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Half-Life 2
The first Half-Life is often called the finest first-person shooter ever made... this sequel is often called better than the first game.
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Half-Life 2: Ravenholm emerges in new documentary footage
News What it was and why it was canceled
Why virtual reality makes sense for Half-Life: Alyx
Feature Closely absorbing you in a detailed, manipulable world is core to the Half-Life experience
All Half-Life games are free on Steam for the next two months
news Here's an easy way to catch up on the storied series
Prepare for Half-Life: Alyx with Half-Life 1 and 2 for $1 each
News Half-Life 1 and 2 are now a dollar each on Steam
The making of Half-Life 2: Valve takes us behind the scenes of its narrative masterpiece
Feature Gabe Newell, Marc Laidlaw, and more sit down with Edge Magazine for a behind the scenes exploration of Half-Life 2
Half-Life: Alyx, a VR successor to Half-Life 2, could be announced very soon
News Gordon Bennett! Half-Life: Alyx is reported to be announced by Valve at The Game Awards 2019
Five years later, Valve finally fixes Half-Life 2's non-blinking NPC issue
news There wasn't a dry eye in the house
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How Half-Life 2 set (still unbettered) standards for video game story-telling, with a hero who never says a word
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Half-Life 3: Ex-Valve writer shares 'fan fiction' that's as close as we'll get to a Episode 2 sequel
News Former Valve writer Marc Laidlaw shares his vision for Half-Life 3 which would have tied up (most) of the series' loose ends
