQ (FAQ)

Nov 12, 2007

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Cheats (Cheat)

Oct 11, 2007

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More command line Parameters (Cheat)

Oct 11, 2007

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Achievements (Unlockable)

Oct 11, 2007

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