20 years. It's almost 20 actual years since the release of Half-Life 2. We've had the Episodes. Half-Life Alyx is fantastic. But when it comes to a full-tilt, loose-end-tying mainline sequel - ...

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 ...

To celebrate the game’s 20th anniversary, Valve is offering Half-Life 2 for free until November 18th with additional content including developer commentary mode, improved graphics, and more. To ...

Valve has released a surprising new update for Half-Life 2, arriving on Steam over two decades after the game's initial release. The new Half-Life 2update is mainly focused on a few small bug fixes, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Half-Life: Episode 3 remains one of the great what-ifs in gaming history. Originally set to follow on from Episode 1 and 2, its cancellation instead left the series dangling on a cliffhanger it never ...

It is the year 2025 and everything is a roguelite now. Even the games of yesteryear are getting randomizers and procedural generation shoehorned in, and Half-Life 2 isn't escaping either. Good thing ...