Former Valve exec says the company struggled to sell Half-Life until coming up with the ultimate 'one simple trick' of marketing manoeuvres: slapping a 'Game of the Ye…
One of this year's GDC highlights was a talk by Monica Harrington, a founding member of Valve and the company's first chief ...
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Half-Life 2 RTX is very impressive, but that’s just how I remember the game looking
Back when Valve released Half-Life 2 in 2004, it was probably the best-looking game I’d ever seen. The game’s pre-baked ...
"Valve would never ship another game": Former exec forced Half-Life publisher's hand by saying Gabe Newell and the team would pivot away from game dev
There's a world where a dispute with publisher Sierra might've left Half-Life as the first and last game Valve ever published ...
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Half-Life 3 is allegedly being playtested at Valve – please don’t give me hope
The wait for Valve to release Half-Life 3 has been so long that the meme has turned from funny to sad. Nevertheless, accurate Valve dataminer and leaker GabeFollower claims the long-awaited third ...
Valve literally gives Half-Life away now, but 27 years ago it was carefully crushing its angry pirates: "None of them had actually bought the game"
Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love Issues delivered straight to your door or device Half-Life is $2 on ...
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Valve reportedly in the optimization phase of Half-Life 3: new NPC AI behavior sounds next-gen
Valve is reportedly putting the finishing touches and optimizations on Half-Life 3, with an incredible NPC AI behavior, ...
Half-Life: Alyx, VR’s first — and hopefully not last — killer app, turns 5
It’s trite to say this five years after launch, but Half-Life: Alyx felt like a door being kicked open, revealing what’s ...
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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is Now Five Years Old. What’s Next for Valve in VR?
Alyx reshaped expectations for VR gaming, Valve remains a quiet yet critical force in the industry. Despite little fanfare, ...
Half-Life 2 RTX is struggling on Steam, as players face performance woes
The free Half-Life 2 RTX demo overhauls the classic FPS from Deadlock and Portal 2 creator Valve, but Steam players are ...
The Half-Life 2 RTX demo is out now and well worth a go… if your graphics card can take it
Head over to the Half-Life 2 RTX steam page and it's available to download. Once in, you can play through Ravenholm, and if ...
Major Half-Life 2 Visual Update Makes The Game Feel Brand New
The demo version of Half-Life 2 RTX has been made available today, bringing tons of visual improvements to this iconic ...
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Valve invented the 'Game of the Year Edition' marketing strategy, former exec reveals
At GDC 2025, former Valve chief Monica Harrington explored the challenges of marketing a game, and how the Game of the Year ...