this Half-Life 2To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Valve released a special update that adds Episode One and Episode Two to the base game so you can play it straight away. a two-hour documentarydeveloper commentary and more. The game is also free Steam Until November 18. Valve announcement itself is an interactive experience — grab the gravity gun at the bottom of the page and you can pick up and throw almost anything on the screen around (including that can, then you can throw it in the trash).
“On every map Half-Life 2 It was reviewed by Valve’s level designers to fix long-standing bugs, restore time-lost content and features, and improve the quality of several things like lightmap resolution and fog.” The release notes are extensive, including updates to graphics settings, gamepad controls, and the Steam Deck menu. Valve has also published some old demo videos from Half-Life 2development of
The anniversary celebration also brings good news for anyone who hasn’t been able to get a copy Raising the barThe 2004 behind-the-scenes book has since become a coveted collector’s item: an expanded second edition will be available in 2025. This new version includes concept art from Episodes One and Two, plus “never-before-seen ideas and experiences for episode three. appeared”.