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Videos

May of 2009

 

Rate Video: Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Interview 1 [PC PlayStation 3 ...Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Sat, May 30

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Get the inside story on Team Fortress 2 in this exclusive interview! www.truveo.com

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Half-Life 1 Anthology is the award winning games Half Life 1, Opposing Force, Blue Shift, and Team Fortress Classic. Undoubtedly one of the most ... www.truveo.com

Year 2009

 

Rate Half-Life 2: The Black Box (Episode Two) Video Trailer [PC]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Thu, Apr 9

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Half-Life 2: The Black Box includes three games: Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. www.truveo.com

Rate Video: Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Interview [PC PlayStat...

Original at AOL Video external link    Sun, Apr 5

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Get the inside story on Team Fortress 2 in this exclusive interview! video.aol.com

Rate Video: Black Mesa Source Trailer by neoka28

Original at AOL Video external link    Tue, Mar 17

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Black Mesa (formerly Black Mesa: Source) is a Half-Life 2 total conversion remaking VALVe Software's award-winning PC game, Half-Life. Utilizing ... video.aol.com

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Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Mar 10

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By rss@youtube.com (VGcomedy) Author: VGcomedy Keywords: Half Life Barrel Baby Explorer Game for the Computer PC Added: March 10, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Feb 21

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By rss@youtube.com (L3D0) From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters. Set in the immediate aftermat...

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode Two Videos (PC) - GC 2007: The Advisor

Original at AOL Video external link    Tue, Feb 17

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Rate The Music of Video Games [450] Half-LifeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 16

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By rss@youtube.com (garudoh) Entry 450 in an on-going video series that offers a selection of musical tracks from various titles throughout gaming's history. Half-Life Year: 1998 Platform: PC Developer: Valve Software Publisher: Sierra On-Line Inc. Video source: Speeddemosarchive.com For more info on the game, f...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Feb 14

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By rss@youtube.com (FiveSevenTactical) Author: FiveSevenTactical Keywords: PC Games MusicVid Crysis World In Conflict Spore GTA IV Half-Life 2 Episode 2 F.E.A.R. Driver 3 the Godfather Half-Life 2 Episode 1 Kill Bill Theme Explosions 57Tactical Added: February 14, 2009

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Original at Google Video external link    Sun, Nov 9

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Unknown length - 2008-11-09 Check out an early preview of the next expansion to Half-Life 2.

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Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Aug 5    1 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (rog972) This is a video of gameplay footage from the upcoming zombie FPS horror game Left 4 Dead which is exclusive to PC and 360 while however a PS3 version was rumored valve later shot down the report and said quote "If the game sells well we will consider a PS3 version" This video is from IGN.com so al...

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Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jun 20

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By rss@youtube.com (NewOrder915) part of the orange box package. my own review of why this game is one of the best mp games Author: NewOrder915 Keywords: THE ORANGE BOX MULTIPLAYER FIRST PERSON SHOOTER VALVE TEAM FORTRESS COUNTER STRIKE HALF LIFE EPISODE TWO ONE BEST PC Added: June 20, 2008

Year 2006

 

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

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jul 21

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By rss@youtube.com (Jasonp107) Armed with new weaponry and vehicles, Dr. Gordon Freeman must race through a countryside riddled with an increasingly feirce Combine threat. Episode Two is coming to PC, PS3, and 360, and will also include Portal and Team Fortress 2. http://www.flickergaming.net

Stories

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Freeman's Mind Creator Quits Machinima.com - 2404 - PC Gaming

Original at 2404.org external link    Thu, Dec 3

Freeman's Mind Creator Quits Machinima.com 2404 - PC Gaming (press release) Ross Scott, creator of the hilarious "Freeman's Mind" machinima series based on the original Half-Life game, has announced that he is quitting Machinima.com ...

