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GAME INFO publisher: Vivendi Games developer: Valve Software genre: Shooters MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS P1200, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 compatible graphics card	ESRB rating: M homepage: www.half-life2.com/ release date: Nov 16, 04 (released)

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DEMOS	size	date
playable single demo	751MB	Dec 20, 04

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v1.1	1KB	Nov 29, 04

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»	Nov 17, 04 Half-Life 2 review God almighty this has been a genuine gaming marathon. Anyone know of any good lotion for hemorrhoids? Let me just pry myself away from the chair for a sec and walk a few paces... » MORE

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»	May 04, 04 Half-Life 2 Preview A geeky crowbar-wielding scientist with a goatee - that's one way to describe one of the most popular lead characters in the gaming history. Unless you've been on a remote tropical island for the past year (preferably fighting Trigents and mercs)... » MORE

»	May 09, 03 Half-Life 2 First Look "Good morning Gordon!" - exclaims a bald pale-looking scientist, with a grey moustache blossoming under his nose, as he passes you by... This standard, working ambiance in your average high-tech science lab... » MORE

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Oct 14, 2008

Half-Life 2: Ep. Three... Wait For It
In a recent interview posted on Kikizo, Vavle's Doug Lombardi explains more about their soon-to-be-released PC/X360 title, Left 4 Dead. However, a brief segment of the Q&A also discusses what the development studio means to do with Half-life 2: Episode Three.

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»	Sep 04, 2008 PC Gamers Return to the Orange Box It seems like PC gamers haven't been into anything besides The Sims and WoW for ages. Oh and we mustn't forget those incredibly alluring Nancy Drew games, which occupied the very top of weekly sales charts for many months this year. » MORE

Jul 11, 2008

Half-Life 2: Episode Three Concept Art
This fine piece of artwork for Valve's upcoming title Half-Life 2: Episode Three has just been spotted. The image features a tiny figure of good old Gordon Freeman brandishing his trusty crowbar, surrounded by massive ruins of the Citadel - or so it seems.

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»	Jun 27, 2008 Half-Life 2: Ep. 3 Debuting at E3, Maybe Hm, it's possible that another E3 secret has been uncovered. According to this update, Valve Software might be showcasing Half-life 2: Episode 3 at the E3 this year. » MORE

»	May 02, 2008 Valve Keen on Wii Games and MMOGs Sure, Valve has Half-Life 2: Episode Three on its agenda, but the developer also has a variety of new ideas going around internally. Valve's Doug Lombardi claims that the studio could move away from its traditional FPS genre. » MORE

»	Apr 28, 2008 Valve: No New Portal This Year Early this year we already saw signs of a potential continuation to Valve's remarkable puzzle game, Portal. The original arrived as part of the highly successful Orange Box, and is now available as a separate game too. » MORE

Feb 07, 2008

Valve Still Figuring out HL2: Episode Three
The creative folks over at development studio Valve are still contemplating where to go with the next chapter in the Half-Life saga. Half-Life 2: Episode Three is on its way, sure, but at this point, not even Valve knows what's going on in the game.

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»	Jan 29, 2008 Valve Presents Steamworks Valve just announced the release of Steamworks, the company's free-of-charge suite of tools for any developer to utilize with retail or online PC releases. » MORE

»	Jan 16, 2008 New ATI Catalyst Drivers Owners of ATI Radeon cards can know download the new reference drivers, version 8.1, which offer a variety of performance improvements, new OpenGL multiview support and fixes for numerous titles, including BioShock, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, F. » MORE

Nov 27, 2007

Source Update
Valve released updates for their Source Engine, as revealed on the official Steam web site. As always, updates are applied automatically. They've also highlighted one important fix: Fixed a crash in Half-Life 2: Episode Two when exiting This Vortal Coil That's nice.

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»	Nov 23, 2007 The Orange Box Rox... But Not on PS3 The day after Turkey day is traditionally slow for news and this one is no exception. Still, if you want something to stay away from, 1UP thinks that The Orange Box for the PS3 is a pretty safe bet. » MORE

Nov 12, 2007

Valve Plans to Get 'Pretty Ambitious' With Ep. 3
The team at Valve Software says they are planning something ambitious for Episode Three, the next addition to the Half-Life 2 franchise. This was revealed when Valve's David Speyrer recently commented on the absence of an Episode Three trailer at the end of Episode Two.

