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Rate Review: Left 4 Dead 2

Original at Joystiq external link    Fri, Nov 20

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By Christopher Grant When Valve announced Left 4 Dead 2 during Microsoft's E3 2009 press conference -- less than seven months after the release of the award-winning original -- gamers were, perhaps rightfully, shocked. This was the same Valve that spent nearly ten years iterating on Team Fortress 2 and whose...

Rate Castlevania Half-Life 2 mod brings Belmont to the Source

Original at Joystiq external link    Sun, Nov 15

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By Griffin McElroy Machinima.com user (and assumed Source engine guru) m0rtanius recently made a 3D adaptation of the first level of Castlevania, which you can view in the video after the jump. Before you pass judgment on this mod, we suggest you view this clip from Castlevania 64.

Rate Dino D-Day: Dinosaurs And Nazi's, Living Together, Mass Hysteria

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Nov 13

By Mike Fahey Digital Ranch Interactive is releasing a full Dino D-Day game onto Steam in 2010, but you can get an early taste of the twisted World War II dinosaur action right now, courtesy of a Half-Life 2 mod preview of sorts. You step into the shoes of Sgt. Jack Hardgrave, a renowned paleontologist who t...

Year 2009

 

Rate Games To Play Before You Die - Part 3

Original at Techtree.com external link    Fri, Sep 18

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Let's start with the best FPS games ever made, Half Life and Half Life 2. Valve's masterpieces deserves a mention in every list, as the gameplay and plot ...

Rate Half-Life, Portal scribes detail the Valve process

Original at GameSpot external link    Wed, Sep 16

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Gamasutra When he joined Valve during development of Half-Life, Laidlaw said his biggest contribution was simply in assuring the team that the problem was both common ... GDC Austin: Half-Life, Portal Scribes Talk Writing ProcessGamasutra

Rate Research and Development: Media Release

Original at Life Gaming.com external link    Sun, Aug 23

By www.hlgaming.com - We have Cookies I'm not the type of person who enjoys sitting down and spending time for what is simply a Half-Life 2 map pack, most will need more than just a few kill rooms to tickle my fancy, but RnD does a fantastic job of putting the focus off combat and taking what Half-Life 2 promised from the beginning a...

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Review

Original at terminalgamer.com external link    Mon, Jul 6

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By geoffcalver Half Life 2: Episode Two begins right where Episode 1 left off. The Citadel has come crashing to the ground, City 17 is in ruins, and your train out of dodge has derailed. You awake to find Alyx outside, thankful you’re alive. She helps you out using the Gravity Gun, and thus begins your mission.

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Review

Original at gamenirvana (WordPress) external link    Mon, Jul 6

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By geoffcalver Half Life 2: Episode Two begins right where Episode 1 left off. The Citadel has come crashing to the ground, City 17 is in ruins, and your train out of dodge has derailed. You awake to find Alyx outside, thankful you’re alive. She helps you out using the Gravity Gun, and thus begins your mission.

Rate Half Life 2: Episode 2 TrailerVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at GameSpot external link    Wed, May 20    1 related articles

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A new trailer of Episode 2. Warning: May contain coolness and mindblowing awesomeness....Also Dog fighting a Strider. www.gamespot.com

Rate Fortress Forever - DustbowlVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at GameSpot external link    Wed, May 20

The developers of the Half-Life 2 mod Fortress Forever present their version of the famous Team Fortress Classic map Dustbowl. For more ... www.gamespot.com

Rate Half-Life: Ten years later, it's still revolutionary.

Original at joystickcafe (WordPress) external link    Thu, May 14

By Brandon All in all, however, my faults with the game play is a result of my preferences, not any glaring flaws.  Be it 2009 or 1998, Half-Life is a work of genius.  Portal remains Valve’s true masterpiece, but Half-Life is certainly something of which they should always be proud.