Rate UNR gaming club offers only LAN in Reno - UNR The Nevada Sagebrush

Original at nevadasagebrush.com external link    Mon, Nov 30

UNR gaming club offers only LAN in Reno UNR The Nevada Sagebrush (registration) Although the club specializes in PC games including “Counterstrike,” “Half Life 2,” “Left 4 Dead,” “Heroes of Newerth” and “Warcraft,” it also brings ...

Rate Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Review (PC)

Original at GamersDailyNews external link    Sat, Nov 28

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Half-Life, Halo, and the like; you know them, and probably recognize them as classics. But they're not the only way to do a good FPS game, as Serious Sam ...

Rate PC Game Review: Left 4 Dead 2 - Blogcritics.org

Original at blogcritics.org external link    Fri, Nov 27

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Blogcritics.org (blog) PC Game Review: Left 4 Dead 2 Blogcritics.org (blog) Often knocked for their somewhat slack development regime (we are, after all, still waiting for Half Life 2: Episode 3), Valve has all of the sudden been ... and more »

Rate PC games of the decade

Original at Sydney Morning Herald external link    Wed, Nov 25

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Half-Life 2 has made just as much of an impact as the original, with the Havok physics-laced Source engine still going strong in the form of Team Fortress 2 ... and more »

Rate Valve: listening to PC gamers, frequent updates equal success

Original at Ars Technica external link    Tue, Nov 24

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DeviceMAG That's Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development for Valve. You know, the guys who make Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, and a little service called Steam. ... Steam erupts from Dell's Alienware gaming PCsThe Tech Herald Alienware PCs Shipping With Portal, SteamIncGamers.com

Past Month

 

Rate Think L4D2 is an expansion? You're af*cking idiot

Original at Destructoid external link    Sat, Nov 21

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PC Games Hardware You're used to Valve doing things a certain way -- taking ten years to make a sequel. If you compare Half-Life to Half-Life 2, of course the difference will ... Left 4 Dead 2: You had me at Pipe BombZergwatch all 49 news articles »

Rate Stardock Estimates 70% Market Share for Steam, Talks Digital Distribution ...

Original at Shacknews external link    Fri, Nov 20

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Impulse's include Sins of a Solar Empire and Demigod--which it publishes--while Steam has the Left 4 Dead and Half-Life developer's own games as well as ... Steam dominates 70% of PC download marketCVG Online Steam Is 70% of PC Digital Distribution MarketEscapist Magazine

Rate Important PC Mods Can't Run on the Xbox 360

Original at Softpedia external link    Tue, Nov 10

The modding community is vibrant and Valve titles, like Half Life and Left 4 Dead, have been some of the most popular when it comes to mods. ... and more »

Rate Valve Should Really Shut Their Mouth – “Twiggy” The PushSquare Opinionator

Original at PushSquare.com external link    Sat, Nov 7

Why can't Valve do the same? Valve are great developers no doubt. Growing up as a purely console gamer, one of the first PC games I played was Half-Life. ... and more »

October of 2009

 

Rate Zombie Panic Source 2.0 Released!

Original at HL Fallout external link    Wed, Oct 28

While we all wait for Valve to release the PC version of the demo for Left 4 Dead 2, be comforted knowing that the folks from the Half Life 2 mod Zombie Panic Source have just released version 2.0! If you already have the game installed, not to worry.

Rate Borderlands PC DRM loyally guards street date; Pitchford unable to order stand-down

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Oct 22

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By James Ransom-Wiley Big Download contacted Randy Pitchford, president of Borderlands development studio Gearbox Software, who said, "I don't know if something can be done to unlock copies for people that somehow get a copy before the street date ... I certainly can't do anything about it." Pitchford's sympat...

Rate Randy Pitchford on Steam: 'Valve is taking a larger share than it should'

Original at Joystiq external link    Wed, Oct 7

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By Christopher Grant Randy Pitchford has a thing for making headlines. Referring to the hugely popular Steam digital distribution platform, the Gearbox boss recently told Maximum PC "I don't trust Valve." Having started his company making Half-Life expansions, Pitchford quickly couched that statement s...

