Half-Life

Impressive Half-Life 1 ray tracing mod now available to download

From creator of Doom and Quake RT mods.

Impressive Half-Life ray-tracing project playable this year

G-whiz.

Valve cancelled a lot of games over the last 10 years, including Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3

Gee-whiz.

Rumours swirl of a Half-Life VR announcement from Valve

UPDATE: It's official!

As Half-Life turns 20, Black Mesa unveils a reimagined Xen

Gee, man!

Play Half-Life the way it was always meant to be played - as Spyro the Dragon

Bet you didn't even know you wanted this.

Former Valve employee is suing the company for $3.1m

Alleges developer exploited minors for free labour, discriminated against transgender staff.

Ex-Valve writer reveals what might have been Half-Life 2: Episode 3's story

Gee, man.

Half-Life has a new patch, 19 years after launch

These are extraordinary times.

There's no new official Half-Life game, but there is an officially licensed Half-Life comic

And Chapter 3 is out this month.

Half-Life remake Black Mesa delays Xen level release one final time

It is a "do or die" deadline now.

Chet Faliszek has left Valve

Portal and Left 4 Dead writer runs out of Steam.

Valve's unreleased Half-Life mod Threewave uncovered, fixed and released

Now free, man.

There's a sneaky Half-Life 3 poster at Gamescom

But it's not what it seems.

Why people are talking about Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3

Again.

Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw leaves Valve

Now a free man.

Steam Link and Steam Controller don't work with Macs - yet

UPDATE: Now they do.

Half-Life 1 remake Black Mesa out on Steam Early Access

Campaign 85% done, release includes multiplayer.

Steam Music Player lets you listen to your music while you play

Half-Life and Portal soundtracks DLC going free.

Half-Life speed run world record set at 20:41

Besting the previous record by nine minutes.

Valve reveals specs of its Steam Machine prototype

Combines high-end power with a living-room-friendly form factor.

Valve helps old Half-Life 1 mod go standalone

Real-life co-op.

Valve's Gabe Newell to receive BAFTA Fellowship snazzy award thing

Perhaps he Newell along.

J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell want to collaborate on movies, games

UPDATE: Abrams really is in talks with Valve about Half-Life/Portal movies. "It's as real as anything in Hollywood ever gets."

Play the Half-Life 1997 Alpha preview build, it's funny

Bulging eyes.

Half-Life writer wants Guillermo del Toro to direct film version

Hell, boy that'd be good!

Gabe Newell named as next AIAS Hall of Famer

Oh they'll induct anyone have they no standards etc..

Gabe Newell confirms Valve working on Source 2

Waiting for a game to release it with. What could that be?

Short and tense Half-Life fan film well worth a watch

Made for $3000 - it wasn't Freeman.

Black Mesa release date: The Half-Life remake is finished, sort of

A voluntary project that's taken years.

Half-Life Black Mesa mod gameplay videos hit the internet

"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! The Great Oz has spoken!"

Valve on Valve Time: "It's charming. It's kind of a compliment."

Plus, we ask, what's taking Half-Life 3 so long?

Newell: Valve wants its games "more baked" before revealing them

"We're acutely aware of how much we annoy our fans."

"A Call for Communication (Half-Life)" Steam Group passes 10,000 members

But will Valve listen?

Half-Life is ten, buy it cheap

I'd buy that for a dollar. Or 98 cents.

Valve bundles 22 games for USD 99

Includes Left 4 Dead. Bargain!

Review | Half-Life

Review - one of history's top shooters finds it way onto the PlayStation 2, but is it worth it all over again?

Supporters | Five of the Best: Day jobs

Punch-in above.

Digital Foundry | New Half-Life RT mod proves the quality of Valve's original work

25 years on, a stone-cold PC classic gets a fully path-traced upgrade.

Feature | A new Half-Life would have to be VR

Zero point.

Feature | 20 years on, Half-Life's opening tram ride is still an audacious bit of theatre

On rails.

Feature | The man who sent his game to Gabe Newell in a briefcase

A chance encounter and an unlikely tale.

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.

Interview | Opening the Valve

Part 2: On Warren Spector, Alyx, and the importance of playtesting.

Interview | Opening the Valve

Gabe Newell and co. on Hollywood, Episode One and future expansions.