Half-Life 2 is now free to own until November 18 as part of the game's 20th Anniversary update. Episode One and Two have also been merged into Half-Life 2 for easier access, while Steam Workshop ...

Half-Life 2 is free to claim on its Steam store page right now, alongside Episode One and Episode Two expansions, and all that's required to grab it is an account on the storefront. The giveaway ...

In the finished Half-Life 2, there's a section where Gordon and Alyx are fighting through City 17 trying to reach Barney, and come to a destroyed bridge. You end up dropping down to the canal before a ...

Not only that, but if you already own Half-Life 2 (and sort that out if you don’t), the demo will be a free download. At a media briefing to announce the launch, Nvidia RTX project manager Nyle ...

Early builds of Valve's Half-Life 2 originally spent far more time in the sewers, so much so that it led straight back to the Citadel.

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Check out how we test and review games here Valve’s Half-Life 2 used to be my favourite game of all time. Now that’s NieR Automata, but that’s a different story. After loving the free Portal ...

Half-Life 2, the RTX DLC on Steam is now available for free. This update is built on NVIDIA’s RTX Remix platform and brings a fresh look to the classic game by adding real-time ray tracing ...

Half-Life 2 RTX's demo will be released on Steam on March 18. The full version will be released "at a later date," according to Nvidia. It'll be free for those who own Half-Life 2 on Steam.

The release date for the full version of Half-Life 2 RTX has not been announced yet. But for now, you can enjoy playing this demo for free if you own the main game on Steam. Hopefully we will hear ...