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Changes at Valve; VR Abandoned, Half-Life 3 Possible, Steam Deck First

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

Changes at Valve; VR Abandoned, Half-Life 3 Possible, Steam Deck First
Half-Life 2 With New Features and Fixes for „Perennial” Bugs; Valve Refreshes Game for Steam Deck

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 With New Features and Fixes for „Perennial” Bugs; Valve Refreshes Game for Steam Deck
Half-Life 2 Gets a Fan-made Remaster With Valve's Blessing

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 2 Gets a Fan-made Remaster With Valve's Blessing
Half-Life: Alyx No VR Mod Shapes Up Nicely

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

Half-Life: Alyx No VR Mod Shapes Up Nicely
Rumor Suggests Two New Half-Life Games From Valve

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

Rumor Suggests Two New Half-Life Games From Valve
Half-Life: Alyx Ends the Franchise's 'Narrative Limbo'

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: Alyx Ends the Franchise's 'Narrative Limbo'
Half-Life 2 Lambda Wars Released. Here's How You Battle the Combine in RTS

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

Half-Life 2 Lambda Wars Released. Here's How You Battle the Combine in RTS
Black Mesa: Blue Shift - Half-Life: Blue Shift Remake in the Works

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

Black Mesa: Blue Shift - Half-Life: Blue Shift Remake in the Works
Gabe Newell Confirms Valve is Working on New Games

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

Gabe Newell Confirms Valve is Working on New Games
Valve Looks For Psychologist to Help Make More Games Like Half-Life: Alyx

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

Valve Looks For Psychologist to Help Make More Games Like Half-Life: Alyx
Gabe Newell Kept His Word and Sent Gnome Chompski Into Space

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

Gabe Newell Kept His Word and Sent Gnome Chompski Into Space
Black Mesa Reaches End of Development With Definitive Edition

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

Black Mesa Reaches End of Development With Definitive Edition
Gabe Newell Will Send Half-Life 2 Gnome Into Space

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

Gabe Newell Will Send Half-Life 2 Gnome Into Space
Valve Worked on Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3 and an RPG

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

Valve Worked on Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3 and an RPG

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

Half-Life Alyx Boosted Popularity of VR on Steam for Good

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

New Mod Improves Half-Life: Alyx Gameplay Without VR Goggles
We Got to Know Why Half-Life 2 Episode 4 Got Canceled

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

We Got to Know Why Half-Life 2 Episode 4 Got Canceled

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 2: Episode 4 - New Glimpse on Arkane's Canceled Game

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

Half-Life: Alyx Responsible for Record Increase of VR Users

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

Valve Prioritizes Editor for Half-Life: Alyx