Valve explains why it tried and failed to make multiple Half-Life 3s
Valve opens up about Half-Life's troubled past
25 Great Games You Can Play on Laptops and Budget PCs
We often talk about the latest and greatest graphics cards and playing games at the highest settings, but there are times when that's not an option. In times like these, it's nice to have a library of fun games that won't melt our processors. Here's our list of 25 great (but less demanding) games we can wholeheartedly recommend.
Valve says Half-Life: Alyx is a 'return' to the Half-Life franchise, 'not the end of it'
More Half-Life games could arrive in the future
15 Titles Every PC Gamer Should Own
There are thousands upon thousands of PC games out there, and hundreds of good ones. However, some have stood out over the years, and cemented themselves as absolute must-haves in their respective genres. These are 15 titles we feel every PC gamer should have in their digital library.
Valve makes all Half-Life games free to play for a limited time
Get up to speed ahead of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx
Black Mesa: Xen releases in Early Access with a 20-percent discount
Version 1.0 targeted for early 2020
Valve confirms that Half-Life: Alyx will be a strictly single-player, 'one-way' experience
No multiplayer or 'live service' elements here
Celebrate Half-Life's 20th anniversary with this Black Mesa: Xen trailer
Black Mesa: Xen is coming next year
Half-Life spin-off Hunt Down The Freeman has fans outraged
Poor design and copyright infringement are the main complaints
Earth's Special Forces mod turns Half-Life into a Dragon Ball Z fighting game
Over a decade in the making
Fan-made Half Life film The Freeman Chronicles receives second episode
However, a continuation of the game is still nowhere to be seen
15 of the Strangest Dystopias in Gaming
The future is scary and, according to these 15 dystopias in video games, it's going to get a lot stranger.
Video Games Are Better The Second Time You Play Them
I love to replay games. It's something my colleagues occasionally give me crap for. They worry I'm sacrificing time I could otherwise spend on new games re-experiencing old ones. I do play games for a living, so I always try to maintain a healthy mix of new ones in my rotation. But I'm almost always replaying something.