Rate How To: World Creation - Episode 1 by MijaWinVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at it.truveo.com external link    Mon, Mar 30

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In this tutorial learn the fundimentals of the Source SDK and make a textured box room in Hammer and begin making your own levels in Half Life 2 ... it.truveo.com

Rate How to Get, Install, and Play portal_playground_v1Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Mar 8

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By rss@youtube.com (NightbringerMinion) Keywords: Portal PRTL Skins Maps Map Skin Half-Life Orange Box Epic Sandbox Cool Experiment tutorial how to use portal playground v1 awesome sauce video made so you will all leave me alone about it heres the map OB Engine Cube Guns Cubemaps noclip cheats console

Rate How To: Half - Life on PSPVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Jan 25

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By rss@youtube.com (Neomatrix125) How to get Half - Life 1 on PSP Files: HL.zip (Half life Kurok Mod) http://postdownload.filefront.com/12088502//96bc14fb4502f146edadfac79f96977078afcf9864b1646f81515e7f3aa7d4b477b6d2303d33da37 Kurok: http://www.bladebattles.com/kurok/files.html Just put hl in ms0:/PSP...

Rate Opinion: Wertzone Classics: Half-Life 2

Original at The Wertzone external link    Sat, Jan 24

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By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) Half-Life 2 (****½) is no longer available as a solo game in the UK, but only as part of The Orange Box, alongside Episode One, Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and the spectacular Portal. This package, available for the PC, X-Box 360 and PlayStation 3, is well-recommended. The game is still avai...

Rate Half-Life 2's Graphics Dragged Kicking & Screaming Into 2009 [Mods]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Jan 8

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By Luke Plunkett While FakeFactory goes a step too far in adding new character models - that look downright awful - those technical tweaks ("before" & "after" comparison clip below) are still enough to get me digging around looking for my copy of Half-Life 2.

Rate Valve Tried to Trick Half Life 2 Hacker Into Fake Job Interview

Original at Wired News external link    Wed, Nov 19

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By Kevin Poulsen In September 2003, the source code for the much-anticipated Half Life 2game turned up online, and Valve's managing director, Gabe Newell, revealed that the company's network had been breached. In a postto the company's web forum, Newell asked for gamer's assistance in finding the hack...

Rate Half-Life 2 Review & Other Tid-bits by LosDaddie

Original at TV.com external link    Mon, Oct 13

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Anyway, here is why you should play HL2 if you haven't already:Gameplay: VALVe shows why it is one of the best FPS developers in the industry. A very "refined" FPS experience with great pacing & tight controls.Audio: Superb audio design. My Dolby Digtial 5.1 system got a nice work-out wit...

Rate Patch: Eternal_Silence_v3.0_to_v3.1_Beta_Client

Original at SPAWNPOINT.COM external link    Mon, Jun 23

This is the newly released patch for the popular Half-Life 2 mod Eternal Silence that will bring your game client from version 3.0 to version 3.1. It fixes the gameplay and balance problems uncovered in 3.0 and is certainly a must have update.

Rate Patch: Team Fortress 2 update now live - Play.tm

Original at Ferrago external link    Wed, Apr 30

Team Fortress 2 update now live Play.tm, UK - Apr 30, 2008 Since Valve released Team Fortress Classic nine years ago this month as a free add-on for Half-Life owners, Valve has continuously looked for new ways to ...

Rate HALF-LIFE DEATHMATCH -TEXTURE FIX+PATCH 1 3 - games game fixes patches

Original at Torrentz external link    Sun, Mar 30

Rate Podcast: PCGP Episode #157: PC-Dog Billionaire

Original at PC Gamer Podcast external link    Thu, Mar 27

By jeremy@pcgamerpodcast.com (PC Gamer Magazine) On this weeks show we recount what it was like to discover Half-Life 10 years ago. Then we find out how strong an industry we the PC can be. Also, the editors give their Wotlk, L4D, and Fallout 3 impressions, answer a few listener questions and more.

Rate Fanfiction: HALF LIFE: FULL LIFE CONSEQUENCES

Original at hangmen13 (Blogspot) external link    Sun, Feb 24

By Hangmen Most epic Half Life fanfic ever written. Technorati tags: 2007, Blog, Comedy, Fanfiction, Hangmen, Humor, Internet, Parody, Retarded, Superior Internet Content, Weblog, Youtube. John Freeman who was Gordon Freemans brother was one day in an office typing on a computer. He got an email f...

Rate Patch: Zombie Panic: Source 1.21b Update Awakens

Original at Kotaku Australia external link    Mon, Feb 18

Everyone's favourite* Half-Life 2 zombie mod has just received a new update, just two days after the previous one. There's no mention of what 1.21b fixes, but if you plan on playing the survival horror mod online, you'll have no choice but to update. If missed the 1.2b patch released on Feb 16, i...

