Half-Life 2

Description
Players once again pick up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust... [ more ]

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Consoles
PC / Xbox / PlayStation 3

Release Date
November 16, 2004

ON THE WEB

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All Half-Life games 55.8 percent off this weekend on Steam

And no . . . that headline isn't a typo. Apparently Half-Life's central hero Gordon Freeman was named the "All Time Greatest Game Hero" by the readers of Gamespot. Freeman got the win with 55.8 percent of the reader's votes. So Half-Life's...

Ico developer digs Half-Life 2, interested in making 'first-person games'

Though the Japanese aren't exactly known for their love affair with first-person shooters, Team Ico director Fumito Ueda can name at least one that he digs: Half-Life 2. Speaking to G4TV (through a translator), Ueda named the Valve-developed...

Dude replaces Half-Life 2 sound effects with own voice

Behind the scenes at Joystiq, we have a lot of news we want to get to every day, and some stories just don't make the cut. We just want to take a moment to apologize to whatever story gets bumped so we can write about this particular item. If...

The Half-Life 2 human voice mod is either odd or sheer genius

Half-Life 2 may be approaching its 5th anniversary but the Valve created first person shooter can still inspire mod makers to create some . . . interesting and even original modifications for the game. The latest such mod that has generated buzz...

Steam deal puts Half-Life in the spotlight

TEST Filed under: Downloads

If you are one of the people who has not played a Half-Life game, now is your chance to pick them all up for exceedingly cheap. Steam's weekend deal is all about Half-Life, with every game with Half-Life in the title be...

Half-Life 2: Episode 3 to include deaf character?

TEST Filed under: Downloads, FPS

Trying to get info on what's happening with Half-Life 2: Episode 3 is kind of like getting stones to bleed red blood. However a new YouTube video, created and uploaded by Samuel Sandoval, managed to get a few...

Valve researching sign language for use in Half-Life 2: Episode 3

Valve's Gabe Newell appears to have recently conducted a focus group with deaf individuals in order to learn more about sign language and how it can be applied to games, notably the upcoming Half-Life 2: Episode 3. Why? To help develop Alyx's...

Novint Falcon controller support added to The Orange Box

TEST Filed under: Hardware, FPS, Left 4 Dead Series, Team Fortress 2

It took much longer than previously announced but today Valve revealed that they have added support via Steam for the Novint Falcon PC game controller to all of the games in...

Valve's Gabe Newell still not talking Episode 3

Half-Life 2 developer Valve Software is remaining unsurprisingly cagey in conversations about Half-Life 2: Episode 3. Speaking with G4, the company's managing director Gabe Newell said, "There are very good reasons why we're not talking about...

Valve: There are "very good reasons" for lack of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 info

Valve revealed their plans for Left 4 Dead 2 at E3 2009 last week and while many fans of the original game are still upset about the move (despite Valve saying many, many times that they still plan to support and update Left 4 Dead 1). But what...