Valve leads considered making a "mediocre" game before Half-Life to build the team up, but original marketing exec said "if you do that, the company will fail"
"I told Gabe that I thought the only way that Half-Life was really going to work was if it was named Game of the Year" ...
Half-Life 2 RTX is struggling on Steam, as players face performance woes
The free Half-Life 2 RTX demo overhauls the classic FPS from Deadlock and Portal 2 creator Valve, but Steam players are ...
Valve literally gives Half-Life away now, but 27 years ago it was carefully crushing its angry pirates: "None of them had actually bought the game"
Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love Issues delivered straight to your door or device Half-Life is $2 on ...
Major Half-Life 2 Visual Update Makes The Game Feel Brand New
Today, the demo version of Half-Life RTX developed by Orbifold Studios has been made available on Steam. This game's iconic ...
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Half-Life 3 is allegedly being playtested at Valve – please don’t give me hope
Valve is said to be testing the long-awaited Half-Life 3, giving fans hope that the game might actually release.
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The Dramatic Half-Life Deal That Altered The Fate Of Valve Forever
The terms of the deal, Harrington said, was that Valve would fund all but $1 million of the development costs of Half-Life's ...
Brutal and bleak, one of the best new FPS games of 2025 is here, and it costs $3
Doom, Duke Nukem, and the nastiest boomer shooters of all time all inspire a new FPS game with great Steam reviews, and a ...
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Half-Life 2 RTX demo has launched on Steam
Half-Life 2 RTX now has a demo available on Steam for those of you who want to check out what Orbifold Studios have done to the Valve classic with ray tracing.
Steam's DRM was inspired by an exec's nephew and his trusty CD burner
Harrington has a somewhat contentious relationship with Valve's origin story. In 2024, she said that her name had been erased ...
The Half-Life 2 RTX demo is out now and well worth a go… if your graphics card can take it
Head over to the Half-Life 2 RTX steam page and it's available to download. Once in, you can play through Ravenholm, and if ...
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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is Now Five Years Old. What’s Next for Valve in VR?
Alyx reshaped expectations for VR gaming, Valve remains a quiet yet critical force in the industry. Despite little fanfare, ...