Rate How To: Half Life 2 Mods For Dummies

Original at KnowFree v1.0 external link    Tue, Jan 8    3 related articles

By tech-geek How cool would it be to build your own levels and customized weapons for Half-Life 2? This book will get you ready to mod so you can enjoy the ultimate gaming experience. You'll find out how to create your own maps, strategically place ...

Rate Counter Strike 1.6 v2.8 - DigitalZone (Non-Steam, Patch Included)

Original at SoftArchive.NET external link    Fri, Jan 4

Includes Half-Life Multiplayer, Counterstrike Mod (play as terrorists or counter-terrorists), Team Fortress Classic (think WW2 live!), Opposing Force Multiplayer (adds marines and new equipment of Half-Life MP), and the best fan-created ...

Year 2007

 

Rate How to Play Half-Life 2 on Ubuntu

Original at UbuntuHQ external link    Thu, Dec 27    3 related articles

Today's guide will teach you, step-by-step, how to install and play Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2 (all part of the grandiose Orange Box) on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon). ...

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode 2

Original at The Wertzone external link    Tue, Dec 25

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By Adam Whitehead The game is currently available on the PC in the UK and USA, the X-Box 360 in the UK and USA, and the PlayStation 3 in the UK and USA as part of The Orange Box, which also includes Portal and Team Fortress 2 plus Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode 1.

Rate Opinion: Half-Life: Blue Shift - Completed

Original at Economy of Effort external link    Sat, Dec 8

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By *Legion* Next up is Gearbox’s little-known third Half-Life expansion, Decay. While Decay was only officially released as an added chapter to the PlayStation 2 port of Half-Life, a mod team has been hard at work porting it to the PC (I previously stated on this blog that the mod was a Source-engine mo...

Rate The Orange Box (PS3) Impressions: Volume Three [Playstation 3]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Dec 3

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By Michael McWhertor Playing through all parts of Valve's The Orange Box for the PlayStation 3--a port handled externally by EA UK--I've experienced quite a ride. I've played through Episode Two, a surprisingly long and enjoyable continuation of the Half-Life 2 story, and revisited Episode One, a game much...

Rate Ten Years Ago: Half-Life Writer Marc Laidlaw [Cyberpunktastic]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Nov 20

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By Simon Carless What's your job on 'Half-Life' currently entail? Half-Life will rule because... Lo and behold, what an embarrassment of riches, including Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, Day Of Defeat, and many more.] What's the part of Half-Life that you're most proud of thinking up/designing?

Rate Half Life 2 Episode Two Patch FR Fix www unlimited tracker net - games windows

Original at Torrentz external link    Thu, Nov 1

Rate Xbox 360's Team Fortress 2 patch update available on XBL

Original at Qj.net external link    Mon, Oct 29

By Glen D. On a side note, The Orange Box PC version owners have not reported any trouble with their version of Team Fortress 2. The Orange Box also includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Portal.

Rate How To: Portal's portals in Half-Life 2

Original at CS external link    Thu, Oct 18

Aching for a little Portal action in Half-Life 2? Well, you shall ache no longer! Thanks to the kind souls at Primotech, you now have detailed instructions on how to add Portal's portal ability to Half-Life 2! ...

Rate Patch: Valve hurries to fix The Orange Box lag issues in XBL

Original at Qj.net external link    Tue, Oct 16

By Glen D. Here's hoping that the new The Orange Box patch arrives soon from Valve. In the meantime, you can enjoy other aspects of the wonderful trifecta that features Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Portal along with Team Fortress 2.

Rate How To: Portal Gun in Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Map

Original at Gaming Today external link    Tue, Oct 16

By Chris You can see in the video above – complete with Radiohead music – a tutorial of how to get the Half-Life 2 Deathmatch map Overwatch into Portal and how to spawn a portal gun. While it’s still a long way from playing with others, ...

Rate How To: Portal Multiplayer, Maybe

Original at Rock, Paper, Shotgun external link    Tue, Oct 16

By Alec Meer Matt Malesky sends the below short tutorial video he’s made of how to get the Portal gun up and running in Half-Life 2 Deathmatch maps. No actual multiplay yet (update - some commentators on this piece hold that this may not ultimately ...