Year 2009

 

Rate World Cyber Games 2009

Original at GamesIndustry.biz external link    Wed, Sep 16

The WCG elite gamers will participate in the best games on PC, Console and Mobile, including Half-Life®: Counter-Strike™ 1.6 (PC), Starcraft®:Brood War™ ... and more »

Rate Valve considering L4D 360 mods

Original at CVG Online external link    Mon, Sep 14

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Valve is considering porting the most popular Left 4 Dead PC mods to Xbox Live, it's told OXM. Talking in the mag's issue 50 cover feature, the Half-Life ...

Rate Top 10: Retro Compilations

Original at Ethiopian Review external link    Sun, Aug 30

Half Life 2 was one of the most anticipated PC games to ever grace the gaming world. The original title, Half Life, was such a critical and commercial ...

Rate All Weekend, Valve's Games Will Be Crazy Cheap [PC]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Aug 14

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By Luke Plunkett Also on sale is the "Valve Complete Pack", which bundles *deep breath* Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, Day of Defeat, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Ricochet, Half-Life, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strik...

Rate Freeman's MindVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at ezakeawake (WordPress) external link    Sat, Jun 20

By ezake lol.. I love this series. His joke is pure and idiotic. Anyway it a fun way to introduce Half Life to people who doesn’t play it yet. (I think) It’s because my friend who is not a PC gamer (Console lover, perhaps.. lol) and never played Half Life seems to like this guy jokes. (The Guy name is Ross Scott)

Rate Finding video game bargains for Dad is child's play

Original at Daily Press external link    Mon, Jun 15

 VA Right now, you can buy the popular games "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos" and "Half-Life 2" for the PC for $5 each on Craigslist.com (both sell for about $20 in stores). Hardcore gamers want the real thing. But for the occasional player, most popular ...

Rate E3 2009: The PC Perspective - 2404 - PC Gaming

Original at 2404.org external link    Sat, Jun 13

E3 2009: The PC Perspective There was no Doom 3, there was no Half-Life 2, Crysis or whatever. There was no one game that truly defined the PC. It's an ugly truth, but with console technology being able to match the PC in terms of graphical capabilities, I knew this was going to ...

Rate AMERICA'S ARMY 3 PC ACTION GAME READY FOR RELEASE

Original at Develop external link    Wed, Jun 10

 UK Valve is anentertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington. The company's portfolio of entertainment properties includes America's Army 3, Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress and ...

Rate PC game review: Necrovision

Original at Examiner.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

I liked Necrovision almost from the moment I started playing it, even though it was obvious from the beginning that it wasn't in the same league as iconic PC shooters like Half-Life 2, Crysis, and Bioshock 2. I shot a guy nearly point-blank in the head ...

Rate Left 4 Dead Fans Boycott Sequel

Original at Tom's Guide external link    Tue, Jun 9    1 related articles

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Last November, Valve Software blew away gamers once again with the release of its zombie-themed first-person shooter, Left 4 Dead. For the uninitiated, Valve is infamous for the Half-Life franchise, releasing the initial installment on the PC back in ...

Rate Action Half-Life 2 Version 1.0 Released - 2404 - PC Gaming

Original at 2404.org external link    Mon, Jun 8

Action Half-Life 2 Version 1.0 Released Ministry of Action and A-Team have announced the release of version 1.0 of "Action Half-Life 2", sequel to the original Half-Life modification but of course this time, as Half-Life 2 mod. "Yes.. it's release day… after several months of work we've ...

Rate Valve fans rebel against Left 4 Dead sequel

Original at Develop external link    Mon, Jun 8

 UK Valve has revolutionised PC gaming with its online games service, Steam. Since the company launched in 1996, it has continually developed lucrative and applauded series of games such as Half-Life. The company also was a pioneer of sorts with its ...

