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Half-Life 3's story wouldn't be 'easy,' ex Valve Writer Chet Faliszek says: "Any sequel is a disaster nightmare that I never want to do"
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When you think about Half-Life 3, and I’m still guilty of it from time to time, the biggest question is…
"There was an arrogant assumption that players of shooters didn't want and wouldn't care about a story; we just didn't believe this": Go behind the scenes of Half-Life with legendary Valve designer Marc Laidlaw
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It could have all gone so wrong. We know you hear that a lot in game retrospectives, but this is…
Gamers obsess over Valve boss Gabe Newell telling critically ill Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw to "get better" instead of resigning, but the full story is even better
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The story of Valve founder Gabe Newell telling Erik Wolpaw, key writer on studio-defining hits like Half-Life 2 and the…
Half-Life writer was surprised how few FPS games followed Valve's approach to story: "Medal Of Honor, for instance, and Call Of Duty both followed those principles, but it was inconsistent"
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Half-Life is one of the most successful and influential games ever made, but not every aspect of its design was…
Ignoring Valve's Half-Life lessons, Baby Steps dev says trolling players with level design is important, actually
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Designer Gabe Cuzzillo’s reflections on the literal and meditative walking simulator Baby Steps were a highlight of GDC. In his…
Promising good old fashioned co-op FPS action, Half-Life remake dev's Rogue Point has finally hit early access
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A totally original creation from the team behind the Black Mesa Half-Life remake, Rogue Point has been blipping on my…
No Man's Sky adds Half-Life 2's gravity gun to your arsenal, and I can't believe it's taken almost ten years to get it
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If you told my jaded, disappointed self back in 2016 that No Man’s Sky would still be around almost ten…
Former Valve writer mocks report that Half-Life 3 devs are being redistributed, joking, "There's never a crunch at the end of a project"
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As Half-Life approached its anniversary last November, I had my clown makeup at the ready. There had been whisperings throughout…
You can now play Counter-Strike 1.6 in VR thanks to the modders who already gave Half-Life and Doom the same treatment
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When dabbling in any of the titles on our best FPS games list, the goal is to feel locked-in and…