Feature Digital Foundry | The Orange Box modded to run at 4K 60fps on Xbox Series X is the best way to play on consoles A final flourish for a gaming classic - but there's a catch. Dec. 9, 2023 Thomas Morgan 34 comments
News Valve's "entire asset repository" leaks online, including cut content for Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life games Leaky valve. Jan. 14, 2023 Vikki Blake 9 comments
News Half-Life 2 Remastered Collection is fan-made but reportedly has Valve's "consent" It's the next iteration of the free mod, Half-Life 2: Update. Aug. 1, 2021 Vikki Blake 21 comments
News Notorious Half-Life 2 achievement recalled as Gabe Newell fires garden gnome into space Will donate $1 to charity for every viewer. Nov. 2, 2020 Matt Wales 22 comments
News Valve cancelled a lot of games over the last 10 years, including Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3 Gee-whiz. July 11, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 28 comments
Feature Five of the Best: Achievements or Trophies Prize procession. May 18, 2020 Robert Purchese 63 comments
News Valve: "We absolutely see Half-Life: Al as our return to this world, not the end of it" Here we go! March 4, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 46 comments
News All previous Half-Life games are now free on Steam in the run-up to Al's release Free, man! Jan. 21, 2020 Matt Wales 26 comments
News Rumours swirl of a Half-Life VR announcement from Valve UPDATE: It's official! Nov. 19, 2019 Tom Phillips 112 comments
News Valve has fixed NPCs not blinking in Half-Life 2 Don't lash out. Sept. 27, 2019 Wesley Yin-Poole 84 comments
News Former Valve employee is suing the company for $3.1m Alleges developer exploited minors for free labour, discriminated against transgender staff. Jan. 10, 2018 Jeffrey Matulef 76 comments
News Influential ex-Valve writer Chet Faliszek joins Surgeon Simulator studio To direct a "PC action co-op game". Sept. 18, 2017 Jeffrey Matulef 2 comments
News Ex-Valve writer reveals what might have been Half-Life 2: Episode 3's story Gee, man. Aug. 25, 2017 Tom Phillips 50 comments
News Chet Faliszek has left Valve Portal and Left 4 Dead writer runs out of Steam. May 2, 2017 Martin Robinson 30 comments
News Images of Junction Point's cancelled Half-Life 2 episode reveal a snowy Ravenholm Spector analysis. March 27, 2017 Wesley Yin-Poole 11 comments
News It didn't take long for people to use the Steam Awards to tell Valve to make Half-Life 3 Done! Nov. 25, 2016 Wesley Yin-Poole 50 comments
News After 10 years of waiting, Half-Life 2: Episode 3 seems further away than ever Vortigone for good? May 23, 2016 Wesley Yin-Poole 105 comments
News Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw leaves Valve Now a free man. Jan. 8, 2016 Wesley Yin-Poole 41 comments
News Valve-approved Half-Life 2: Update headed to Steam Combine it with the main game. March 26, 2015 Tom Phillips 74 comments
Feature Minerva matter: The Half-Life 2 mod that opened the gates of Valve Adam Foster's two-and-a-half-year job application for the world's most enigmatic game developer. May 31, 2013 Robert Purchese 35 comments
News Screenshots of Dishonored dev's Half-Life 2: Episode 4 Return to Ravenholm emerge Absorption. Jan. 14, 2013 Wesley Yin-Poole 27 comments
News Gabe Newell named as next AIAS Hall of Famer Oh they'll induct anyone have they no standards etc.. Nov. 15, 2012 Robert Purchese 14 comments
News Valve's gaming goggles tested, says "credible" AR games 3 to 5 years away They sure aren't pretty. Sept. 10, 2012 Robert Purchese 24 comments
Feature Retrospective: Half-Life 2 Episodes 1 & 2 Rise and shine. July 22, 2012 Marsh Davies 79 comments
News Valve's "entire asset repository" leaks online, including cut content for Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life games Leaky valve. Jan. 14, 2023 Vikki Blake 9 comments
News Half-Life 2 Remastered Collection is fan-made but reportedly has Valve's "consent" It's the next iteration of the free mod, Half-Life 2: Update. Aug. 1, 2021 Vikki Blake 21 comments
News Notorious Half-Life 2 achievement recalled as Gabe Newell fires garden gnome into space Will donate $1 to charity for every viewer. Nov. 2, 2020 Matt Wales 22 comments
News Valve cancelled a lot of games over the last 10 years, including Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3 Gee-whiz. July 11, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 28 comments
News Valve: "We absolutely see Half-Life: Al as our return to this world, not the end of it" Here we go! March 4, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 46 comments