Rate Left 4 Dead 2 from Valve Coming in November for Xbox 360, PC

Original at Game Guru external link    Tue, Jun 2    1 related articles

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 India Valve is known best for games such as Counter-Strike and Half-Life and for its content delivery platform, Steam. The company has also worked on the development of Left 4 Dead and now Valve announces that Left 4 Dead 2, the sequel to Left 4 Dead, ...

Rate Kotaku's E3 2009 Predictions

Original at Kotaku.com external link    Wed, May 27

Kotaku's E3 2009 Predictions  NY Steven Spielberg's "PQRS" project revealed for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (5:1) 6. Half-Life 2: Episode Three unveiled for PC and Xbox Live Arcade (3:1) 1. At the Nintendo presser someone will make a joke about Mother's Day cards (2:1) 3. ...

Rate PC Review - 'Hoyle Casino Games 2009'

Original at WorthPlaying.com external link    Sun, May 24

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Rate Fans should be embraced, not treated as criminals

Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk external link    Wed, May 20

 UK The excellent first-person shooters Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat started out as fan modifications of the PC classic Half-Life and were later officially adopted. If nothing else, there's good PR to be had here: Vivendi allowed a fan-created title in ...

Rate Are voicemail, DVDs and laptops about to reach their sell-by date?

Original at Independent external link    Tue, May 19

 UK It's the impermanance of businesses that also acts as a good argument against restritive DRM on PC games and music. If Valve disappear, for example, my copy of Half Life 2 may be unusable. There's nothing in the EULA to bind Valve to release a DRM-free ...

Rate Mafia

Original at The Wertzone external link    Sun, May 10

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By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) is a very strong, compelling and even literate computer game which is more than just a meaningless exercise in violence and mayhem. It has some interesting and intelligent themes going on, but is also a highly playable action title. It is available now on the PC (UK, USA). The far inferior PS2...

Rate The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Review - 2404 - PC Gaming

Original at 2404.org external link    Sun, May 3

If you've played the Half-Life 2 mod Hidden: Source, the concept behind Pitch Black should be immediately familiar. One player plays as Riddick, while everyone attempts to take him down. The tension that builds from this mode can get nerve-racking, ...

Rate Valve's Weekend Special Means PC Gamers Have No Excuse Not To Own ...

Original at G4 TV external link    Fri, Apr 24    4 related articles

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 CA The company has announced that the set will be on sell this weekend via Steam. "The weekend special on Steam is The Orange Box, an award-winning collection of Valve titles including Portal, Team Fortress 2, and the Half-Life 2 family of games. ...

Rate Valve and Razer Jokingly Announce HellRazer

Original at Shacknews external link    Wed, Apr 1

Getting into the spirit of April Fools' Day, peripheral maker Razer today announced a partnership with Half-Life creator Valve to develop a new PC game, HellRazer: Triple Helix, to take advantage of Razer's motion-sensing "Anaconda" controller. ...

Rate onlive could end Gamestop

Original at Examiner.com external link    Wed, Mar 25

This has certainly been the case in the PC world. Valve, the highly acclaimed creators of Counterstrike and the Half Life series, have made an industry dampening splash with Steam: an online store where all of their titles, as well as titles from other ...

Rate Stardock's CEO Believes That Steam's Lead May Not Last

Original at G4 TV external link    Wed, Mar 11

 CA I've been using Steam since the release of Half-Life 2 (when it was bad) and I prefer to buy all my PC games through Steam now. If some other service comes along that is better than Steam, it better let me transfer my entire library of games or snag ...

Rate Half-Life 2 Episode One (DVD) User Review 23104Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at uk.video.yahoo.com external link    Wed, Mar 4

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Review of Half Life 2 for PC Videopinions are product reviews and demonstrations by the people who use them - in full motion video. Go to ExpoTV ... uk.video.yahoo.com

Rate Escape from City 17: The MovieVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at The Wertzone external link    Mon, Feb 23

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) It just goes to show what two geeks with $500 (Canadian), a PC rendering farm and an obsession with Half-Life 2 can achieve. This is the first part of an apparently intermittent live-action film series set in the Half-Life universe, made with the blessing of original game developers Valve.

