The Latest Breaking News from Valve

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 · Nov 18, 2024

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 · Nov 18, 2024

'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 · Nov 18, 2024

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 · Nov 16, 2024

'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 · Nov 16, 2024

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 · Nov 16, 2024

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.

PC Gamer · Nov 15, 2024

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024

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.

PC Gamer · Nov 14, 2024

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.

Inverse · Nov 13, 2024