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Early plans for Half-Life 2 sound wild, including visits to cities like Chicago and LA, several Combine bases, and a sequence where a plane crashed into a skyrise that was cut ...

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Game Rant

Half-Life 2's Legacy of Iconic Sound Design

Hank Whitson is a pop culture omnivore, gaming geek, escapism nerd, and unrepentant anime addict who has been writing for Game Rant since 2020. He plays and writes about literally everything, but ...
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Half-Life 2's 2003 beta reveals the mystery behind a City 17 river that once led players to the foot of the Citadel

There are various unfinished versions of Half-Life 2 that have come to light over the years, all of which reveal interesting things about how Valve's plans changed over time as it painstakingly ...
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Half-Life 2 mod unlocks official but unused beta levels for Valve FPS

A new Half-Life 2 mod unlocks dozens of official but never-used levels from the 2003 beta version of Valve's iconic, Steam FPS, demonstrating how the Half-Life sequel may have looked in its original ...
Kotaku

Half-Life 2 Beta Minimalist Mod

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Half-Life 2 Beta Minimalist Mod Half-Life 2 Beta Minimalist mod is a COMPLETE RECREATION of Half-Life 2's original storyline, that follows HL2 Early ...
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Major Differences Between The Half-Life 2 "Beta" And The Final Release

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