You can now play the Half-Life games for free on Steam. However, the offer stands for a limited time only. Essentially, Valve is offering the previous games in the series for free before the release of the next game in the series, titled Half-Life: Alyx. Preparing for the Release of ...
In order to celebrate the impending release of Half-Life: Alyx in March, Valve has made every main Half-Life game in franchise history free to play on Steam from now through the day the VR title launches. You won’t actually own these games (unless you buy them), but you can add ...
While many were hoping the next official game would be the infamousHalf-Life 3, what we got instead was the virtual reality (VR) exclusiveHalf-Life: Alyx. Being one of, if not the best, made-for-VR games released, the potential for mods is nearly limitless. The game itself is only a...
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Half-Life 2, we are sorry you are still waiting to play,” the developerwrote on November 13, 2004. “This is not Valve's choice. Vivendi is insisting that the game has not yet been released, and has threatened that Valve would be in violation of its contract if we activate theHa...
It makes next to no sense, but that's OK. Death Stranding is an indulgent mood piece first and an excellent hiking and delivery game second. Andy Kelly puts it nicely in his review: "Some jobs seem impossible. Standing at the foot of a mountain, snow whipping at its peaks, fragile ...
When it comes to cutesy farming simulators, nothing yet seems to come close to the popularity of Stardew Valley, a game that could be called the epitome of coziness. Whether you just want to harvest your crops and lead a simple life, cultivate a blossoming romance with the man or woman of...
Half-Life 2 may end up being all those things--a huge success, an agent of change, and a sign of where games are going next. But behind the flashy graphics and the visceral first-person shooter gameplay is the story of what it took to bring this ambitious game to life. For the 84...
While you can play the game solo, it's during the multiplayer mode that this title comes to life. Racing through the gorey map, laughing in terror as Mother Gooseberry hunts you down and strategically completing objectives together is hours upon hours of fun. For more information, check out ...
14. Half-Life: Alyx Valve’s first Half-Life game in 13 years reminded us of the signature innovation that’s made this series so special, and why its return was so anticipated. Just as the first Half-Life proved you could tell a compelling story in a first-person game without taking ...