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The Latest Breaking News from Gordon Freeman

Former Valve exec says the company struggled to sell Half-Life until coming up with the ultimate 'one simple trick' of marketing manoeuvres: slapping a 'Game of the Year' sticker on the box

"Okay, so you've done the game. Now what happens?"

PC Gamer

Gordon Freeman joins a retro pandimensional deathmatch in crossover mod Quake Champions Classic

Joining the likes of Duke Nukem, Commander Keen and the guy from Dusk.

PC Gamer

If you missed it over the holidays, this noir Half-Life 2 mod turns you into a hardboiled detective in Prohibition-era Chicago

The Burton Equation is full of fedoras, Tommy guns, and, oh yeah, time travel.

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A speedrunner just beat Need for Speed: Most Wanted's world record by 90 minutes - by using Half-Life's Gordon Freeman instead of a car

Words fail me...

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‘We don’t go to Ravenholm’: the story behind Half-Life 2’s most iconic level

On the 20th anniversary of the seminal game, we look back at the extraordinary moment where sci-fi dystopia turned into tense and terrifying body horror

The Guardian - UK

Is Half-Life 3 actually going to happen?! New rumors suggest it finally could

A leaked actor’s profile page detailed a Valve title named ‘Project White Sands’ and some believe it could be the mythical Half-Life 3.

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Great moments in PC gaming: That time Valve released three new games on the same day

The Orange Box was a true anomaly.

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Abiotic Factor, a 6-player survival game where you're scientists in a paranormal lab, is rising up Steam's top-sellers chart

Hero of the universe Gordon Freeman? Not this time. In Abiotic Factor, you're one of the lab-coat-wearing nerds in the background.

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Team Fortress 2's latest silly business sees the game crashing because it thought players were Gordon Freeman

Gordon is the 10th class, spread the word.

PC Gamer

I just saw what Half-Life 2 should look like in 2024, and I've changed my mind about Nvidia’s RTX Remix tool

Omniverse is still a terrible name, but RTX Remix is extremely cool - so I’m no longer hating on Nvidia’s magical game remake tool.

TechRadar

The Half-Life vibes are intense in the free Steam demo for co-op survival game Abiotic Factor

And you're even better than Gordon Freeman because you'll actually use your brain for science.

PC Gamer

25 Years Ago, A Revolutionary First-Person Shooter Permanently Altered The DNA of Video Games

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Valve just made Half-Life free and put out a massive update with cut content and an hour-long 'making of' documentary

Happy birthday, Half-Life!

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Half-Life 3: The complete history of the greatest game never made

The rumours, rhetoric, and running out of hope.

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Politicians urge probes into community councillors over far-right link allegations

MSP Angela Constance promised to raise the issue of Simon Crane’s membership of East Calder community council.

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Half-Life 2 fans praise fan-made prequel set in Combine rebellion years before Gordon Freeman shows up

"Very impressive mod with a fresh setting, but stays true to the core gameplay loop of Half-Life 2"

PC Gamer

Half-Life is a twin-stick roguelike in this Valve-approved mod, and you can try it now

While the demo doesn't feature much in the way of roguelike elements, it still shows potential

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Half-Life 3: news and rumors for Valve's elusive beast

Will we ever get to play Half-Life 3 or will Gabe just keep tormenting us with hats?

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Half-Life 2: Episode Two is now completely playable in VR thanks to a mod

See those hunters up close and personal.

The Guardian - UK

Ten great games about alien invasion

Whether battling sophisticated civilisations, avoiding anal probes or shooting up monsters in Grimsby, here are the best games where you, and only you, can save the planet

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The 25 best FPS games to play in 2025

Shoot sharp in the best FPS games of all time, from Half-Life to Halo 2

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The best video game Easter Eggs for happy hunters

From Helldivers 2 to The Witcher 3 here's the 25 best video game Easter Eggs to keep an eye out for

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The 25 best heroes in games of all time

Of all the video game heroes we've come to know and love, here are the top 25 most memorable

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