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Valve reveals gameplay and new artwork for Half-Life 2 Episode 3

Valve reveals gameplay and new artwork for Half-Life 2 Episode 3

In a new two-hour documentary from Valve, current and former members of the company speak candidly about the creation of Half-life 2 as well as finally revealing the truth about what happened episode 3, and even showing gameplay of early prototypes of the discontinued game. Blasphemous 2 developer interview On November 15th, Valve released a ...

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Valve made a billion dollars from Counter-Strike cases in 2023

Valve made a billion dollars from Counter-Strike cases in 2023

Picture: Valve / Kotaku / Jag_cz (Shutterstock) According to new data, it appears that Valve likely made around $1 billion from digital means Counter Strike 2 (previously Worldwide offensive) Suitcases and keys in 2023. Yes, that’s billions with a “B”. Game Week: What’s Coming After Alan Wake 2 In Valve’s hugely popular free-to-play tactical FPS ...

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A classic just gets better somehow

A classic just gets better somehow

image: Capcom / Oculus / Kotaku Converting standard games to VR is rarely a recipe for greatness. Sure, a couple of fan mods have created fun ways classic shooters like Quake in VR, but most 2D conversions don’t feel like a great way to experience the original game. Resident Evil 4 on Oculus Quest 2 ...

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Alyx for gamers who can’t afford headsets

Alyx for gamers who can’t afford headsets

SoMNst’s no-VR mod would give VR-sensitive gamers the opportunity to experience Half Life: Alyx without throwing up every six minutes.picture:: Valve After all Half-life: alyx is a phenomenal game. However, since it is all VR, many gamers simply cannot play it due to the high cost of VR hardware and the computers that support it. ...

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Let’s rate the Half-Life games from worst to best

Let’s rate the Half-Life games from worst to best

Gif:: Valve / gear / igamesnews The Half a life Franchise contains some of the best and most popular video games ever made. While the vast majority of the series are very good, they cannot all be equally great. Let’s classify them! Before this list starts, a little housekeeping. First, this list is omitted Deathmatch ...

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Zack Zwiezen’s top 10 games of 2020

Zack Zwiezen’s top 10 games of 2020

picture:: Valve / igamesnews Annual reviewAnnual reviewWe look back at the ups, downs, surprises and special features in and around video games this year. The first time I sat down to compile this list, I wrote down two tracks and then sat down and thought for a while what else I was playing. I think ...