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode One

Original at The Wertzone external link    Sun, Feb 8

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By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) Episode One (****½) is a fun game and an enjoyable addition to the series, if you can stomach yet another cliffhanger ending (although that is eased due to the fact of Episode Two already being available). The game is available in the UK as part of The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3), and the Half-Li...

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 Opinion: Valve offers entire catalog of games for $99

Original at GamesAreFun.com external link    Mon, Nov 24

 - Some of the games included in the pack are the recently released Left 4 Dead, Portal, Team Fortress 2, all of the Half-Life games, and a lot more. ... Review: Left 4 Dead for PC Geek.com all 2 news articles

Rate re: Half-Life 2 demo and Steam: Crap

Original at weblogs.asp.net external link    Thu, Oct 16

By Warn Wow, this thread has been going for over three years, and the problems still exist.  I just bought Portal for the PC.  Well, several days ago, but I haven't been able to play it yet because Steam won't let me download the updates that I need.  I have the disk in my computer, but I can't play it.  Sure...

Rate The Orange Box: Half-Life 2 (Xbox 360) Review

Original at Arbiter's Judgement external link    Fri, Sep 19

By Juxtapose Last fall, Valve Software released The Orange Box to the PC, Xbox 360, and later the PlayStation 3 to critical acclaim, quickly earning top scores across the board rating it as one of the best titles on all the above platforms. ...

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 PC Games From The Orange Box Flying Solo Into Retail April 9 and 11

Original at Steam external link    Thu, Mar 13

By valve March 13, 2008 - Valve, creators of Half-Life® 2 and Counter-Strike®, today announce the retail launch dates for the stand-alone, PC versions of Team Fortress® 2, PortalTM, and the Half-Life 2: Episode Pack are April 9th in North America and April 11th around the globe.

Rate Novint FALCON 3d mouse

Original at blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com external link    Sun, Feb 24

By ko maruyama Unfortunately for PC Gamers, for now there are only a few titles that really take advantage of this amazing biofeedback controller.  Half Life - yes.  Minigames - yes.  But it doesn't just take your regular PC games and find data for feedback.

Rate SwitchBlade - XBOX for PC Controller

Original at SPAWNPOINT.COM external link    Mon, Feb 18

Switchblade is FREE cutting-edge software that brings a fully configured game controller experience to the following popular PC Games: SwitchBlade provides all the functions of a mouse and keyboard, providing an exciting new way to play your favorite PC Games. More freedom. More comfo...

Rate EA Splits Up Orange Box For Retail [Still Alive]

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Feb 1

By Mike Fahey If you're one of the five PC gamers on the planet who didn't suck it up and join Steam in order snag the contents of The Orange Box individually rather than go for the total package, you're in luck. During yesterday's conference call to investors, EA revealed plans to deliver Portal, Team For...

Rate Team Fortress 2 Review for the PC

Original at Aeropause external link    Thu, Jan 31

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By Balaji Sivaraman The Orange Box, released in October last year, was highly anticipated for a number of reasons one of which was Team Fortress 2, the long awaited follow up to the class based multiplayer shooter, Team Fortress Classic. The original TF: Classic was initially released as mod for Half Life and...

Year 2007

 

Rate Portal

Original at The Wertzone external link    Wed, Dec 26

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By Adam Whitehead is superb. It's original, it's funny, it's well-executed, it's perfectly-timed and has a sense of humour as black as midnight. It's part of The Orange Box for PC, PS3 and X-Box 360 (see the Half-Life 2: Episode 2 review for Amazon links) and is available now. Go get it!

