Gaming News For the 20th anniversary, the demo of this cult video game has finally been released, the case of lost media has finally been solved!
Few games in the history of video games can boast being as iconic and iconic as Half-Life. 20 years ago, the second work in this franchise was released to the delight of shooter fans. To mark this anniversary, Valve released a demo that we thought was lost…
Half-Life 2 celebrates its 20th anniversary with players!
If you've been playing video games long enough or are interested in their history, you're probably familiar with the franchise. Half-life. Originally released in 1998, the first game under this license was developed by valve was already exceptional for its time, but it is ultimately thanks to its sequel that it became one of the most important in the history of video games. Just a few days ago, Valve has decided to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Half-Life 2 by offering players a whole range of gifts.
The first real gift handed out to players to celebrate Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary was none other than the fact that the title was available for free on Steam for several days. Even if you can find it very easily for a few dollars, there is nothing better than discovering for free an iconic license that was released several decades ago. But in addition to this offer in the first sense of the word, Valve also delighted players with a huge, just over two-hour documentary about Half-Life 2. The opportunity to hear Gabe Newell Discuss the reasons for this Half-Life 2: Episode 3 was never published and also reveals a whole series of things about the creation of this monument to video game history. For the most curious, you can find it in full in the video above.
A lost demo was re-released by Valve
Valve not only offered Half-Life 2 to players and offered an extensive documentary about its creation, but also took advantage of the game's twentieth anniversary to show fans of the license an absolutely unlikely video. Originally named “SIGGRAPH 2000 Demo”The latter is actually a 17-minute demo of a still-in-development version of Half-Life 2. It was originally released during the SIGGRAPH conference in 2000 and was quickly renamed “Get your free TVs” from the players before unfortunately disappear from the internet. Despite all odds, The developers at Valve managed to find it and therefore re-released it to everyone's delight.
In this famous demo (which you can discover above), you'll notice that at this stage of development, Half-Life 2 had to be even darker than what we know today. We also note the presence of some important characters from the game Berney et Alyxwithout forgetting that Dr Kleiner even if it is difficult to recognize it. Finally, the video also shows a large area of snow with a stranded submarine in the middle of it. The latter is nothing more than that Borealiswhich should be the heart of Half-Life 2: Episode 3. Many gamers still hope that an authentic Half-Life 3 will see the light of day, even if this hope seems very optimistic 20 years after the release of the previous work…
