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Half-Life 2 (PC)

Half-Life 2
  • Publisher:Vivendi Games
  • Genre:Shooter
  • Developer:Valve
  • ESRB:M
  • # of Players:1 player
  • Release:Nov 16, 2004
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Game Description:Once again players assume the role of Gordon Freeman, a scientist destined to save the Earth from hordes of gruesome alien attackers. Half-Life 2 takes computer games to a new level of realism with incredible in-game graphics that recreate familiar-looking city streets, and blend them with strange and grotesque monsters, resulting in a believable and at times unsettling environment. Objects and characters feature accurate physics properties, behaving with the appropriate mass, density, and physical properties of their real-life counterparts. Extremely intelligent computer AI result in enemies that plan, adapt, and respond to the player's actions.
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Half-Life 2 News

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  • Morning Hangover -- Are You A PC Gamer? Have You Stopped Being One?

    Welcome to Morning Hangover -- an excellent way to start your day with the crew at TheFeed...no matter what you're recovering from. Every morning you'll hear musings from our editors and have the chance to share your thoughts on what's going on in the gaming world. Patrick Klepek: Once, I was a PC gamer. I have fond memories of countless hours...

    Posted October 21, 2009 | 72 Comments

    Morning Hangover -- Are You A PC Gamer? Have You Stopped Being One?
  • Fumito Ueda's A Big Half-Life 2 Fan, Interested In Making A First-Person Game

    When people talk about their experience with a Fumito Ueda game, whether it's exploring hand-in-hand with Yorda in a lonely castle Ico, scaling beasts of unimaginable size in Shadow of the Colossus or watching a trailer for The Last Guardian and knowing the game's probably going to make you shed a tear by the end, it's consistently an...

    Posted October 2, 2009 | 8 Comments

    Fumito Ueda's A Big Half-Life 2 Fan, Interested In Making A First-Person Game
  • Go See Monty Python's Spamalot In Los Angeles And See Alyx Vance Sing And Dance!

    If any of you happen to be in the Los Angeles area sometime soon, I highly recommend checking out the 2005 Tony Award winning musical Monty Python's Spamalot. I saw it over the weekend, and it was fantastic. Now, I've been a line-citing Python fan since I was a kid, and yet I couldn't help being almost more excited to see the show's lead...

    Posted July 20, 2009 | 7 Comments

    Go See Monty Python's Spamalot In Los Angeles And See Alyx Vance Sing And Dance!
  • 'Half-Life' Fan Film or Viral Marketing?

    The gaming web has been clamoring for more after seeing "What's in the Box?, a stunning 9 minute fan-made video homage on YouTube to Valve's Half-Life series. Featuring some impressive motion-tracking and plenty of nods to the franchise, fans have been crying --and/or hoping-- viral marketing! What are your thoughts? A well-executed fan...

    Posted March 19, 2009 | 81 Comments

    'Half-Life' Fan Film or Viral Marketing?
  • Valve Reveals Lifetime Retail Sales for 'Half-Life', 'Counter-Strike'

    Valve has always been tight-lipped with their sales numbers, especially when it comes to sales made over Steam, but they released a ton of numbers today. The numbers show the lifetime sales at retail for most of their first-party games, but do not include sales on Steam. That remains a mystery and a closely guarded secret, but it's safe to...

    Posted December 3, 2008 | 31 Comments

    Valve Reveals Lifetime Retail Sales for 'Half-Life', 'Counter-Strike'
  • 'Left 4 Dead' To Run In Dawn Of The Dead Mall Mod

    You knew it was coming. There are four great campaigns in Valve's zombie co-op, FPS Left 4 Dead... however there are just four. Leave it to the modding community to come to the rescue in one the greatest ways ever. Enter Author/Modder Darth_Brush and his remake of the iconic zombie backdrop of the Crossroads mall from the 2004 remake of Dawn of...

    Posted November 27, 2008 | 14 Comments

    'Left 4 Dead' To Run In Dawn Of The Dead Mall Mod
  • X-Play Gaming Update 11.14.08

    Congratulations you've made it through the week! Here's friday's gaming update to seal the lid proper on a week of gaming news. The Wii and Fable II outsell everything Valve sells everything they've ever made for $99 Lich King gets its first Lvl 80 character and the first UK Lich King customer faints from waiting in...

    Posted November 14, 2008 | 4 Comments

    X-Play Gaming Update 11.14.08
  • Valve Titles Possible for Xbox Live Arcade?

    In an interview with the Official Xbox Magazine, Valve's Doug Lombardi mentioned that they would "certainly consider" releasing some of their catalogue on Xbox Live Arcade. This could include games from Valve's stable including the original Half-Life games or first-party HL mods like Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, or Day of...

    Posted July 28, 2008 | 13 Comments

    Valve Titles Possible for Xbox Live Arcade?
  • Valve Announces Steam Cloud for Online Saves

    Valve has announced a new feature for their online distribution platform, Steam. Dubbed Steam Cloud, the service will store save games and key bindings for Valve games on their servers. This will give players access to these files when playing from anywhere in the world just by logging in with their Steam account. The tools will be freely...

    Posted May 30, 2008 | 9 Comments

    Valve Announces Steam Cloud for Online Saves
  • PC Gamers Can Pre-Load 'Portal' Right Now

    The Orange Box, a compilation which includes a mix of Valve’s best and most anticipated games (Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal) is being released exactly one week from today, but Steam subscribers can get their hands on one of the titles, Portal, right now, sort of. Anyone who...

    Posted October 3, 2007 | 6 Comments

    PC Gamers Can Pre-Load 'Portal' Right Now
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