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

Original at Qj.net external link    Mon, Oct 29    9 related articles

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 Half Life 2 reviewed - Geezer Gamers

Original at Geezer Gamers external link    Tue, Oct 23

Half Life 2 reviewed  - I’ll start with Half Life 2 and work my way (eventually) through all 5 games. Half Life 2 was originally released by Valve on the PC in 2004. ... News for nerds, stuff that matters Slashdot The Orange Box Review Slashdot all 3 news articles

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 Frankenreview, Team Fortress 2 (PC)

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Oct 11

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The Orange Box must be one of the best values in AAA gaming of all time. But despite the ingenuity of Portal and the anticipation of Half-Life Episode 2, there's one game that's been glove handled with such immense amounts of creativity and love that it can actually overshadow an immensely p...

Rate Half-Life 2 Infiltration v1.2 Mod [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Mon, Jun 25

This lengthy single-player mod begins at the end of Half-Life 2.

Rate Half-Life 2 Zombie Master Beta v1.1.2 Mod [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Mon, Jun 25

This version includes the ability to mute players, as well as several bug fixes and game tweaks.

Rate Half-Life 2 Pollen Sonata Tech Demo [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Mon, Jun 18

This is the tech demo for a game intended for the Nintendo Wii. Glide across the air from flower to flower to collect pollen and continue the cycle of life.

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode Two release pinned down

Original at Pro-G external link    Fri, Jun 15

Valve confirms release date for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Rate Half-Life 2 Insects Infestation v1.1.0 to v1.1.1 Incremental Mod Patch [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Tue, Jun 12

This version adds the new skills system and ragdoll models; fixes two minor bugs; and includes several map tweaks and balances.

Rate Patch: Half-Life 2 Perfect Dark: Source Beta v1.1686 Mod [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Mon, Jun 11

This version includes a number of bug fixes and game tweaks and balances.

Rate Half-Life 2: The Orange Box Interview 1 [Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Wed, Jun 6

Get the inside story on Team Fortress 2 in this exclusive interview!

Rate Half-Life 2 Insects Infestation v1.0.8 to v1.0.9 Mod Server Patch [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Mon, May 21

This version includes fixes to the medic class, a new map, and a number of tweaks and balances.

Rate Valve Doesn't Care About Black Boxes: Half-Life 2 Black Box Cancelled

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, May 18

Valve has officially cancelled Half-Life 2: The Black Box for the PC, according to a report from IGN. Originally scheduled to ship alongside the more complete Orange Box at a reduced price, it would have contained Half-Life 2 Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. The company will now foc...

Rate Patch: Half-Life 2 Decloak Source Beta v1.6 Linux Mod Server [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Wed, May 16

Hide and seek with guns, this version includes bug fixes and game tweaks, as well as several new features.

Rate Half-Life 2 Zombie Master Beta v1.0.1 to v1.0.2 Linux Server Incremental Mod Patch [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Tue, May 15

This version includes a new gun, a new map, and several bug fixes and game tweaks and balances.

Rate Half-Life 2 HL2 Wiimote Beta v10 Mod [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Wed, Apr 25

This mod lets you play through Half-Life 2 and select mods using a Nintendo Wii Remote and Nunchuck attachment.

Rate Half-Life 2 Mammouth Party Beta 1 to Beta 2 Incremental Mod Patch [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Mon, Apr 2

This version includes new maps, new animals, and bug fixes.

Rate Half-Life Ispitatel 4: Classic Mod [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Thu, Mar 22

This mod is a comical adventure that occurs when a Russian scientist accidentally releases a swarm of monsters after an unsuccessful experiment. Features English subtitles.

Rate GDC 07: Portal Hands-On - Ve3d.com

Original at pc.ign.com external link    Wed, Mar 7

GDC 07: Portal Hands-On The game will be included in Valve's PC Black Box, which includes Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Team Fortress 2, and the Orange Box for Xbox 360, ... GDC: Portal screen and shaky-cam goodness CVG Online GDC: Portal dev discusses "the Nintendo factor" CVG Online

Rate Left 4 Dead - CVG Online

Original at CVG Online external link    Thu, Mar 1

Left 4 Dead  - Well, try this: it's only a four-player co-op/multiplayer from Half-Life creators Valve, and (brilliant PC HL multiplayer mod) Counter-Strike: Condition ...