Rate Podcast: Episode 30

Original at Inside Mac Games external link    Fri, Oct 12

Bungie and Microsoft get divorced, Valve Interview Explores Why There Is No Mac Half-Life, FIFA 08 Heading To Mac?, UT3 PC specs released, No UT3 editor for mac?, CMR Mac date "announced".

Rate Valve's Orange Box bundle goes gold

Original at The Tech Report, LLC external link    Thu, Sep 27

The Orange Box game bundle that will include Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal, as well as Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One, has gone gold, Shacknews reports. The site has received official confirmation from ...

Rate Free Half-Life 2 games via Steam for ATI Radeon owners

Original at Joystiq external link    Wed, May 30

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By John Bardinelli In a brilliantly concocted promotion, Valve announced today that owners of ATI Radeon graphics cards can score a handful of free games via Steam. Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch are among the freebies, and the promotion includes discounts on other games as well. In add...

Rate Games - Half-Life 1.5 + CounterStrike 1.5 + HL 1.1.1.0 Patch

Original at Demonoid external link    Thu, Feb 1

Category: Games Subcategory: Windows Quality: Full Game Language: English Uploaded by: macboy9000 Size: 1001.86 MB.

Year 2006

 

Rate Source Engine 360 Now Available

Original at Ve3d.com external link    Mon, Oct 16

Source, the technology that powered Valve's Half-Life® 2, is already the benchmark game technology on Microsoft's Windows platform, offering state of the art performance in graphics, networking, artificial intelligence, physics simulation and more.

Rate Valve offers Source for 360

Original at GameSpot external link    Mon, Oct 16

Version of Half-Life 2 engine optimized for Microsoft's console now available as developer middleware.

Rate Valve Evaluating Future of Episodic Content

Original at GameDAILY BIZ external link    Tue, Oct 3

 - Oct 3, 2006 Valve's Gabe Newell (right) says he's looking to evaluate how Half-Life 2's episodic content has been received before going past Ep. III. ...

Rate Opinion: Half Life 2's Developer Commentary

Original at Waxy.org external link    Tue, Sep 5

There have been a couple earlier attempts at in-game commentary, most notably the "Developer's Cut" of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004), a game that sounds awful but is widely considered one of the best modern first-person shooters. Valve was clearly inspired b...

Rate PC Game Review: Half-Life 2 - Episode 1

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, Jun 2

By Armin Siljkovic Half Life 2 has sold millions of copies and won countless awards for its excellent achievement in creating a cinematic gaming experience. The official sequel, Episode 1, used to be called "Aftermath," but developer Valve chose to split it up in three Episodes, released over two years. The...

Rate PC Game Review: SiN Episode 1 - Emergence

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, May 21

By Armin Siljkovic The original SiN game came out at about the same time as Half Life, in 1997. And as Half Life stole all the attention, not much was left for SiN, witch was a mediocre game, all things considered. Now the first of several episodes has been released via Steam, and sports a few hours of game play for r...

Rate re: Half-Life 2 Review

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Tue, Mar 21

By Loki I still don't get the story. You move from A to B, everybody seems to know Freeman but Freeman can't say a word the whole damn game. Doom had at least a sound when you tried to press the open-door key in a wall or were getting hit. Freeman is voiceless.

Year 2004

 

Rate How to level design for Half-Life 2

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Dec 10

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By Brian Crecente In an effort to prevent further dog shit Half-Life 2 maps, Leak Free has come up with a guide to good level design. The online tutorial includes to basic introductions to level design, a walk-through for making a two room, one hall map (that s about my level of ability) and how to create a sunse...

Rate A Hanselman Review: Doom 3 vs. FarCry vs. Half-Life 2 vs. Halo 2

Original at ComputerZen.com - Scott Hanselman's Weblog external link    Sun, Nov 21

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Multiplayer Rank Game My Thoughts 1 Half-Life 2 Great graphics, great puzzles, great story, great feel, great experience. Steam rocks with auto-updates and patching. My favorite and the ultimate FPS PC game so far. 2 Halo 2 Unparalleled totally seamless multiplayer with up to 16 folks tra...

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