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»	Nov 07, 2007 New NVIDIA WHQL Drivers If you don't want to use the beta drivers anymore, NVIDIA offers the new WHQL ForceWare reference drivers (v163.75) for GeForce cards. The update features performance improvements for various games. » MORE

»	Oct 18, 2007 Use Portal Gun in Half-Life 2 Oh wow, this is extremely cool. This page offers instructions on how you can use the gun from Portal in Half-Life 2, Episodes One and Two, and other Source Engine games. » MORE

»	Oct 15, 2007 Mornin' Yesterday was a difficult day for me. It was around 7 o'clock in the evening. I have exhausted every possible TV show that I had on DVD, Half-Life 2: Ep. » MORE

»	Oct 11, 2007 Strong Silent Type I think the artist does a good job of capturing the Half-Life 2 atmosphere. The crowbar is especially well done. AT COMIC: Strong Silent Type » MORE

»	Oct 10, 2007 Orange Box Opens on Steam Today is Wednesday October 10, and if you're a gamer that means just one thing. You're likely hating the fact it's daylight now. No wait, The Orange Box is out. » MORE

»	Oct 09, 2007 New NVIDIA Beta Drivers Over on NZone, you can find the new Forceware beta drivers v163.75. Most notably, these improve compatibility for Half-Life 2: Episode 2, which is coming out tomorrow on Steam. » MORE

»	Oct 03, 2007 Portal, Half-Life 2: Ep. 2 Pre-Loading on Steam Valve sends a short and sweet message. Basically, Portal and Half-Life 2: Episode Two are now pre-loading on Steam. The Orange Box will be available via Steam and at retail outlets beginning next Wednesday, October 10th. » MORE

»	Sep 27, 2007 The Orange Box Turns Gold Great news for Half-Life fans, as Valve sends word The Orange Box for the PC and Xbox 360 has gone gold and will be hitting the stores on October 10. As you may have heard, the Playstation 3 release has been delayed for a couple of weeks. » MORE

»	Sep 26, 2007 Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (360) Screens Valve's Orange Box is set to hit stores in less than one month. It's a nifty little package deal containing Half Life 2, HL2: Episodes One & Two, in addition to Team » MORE

Sep 24, 2007

Valve Announces Orange Box GameStop Deal
Valve sends word that they've teamed up with GameStop to offer Half-Life 2: The Orange Box pre-orders. Pre-ordering from GameStop before October 10 will save you 10% off the regular price and will give you access to the beta version of Team Fortress 2, a game which I'm enjoying quite a bit at the moment.

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Sep 11, 2007

Pre-order the Orange Box, Take Part in TF2 Beta
Right now Valve is spreading the word that gamers can pre-order the Orange Box via Steam. Gamers who pre-order the package before its scheduled release date (Oct 10, 2007) will get a chance to participate in the Team Fortress 2 beta.

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»	Jun 15, 2007 Half-Life 2: Ep. 2 Date Shack confirmed with Valve that the developer's highly anticipated game package, which includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2, will ship for all announced platforms on October 9, 2007. » MORE

»	Jun 13, 2007 The Painful Truth About PC Games Here's the top-selling software chart, covering the week of May 27th - June 2nd, 2007: 1. World Of Warcraft - Vivendi 2. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack - Vivendi 3. » MORE

»	May 31, 2007 Radeon Card Users Get Valve Games for Free Valve revealed plans to deliver free games via Steam to all owners of ATI Radeon cards. Even now, all owners of ATI Radeon graphics cards may get a free copy of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch through Steam. » MORE

»	May 21, 2007 Half-Life 2 - No Black Box, Just Orange Valve opted to ditch Half-Life 2: The Black Box. In case you forgot, the package was to include Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2, but has now been officially canned. » MORE

»	May 15, 2007 Team Fortress 2 Has Cross-platform Support Interestingly enough, Valve has confirmed that they have Xbox 360 and PC gamers playing together in Team Fortress 2, their multiplayer addition being bundled with the second episode of Half-Life 2. » MORE

»	May 10, 2007 Gordon Freeman Goes to the Arctic in Episode 3? Nothing concrete yet, of course. However, according to a report posted at CVG, Valve hinted a strong possibility of a climactic battle in the arctic, set for Half-Life 2: Episode 3. » MORE

May 09, 2007

HL2: Episode Two Black Box Bundle
Judging from this photo, Valve's next chapter in the HL2 saga will be bundled with AMD HD 2900XT video cards. Yeah, Valve and AMD are teaming up once again so that any purchasers of the upcoming accelerator, may get the Half-Life 2: Episode Two Black Box for free.