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Delayed

Original at GameDAILY BIZ external link    Thu, Feb 8

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 - Feb 8, 2007 The good news is that the PC version (so called The Black Box) will have Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2 while the console versions (so ...

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode 2 delayed until Fall 2007

Original at Life Portal external link    Wed, Feb 7

The Black Box will ship for the PC, and includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. The Orange Box will ship for the PC, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and Xbox 360(TM) videogame and entertainment system, and includes all the content of The Black Box, plu...

Rate Half-Life Compilations Detailed for PS3, Xbox 360, PC

Original at Video Game Generation external link    Wed, Feb 7

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 NC - Feb 7, 2007 The Black Box will ship for the PC, and includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. The Orange Box will ship for the PC, PLAYSTATION®3 ...

Rate Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Original at GameZone external link    Thu, Feb 1

 MI - Team Fortress 2, along with the recently announced single player game, Portal, will be included with Half-Life 2: Episode Two for the PC, PS3, and 360. ...

Rate The PC gaming vista

Original at The Age external link    Sun, Jan 28

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 Australia - If you are like me and bought Half-Life 2 via Steam, you might have had a slow and painful experience downloading it, clearly they are still learning how to ...

Rate Half-Life Someplace Else Mod [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Thu, Jan 18

This single-player map features a unique story that serves as the prequel to the Minerva Half-Life 2 mods.

Rate Half-Life Poke646: Vendetta Mod [PC]

Original at GameSpot external link    Thu, Jan 18

This single-player mod includes new weapons, locations, and gamplay, and is the sequel to the award winning Poke646 mod.

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Rate Source Engine does a 360

Original at Neowin external link    Mon, Oct 16

By Todd Tanner Valve Software announced today that a version of the Half-Life 2 engine dubbed ... Now we have the Source engine being throw to developers to use as a ... Along with Episode 2 comes Portal and Team Fortress 2, two new games that many PC ...

Rate The Aftermath of Episode One

Original at Ve3d.com external link    Thu, Oct 12

October 12, 2006 - The chaps at C&VG reprinted a post-mortem of sorts of Half-Life 2: Episode One from PC Zone UK. Included, are comments from Valve's Marc Laidlaw and David Speyrer.

Rate Top 10 Games According to Game Rankings' Aggregate

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Aug 18

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By brownlee 3. Metroid Prime (GC, Nintendo, 96.3 avg. review) 4. Tekken 3 (PSX, Namco, 96.3 avg. review) 6. Resident Evil 4 (GC, Capcom, 95.9 avg. review) 8. Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox, Microsoft Game Studios, 95.7 avg. review) 10. Half-Life 2 (PC, VU Games, 95.6 avg. review)

Rate The Incredible Team Fortress 2 Press Release!

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jul 17

By brownlee Team Fortress 2 and Portal will be included with all retail and Steam versions of Episode Two for the PC. In addition, these products plus Half-Life 2 and Episode One will be available in one tremendous offering for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. New videos from Episode Two, Portal, and T...

Rate Half-Life's Thriving Business

Original at BusinessWeek external link    Thu, Jul 6

Since its release, Half-Life 2 Episode 1 has continued to top the PC games charts, proving that Valve Software's episodic business model can work

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 Dongo I recommend getting the Xbox version though. At least you don't have to install crappyware as Steam on your PC. I also noticed that the Xbox version does not have stutteting problems. It lags in some places though, but usually, when it happens, it happens in places without much importance, wh...

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Rate re: Half-Life 2 Review

Original at blogs.msdn.com external link    Sun, Nov 28

By OkinawaMarineSSgt Dude, the gameplay ruled 'em all. The day before I started playing HL2, I got a copy of HALO2. Played it once, and sold it to a friend. Did not even finish the game. Like you said, it's unfair to compare the two games, being two different platforms (PC & d aging XBOX). I'd rather wait for HALO2 PC v...

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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