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Changes at Valve; VR Abandoned, Half-Life 3 Possible, Steam Deck First
Well-informed youtuber Tyler McVicker has reported on what's happening at Valve. The company is said to be moving away from VR, a small group of developers are trying to start work on Half-Life 3, and Project Citadel has turned into a demonstration of Steam Deck's capabilities.
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Adrian Werner
November 28, 2021
Half-Life 2 With New Features and Fixes for „Perennial” Bugs; Valve Refreshes Game for Steam Deck
Valve has released a beta of an update for Half-Life 2. The new patch was designed for the Steam Deck, but with a lot of improvements that fans have been asking for for years.
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Adrian Werner
October 20, 2021
Half-Life 2 Gets a Fan-made Remaster With Valve's Blessing
Half-Life 3 is still a meme, but there's a chance for the series to return in a different form. If recent reports are to be believed, Valve has given its blessing to the developers of Half-Life 2: Update to create a collection of remasters of the second installment.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 30, 2021
Half-Life: Alyx No VR Mod Shapes Up Nicely
Playing Half-Life: Alyx without VR goggles around the launch was possible, but the experience left a lot to be desired. However, the modders did not stop working and now the option looks pretty good.
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Hubert Sledziewski
April 14, 2021
Rumor Suggests Two New Half-Life Games From Valve
Reports appeared on the web, suggesting Valve Software is working on not one, but as many as two follow-ups to the shooter series Half-Life. One of the games is to be created with VR goggles in mind, just like Half-Life: Alyx.
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Bart Swiatek
March 30, 2021
Half-Life: Alyx Ends the Franchise's 'Narrative Limbo'
Valve Software's Robert Walker spoken out on the ending of Half-Life: Alyx. The game's lead designer claims that the developers wanted to get fans of the series out of the „narrative limbo” they've been stuck in for the past several years.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 25, 2021
Half-Life 2 Lambda Wars Released. Here's How You Battle the Combine in RTS
Half-Life 3 remains a myth, but we still have an excuse to return to the series. What excude, you ask? Well, version 1.0 of the free mod Lambda Wars was release on Steam.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 22, 2021
Black Mesa: Blue Shift - Half-Life: Blue Shift Remake in the Works
A team of experienced modders is creating a remake of the second story expansion for the original Half-Life. The project is being created as a mod for Black Mesa, released last March, and will build on its foundations.
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February 19, 2021
Gabe Newell Confirms Valve is Working on New Games
Gabe Newell announced that Valve is working on several new games. Half-Life: Alyx was supposed to reignite the enthusiasm of company's employees to create single player titles.
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Adrian Werner
January 21, 2021
Valve Looks For Psychologist to Help Make More Games Like Half-Life: Alyx
A qualified psychologist urgently wanted at Valve! Among other things, to lend his/her expertise in the creation of even deeper next-gen gaming experiences.
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Karol Laska
January 5, 2021
Gabe Newell Kept His Word and Sent Gnome Chompski Into Space
One of the achievements in Half-Life 2: Episode Two has become reality. A gome called „Chompski” was sent into space aboard the Electron rocket, while collecting money for charity.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
November 25, 2020
Black Mesa Reaches End of Development With Definitive Edition
The Definitive Edition patch for Black Mesa has been released. It brings many improvements and is the last big update for Half-Life's remake project.
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Adrian Werner
November 25, 2020
Gabe Newell Will Send Half-Life 2 Gnome Into Space
Valve's CEO Gabe Newell plans to send a replica of Gnome Chompsky from Half-Life 2: Episode Two into space. The launch of the rocket will be a charity event aimed at raising money for one of the hospitals in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Bart Swiatek
November 3, 2020
Valve Worked on Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3 and an RPG
Valve Software has worked on several games that have never been completed. These include Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, and an RPG that hasn't even got a title.
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Bart Swiatek
July 10, 2020
Half-Life Alyx Boosted Popularity of VR on Steam for Good
Turns out the rise in popularity of VR caused by Half-Life: Alyx wasn't short-lived. May was a record month in terms of the share of VR owners among Steam users.
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Adrian Werner
June 3, 2020
New Mod Improves Half-Life: Alyx Gameplay Without VR Goggles
Half-Life: Alyx is becoming more playable without VR goggles. All thanks to the latest mod, called Pancake FPS Starter Kit.
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Darius Matusiak
May 31, 2020
We Got to Know Why Half-Life 2 Episode 4 Got Canceled
Arkane revealed the reasons for the cancelation of Half-Life 2: Episode 4, also known as Ravenholm. The list includes the credit crisis and Left 4 Dead.
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Adrian Werner
May 29, 2020
Half-Life 2: Episode 4 - New Glimpse on Arkane's Canceled Game
Noclip channel has published teasers for its next project. Among the animations advertising the documentary about the history of Arkane Studios, there was an unpublished fragment of the canceled Half-Life 2: Episode 4.
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Jacob Blazewicz
May 22, 2020
Half-Life: Alyx Responsible for Record Increase of VR Users
In April, 950,000 more Steam users used VR goggles than a month before. VR is breaking popularity records on Valve's platform, which is probably related to the recent release of Half-Life: Alyx.
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Bart Swiatek
May 4, 2020
Valve Prioritizes Editor for Half-Life: Alyx
Valve Software's developers have announced that their priority is now to provide a level editor for Half-Life: Alyx. Unfortunately, they are unable to say when this will happen for now, but we should get more information soon.
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Bart Swiatek
April 1, 2020