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»	May 07, 2007 Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Nearing Completion As part of Valve's weekly update, the well-known development studio confirms that the creation of Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is entering its final stage. Right now, we're working hard on putting the final parts of Episode Two together. » MORE

»	Apr 17, 2007 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Assets Weren't Stolen Despite earlier reports, it has now been confirmed that assets in GSC Game World's FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R. W.E.R.E. N.O.T. S.T.O.L.E.N. from id's Doom 3 and Valve's Half-Life 2. » MORE

»	Apr 11, 2007 Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Coming in September Valve is telling IGN that Half-Life 2: Episode 2 should see the light of day in September. At the latest. Doug Lombardi [Valve marketing director]: We're looking at the back-to-school timeframe. » MORE

»	Apr 07, 2007 Doom 3, Half-Life 2 Assets in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.? Well, I never. Shacknews is running a story on certain art assets from id Software's DOOM 3 and Valve's Half-Life 2, both of which might've been used for GSC Game World's S. » MORE

Mar 14, 2007

Portal is Kind of Tough
Eurogamer got to play around with the Portal game a bit, which will come bundled with Half-Life 2: Episode 2. You've probably heard about this one; players are required to make portals in order to manipulate objects in the environment and the environment itself to solve puzzles.

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»	Mar 12, 2007 Portal/Half-Life 2 Explanation There's a report over at Planet Half-Life, that clarifies that Portal in HL2: Episode Two is a separate game from Half-Life 2. Right now, the scoop is that Portal does not exist within the Half-Life continuity. » MORE

»	Mar 09, 2007 Half-Life 2: Ep. 2 Gets Two Extra Hours of Gameplay OK, according to Valve, the extra time they spent working on Half-Life 2: Episode Two (it was delayed several times and is currently scheduled to come out sometime in the fall) will be worth it for gamers, as Ep. » MORE

Mar 02, 2007

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.O.L.D.
This sucker has been in development longer than Half-Life 2. Ukraine-based development team, GSC Game World, worked on their upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter for six years and now the game has finally gone gold, and it's largely due to the publishing efforts of THQ.

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»	Feb 27, 2007 Rules to Make A Good FPS People actually make up rules for a good First Person Shooter. And what are they? Read here. "Don't allow the player to play the game half-heartedly, which is a dangerous stumbling block at any point of the game. » MORE

»	Feb 19, 2007 "Steamy" Half-Life 2: Episode Two Update Check it out. The latest Steam update is available even as we speak. It offers a glimpse at one of the new vehicle designs found in the upcoming new episode of HL2. » MORE

»	Feb 15, 2007 HL2: Ep 2 Screenies Although the game has now been pushed to fall 2007, Valve decided to tease us further by releasing a whole batch of brand new screens from Half-Life 2: Episode 2 (which will also include Portal and Team Fortress 2). » MORE

Feb 13, 2007

Running FPS Games on Vista a Pain in the Arse?
And another discouraging report on Vista gaming comes our way. This time Computerworld says that many gamers with Vista installed on their PCs are experiencing certain issues with first person-shooters like CounterStrike, Half-Life 2, Doom 3 and F.

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»	Feb 07, 2007 Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Delayed Again Valve's episodic content delivery idea suffers another blow as the company further delays the release of their highly anticipated next chapter in the Half-Life saga, Half-Life 2: Episode Two. » MORE

»	Feb 08, 2007 Mornin' The first episode of Half-Life 2 (if you can call it that at all, given that the original game was, well, first) came out in June 2006. So it will be well over a year before we play the next episode. » MORE

Jan 29, 2007

Vista vs. XP Gaming Performance
TechAge has put together an informative feature, entitled Windows Vista Gaming Performance Report. They've taken the time to find out how games like Oblivion, Half-Life 2, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, Quake IV and others run with Windows Vista.

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»	Jan 18, 2007 Bioware is all about Episodic Content Bioware is jumping on the Half-Life: Episode bandwagon, and will be releasing episodic content for Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and even the PC version of Jade Empire. » MORE

»	Dec 06, 2006 Playing Half-Life 2 With A Wii Controller Wow. Using a Bluetooth adaptor and a PC, these guys managed to play Half-Life 2 with a Wii controller. Here's a movie to prove it. Looks laggy as hell, but at least it works. » MORE

»	Nov 10, 2006 HL2: Episode Two... Wait For It! Valve's Doug Lombardi recently revealed that Half-Life 2: Episode Two is slated to come out during summer 2007. Word also has it that this was the release date set for Team Fortress 2 and Portal. » MORE

»	Nov 04, 2006 GeForce 8800GTX Review and Benchmarks Even though the card is still a week from launch, DailyTech already has a review up (with benchmarks) of NVIDIA's new flagship product, the GeForce 8800GTX. » MORE

»	Oct 02, 2006 Game Over Discusses Episodic Gaming There's an interesting article over at CNN in their Game Over Column. This week Chris Morris talks about episodic gaming, and how great it is because everything Valve does is great. » MORE

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