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Half-Life

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Genre-defining first-person shooter developed by Valve and published by Sierra Studios. Released November 19, 1998. Pioneered storytelling integration in FPS gameplay through scripted sequences, an AI marine companion design, and a continuous first-person perspective with no cutscenes. Launched the long-running Half-Life franchise.

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Valve Confirms Steam Machine Will Ship This Summer2026-06-05
This very normal Half-Life mod lets you play as 'queen of spacetime' Max Caulfield, and it's convinced me that the next Life is Strange should be a full-on boomer shooter2026-05-11
How a trio of Canadian modders stumbled into making an official Die Hard game: 'I've had projects disappear that had 10 times the promise that this did'in newsletter2026-05-11
Elon Musk considered calling OpenAI 'Freeman' because of the bonkers rationale that the Half-Life protagonist represented 'what we are essentially trying to achieve'2026-05-06
Elon Musk considered calling OpenAI 'Freeman' because 'it reminds me of the scientist protagonist in Half-Life'2026-05-05
Half-Life Meets Resident Evil Requiem With New Early Access Fan Mod2026-05-04
The Valve-approved Half-Life remake is joining the Garry's Mod family 'by popular demand'2026-04-28
Vietnam Veteran Security Guard Glimpses the Darkness of Black Mesa Research Facility in Half-Life Mod "REPROCESSING" Coming Soon2026-04-22

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