Soon you'll be able to don Gordon Freeman's HEV suit in full ray-traced glory, smashing your trusty crowbar into headcrabs with realistic shadows and reflections, as Nvidia has just announced that a ...

Given that it was such a genre-defining game, Valve had been surprisingly hushed this week despite it being the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2. Consider that silence well and truly broken now, as it ...

Half-Life 2 is now free to own until November 18 as part of the game's 20th Anniversary update. Episode One and Two have also ...

To celebrate the 20th anniversary, Valve got the original Half-Life 2 development team back together to bring some much-needed updates to the game, with the game now being free for the weekend in ...

At GDC 2025, Nvidia shared a progress update on the Half-Life 2 RTX mod, and part of that was an announcement that a free demo of the visually-overhauled title was coming on March 18. That day has ...

What just happened? Valve is celebrating Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary with a massive update, a temporary free giveaway of the full game, and a bundle including the two episodic expansions and new ...

What just happened? In 2017, former Half-Life series writer Marc Laidlaw published a thinly veiled draft of what would have been Half-Life 2: Episode 3's plot. Although Laidlaw's departure from Valve ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Twenty years ago this month, Valve released Half-Life 2. The company is celebrating the anniversary with a 20th anniversary update that includes new ...

The surprise update includes a full commentary track for the base game, significant graphical and gameplay updates, and a whole lot more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Half-Life 2 crossed its 20th anniversary this last week, and Valve didn’t let it pass by quietly. Not only did Valve put out a new update for Half-Life 2 that brought some long-awaited quality-of-life ...

Valve is honoring the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2 with a celebration that includes a brand-new two-hour documentary, a developer commentary update, and more. The studio updated fans on the ...