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Also known as: Half-Life II

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Jan 3, 2009

The 28 Best FPS Games

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Xbox - Half-Life 2 - The 28 Best FPS Games

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.
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Jan 18, 2008

Gordon Freeman: Strongest personality in gaming

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18th Jan, 2008 [Warning: Like our Portal article from December, this piece features some pretty heady discourse, and also benefits from a visit from Mr. Narrative Theory. If that stuff makes you run screaming, then feel free to run screaming. Also, if you haven't completed Half-Life 2, leave now. This contains some inhuman spoilers.] Half-Life 2 is widely and rightly regarded as a modern classic. In terms of both gameplay and artistry there have been few, if any, games in the FPS genre which ... » Read More

Dec 1, 2005

Half-Life 2 to hit arcades

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Hero and poster boy for Specsavers Gordon Freeman is about to hit arcades in a brand new first-person shooter called Half-Life 2 Survivor, but sadly the only coins it will be taking are Japanese Yen. Valve's and adventure has been converted for the arcades by Namco and comes in a specially built cabinet equipped with multiple joysticks and foot peddles. Featuring a number of multiplayer options and a story mode, gamers will be able to transfer their progress and kill ratio to slimline ... » Read More

Sep 9, 2005

Half-Life 2 image invasion

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A selection of new shots from the upcoming Half-Life 2 on Xbox have recently been released and, while obviously not comparable to the graphical brilliance of the PC version, show that this console iteration is looking pretty impressive. Console gamers who haven't had the good fortune of playing Half-Life 2 - in which spectacle-wearing hero Gordon Freeman must save the world from alien domination - should be licking their lips at the prospect of finally getting to experience what is widely ... » Read More

Jul 19, 2005

EA signs up Half-Life 2

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Gaming giant Electronic Arts has confirmed that it will publish the Xbox version of Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike Source for PC. The deal will allow EA to sell boxed copies of Valve's console and PC games both now and in the future, although online sales of the titles will continue to be made through the developer's infamous Steam service. Gabe Newell, Valve's founder and president took a deep breath and said, "By combining EA's unparalleled operation structure and distribution channel with ... » Read More

Apr 26, 2005

Half-Life 2: First Xbox shots

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With the Xbox version of Half-Life 2 now expected to reach the UK in September, we've just uncovered the first ever screens of the game in action - albeit in the form of photos taken of a TV running the game. The shots are currently being hosted over at jeux-france.com and you can view them by . We'd recommend you get over there sharpish as we'd imagine that the combined might of Vivendi and Valve will ensure that the screens will be removed before the day's out. The game itself is said ... » Read More

Apr 12, 2005

Summer Xbox release for Half-Life 2

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The much-anticipated release of Valve's PC masterpiece FPS Half-Life 2 for Xbox has finally been pinned down to this summer and, according to reports, could even improve on the PC original in some areas. Save for a multiplayer mode, the Xbox version of Half-Life 2 will feature all the content from the original and will also include a menu option for downloadable content of some description - such as expansion packs and perhaps even the absent multiplayer mode. According to reports, the ... » Read More

Mar 2, 2005

Gordon cleans up at the gongs

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It isn't for the cold, hard cash, the groupies or the beanbag chairs that developers do it. The only motivation these pallid, penniless creatures need is to, once a year, eat their own weight in prawn vol-au-vents and shake hands with Jonathan Ross. Which must mean that the fellows from Valve ascended to geek-heaven last night, as they got to greet the host of It's Only TV But I Like It, not once but six times. For at the BAFTA Games Awards in London's glamorous Cafe Royal, Half-Life 2 ... » Read More

Nov 2, 2004

Half-Life 2 to hit a third format

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Coin-op maestros Taito have revealed that they are porting Half-Life 2 to their new Type X arcade hardware, with a coin-op version of the Valve first-person shooter due to be released worldwide next summer (insert Half-Life 2 release date joke here).The Type X board is based on the architecture of an ATX IBM-compatible PC and makes use of the Windows XP embedded operating system. What that basically means is that PC games can be ported to the platform easily, which could pave the way for more ... » Read More

Jun 30, 2004

Half-Life 2 console bound

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Doug Lombardi, of Half-Life 2 developers Valve, has given the strongest hint yet that the game may eventually appear on a range of consoles. In an interview yesterday he confirmed that an Xbox version is "is in the works but I can't give you an exact date right now."More pertinently, though, he added, "We're in touch with all the console platform holders and would like to bring the game to as many platforms as makes sense." If the massively-delayed release of the PC version is anything to go ... » Read More

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