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'Counter-Strike 2' Update Brings Back Classic Train Map With a Remade Look

Valve just released the iconic Train map for Counter-Strike 2 with a major visual overhaul that changes a lot of things.

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A summer intern once saved Valve from a near-fatal lawsuit after a publisher 'decided to go World War 3' on it, and it all hinged on one email

"The company was pretty close to going bankrupt, I was pretty close to going personally bankrupt⁠—we went all in, there was no money left"

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After dominating The Game Awards in 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 is in the running for even more gold in 2024

Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead The Game Awards 2024 nominations, but Larian's magnum opus is still in the fight.

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Latest Valve Proton Experimental update enables DLSS 3 Frame Generation and fixes performance in dozens of games

Valve's latest Proton Experimental update enables DLSS 3 Frame Generation and applies fixes to dozens of games.

Tom’s Hardware

Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content

US Senator Mark Warner comes less than a week after an ADL report accusing Steam of "normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community."

PC Gamer

20 Years Later, One of the Best Shooters of All Time Just Got a Massive Update

'Half-Life 2' just passed its 20th anniversary, and Valve is celebrating with a patch that adds developer commentary to the game, plus a new behind-the-scenes documentary.

Inverse

Half-Life 2: Episode 3 never happened because Valve lead Gabe Newell thought just “pushing the story forward” wasn’t a good enough reason to make a game

“We could’ve shipped it, it wouldn’t have been that hard”

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Valve's Half-Life 2 Episode 3 footage makes me even sadder that this game wasn't made

The blob enemy design looks fantastic even today.

Creative Bloq

A newly updated version of Half Life 2 is free for a day on Steam

Gamers can also find out what became of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 in a two-hour documentary

Evening Standard

'Half-Life 2' Breaks Concurrent Players Record on Steam Amid 20th Anniversary Celebrations

Valve's Half-Life 2 has broken its own concurrent players record following the release of the 20th anniversary update.

Player One

More people are playing Half-Life 2 now than at any point since Steam started keeping track

Not bad for a 20-year-old game.

PC Gamer

Valve is re-releasing Half-Life 2's 'Raising the Bar' art book after nearly 20 years out of print and adding new sections about all three HL2 episodes

It'll have concept art for Episode One and Two, as well as "ideas and experiments for the third episode that never came to be."

PC Gamer

Valve has released lost footage of Half-Life 2's earliest public demo from 2000, a missing link between HL1 and HL2 that already teased Episode 3's infamous Borealis

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PC Gamer

20 Years Later, One Notoriously Troubled Game Still Feels Revolutionary

Today, 'Half-Life 2' is remembered as one of the best shooters ever, but in the chaotic lead-up to its launch, it was easy to imagine the game was doomed.

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Half-Life 2: Episode 3 would've included an ice gun with 'kind of like a Silver Surfer mode,' and Valve just released footage

Also: "hoppy blobs." Here's our best glimpse at the cancelled Episode 3 yet.

PC Gamer

'My personal failure was being stumped': Gabe Newell says finishing Half-Life 2: Episode 3 just to conclude the story would've been 'copping out of [Valve's] obligation to gamers'

Half-Life 2: Episode 3 never happened because Newell "couldn't figure out why doing Episode 3 was pushing anything forward."

PC Gamer

Gabe Newell ponders the future in new Half-Life 2 documentary: 'I think that Half-Life represents a tool we have and promises made to customers'

Newell wants Valve to "capitalize on innovation and opportunities to build game experiences that haven't been involved previously."

PC Gamer

Valve gets the original Half-Life 2 development team back together for a huge 20th anniversary update—and the game is now free for the weekend on Steam

The surprise update includes a full commentary track for the base game, significant graphical and gameplay updates, and a whole lot more.

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The Guardian - UK

‘We don’t go to Ravenholm’: the story behind Half-Life 2’s most iconic level

On the 20th anniversary of the seminal game, we look back at the extraordinary moment where sci-fi dystopia turned into tense and terrifying body horror

PC Gamer

Steam accused of 'normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community' in new ADL report

The Anti-Defamation League says it's found "millions of examples of extremist and hateful content" on the platform.

Inverse

Xbox Just Teased A New Handheld, But There's a Catch

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says the Xbox handheld is still being prototyped and its years away from release.

Tom’s Hardware

Steam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client — users told to ‘update to a more recent version of Windows’ to continue gaming

Valve released the latest Steam client version on November 5, which drops support for Windows 7 and 8. Users are advised to "update to a more recent version of Windows" to continue gaming. SteamOS should work as well.

Inverse

Steam is Hopping on the Most Frustrating Console Trend

Valve has introduced a limited edition white Steam Deck OLED that's so pretty it's a shame most people won't even have a chance to buy one.

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How to make sure you get Valve's limited edition white Steam Deck before it's too late

Here's everything you need to know to snag a beautiful, white model of the popular Steam Deck OLED.

GamesRadar

There's a white Steam Deck OLED in town, and it reminds me of silly light side Darth Vader fan art

Valve just revealed a new white Steam Deck OLED that'll arrive November 18 for $679, but the limited edition handheld boasts the same specs.

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