News All previous Half-Life games are now free on Steam in the run-up to Al's release Free, man! Jan. 21, 2020 Matt Wales 26 comments
News Rumours swirl of a Half-Life VR announcement from Valve UPDATE: It's official! Nov. 19, 2019 Tom Phillips 112 comments
News Valve has fixed NPCs not blinking in Half-Life 2 Don't lash out. Sept. 27, 2019 Wesley Yin-Poole 84 comments
News Former Valve employee is suing the company for $3.1m Alleges developer exploited minors for free labour, discriminated against transgender staff. Jan. 10, 2018 Jeffrey Matulef 76 comments
News Influential ex-Valve writer Chet Faliszek joins Surgeon Simulator studio To direct a "PC action co-op game". Sept. 18, 2017 Jeffrey Matulef 2 comments
News Ex-Valve writer reveals what might have been Half-Life 2: Episode 3's story Gee, man. Aug. 25, 2017 Tom Phillips 50 comments
News Chet Faliszek has left Valve Portal and Left 4 Dead writer runs out of Steam. May 2, 2017 Martin Robinson 30 comments
News Images of Junction Point's cancelled Half-Life 2 episode reveal a snowy Ravenholm Spector analysis. March 27, 2017 Wesley Yin-Poole 11 comments
News It didn't take long for people to use the Steam Awards to tell Valve to make Half-Life 3 Done! Nov. 25, 2016 Wesley Yin-Poole 50 comments
News After 10 years of waiting, Half-Life 2: Episode 3 seems further away than ever Vortigone for good? May 23, 2016 Wesley Yin-Poole 105 comments
News Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw leaves Valve Now a free man. Jan. 8, 2016 Wesley Yin-Poole 41 comments
News Valve-approved Half-Life 2: Update headed to Steam Combine it with the main game. March 26, 2015 Tom Phillips 74 comments
News Screenshots of Dishonored dev's Half-Life 2: Episode 4 Return to Ravenholm emerge Absorption. Jan. 14, 2013 Wesley Yin-Poole 27 comments
News Gabe Newell named as next AIAS Hall of Famer Oh they'll induct anyone have they no standards etc.. Nov. 15, 2012 Robert Purchese 14 comments
News Valve's gaming goggles tested, says "credible" AR games 3 to 5 years away They sure aren't pretty. Sept. 10, 2012 Robert Purchese 24 comments
News Valve on Valve Time: "It's charming. It's kind of a compliment." Plus, we ask, what's taking Half-Life 3 so long? July 12, 2012 Wesley Yin-Poole 46 comments
News Newell: Valve wants its games "more baked" before revealing them "We're acutely aware of how much we annoy our fans." Feb. 20, 2012 Wesley Yin-Poole 65 comments
News 10,000 Valve fans stage Half-Life 3 protest But far less than 50,000 signed up to do so. Feb. 6, 2012 Tom Phillips 45 comments
News Half-Life 3 fan campaign staging mass gameplay session Up to 29,000 gamers to play Half-Life 2 this Saturday. Jan. 31, 2012 Tom Phillips 45 comments
News "A Call for Communication (Half-Life)" Steam Group passes 10,000 members But will Valve listen? Jan. 17, 2012 Robert Purchese 78 comments
Review The Orange Box We pit EA's port against PC and 360. Jan. 4, 2008 Richard Leadbetter 289 comments
Review Half-Life 2: Episode Two What next in the parade of constant obstacles? Oct. 10, 2007 Kristan Reed 54 comments
Feature Digital Foundry | The Orange Box modded to run at 4K 60fps on Xbox Series X is the best way to play on consoles A final flourish for a gaming classic - but there's a catch. Dec. 9, 2023 Thomas Morgan 34 comments
Feature Five of the Best: Achievements or Trophies Prize procession. May 18, 2020 Robert Purchese 63 comments
Feature Minerva matter: The Half-Life 2 mod that opened the gates of Valve Adam Foster's two-and-a-half-year job application for the world's most enigmatic game developer. May 31, 2013 Robert Purchese 35 comments
Feature Retrospective: Half-Life 2 Episodes 1 & 2 Rise and shine. July 22, 2012 Marsh Davies 79 comments
Interview Valve's Doug Lombardi Chatting about Portal and whether Orange Box will return. Feb. 11, 2008 Kristan Reed 14 comments
Interview Valve's Gabe Newell On Orange Box, Steam, Wii controls, next-gen. Sept. 8, 2007 Tom Bramwell 29 comments
Interview Valve's Gabe Newell on, well, everything Episodic, in-game ads, Steam, XBL, EA, you. Sept. 8, 2007 Tom Bramwell 28 comments
Interview Valve talks Episode Two David Speyrer, Gautam Babbar and Doug Lombardi open up. Sept. 8, 2007 Tom Bramwell 13 comments
Interview GC: Valve opens up in Leipzig Doug Lombardi on Episode Two, TF2 and Portal. Sept. 8, 2007 Kristan Reed 25 comments
Interview Opening the Valve Part 2: On Warren Spector, Al, and the importance of playtesting. Sept. 8, 2007 Tom Bramwell 24 comments
Interview Opening the Valve Gabe Newell and co. on Hollywood, Episode One and future expansions. Sept. 8, 2007 Tom Bramwell 41 comments