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Half-Life 2 News (PC)

Valve's "oldest and longest running fanbase" want Half-Life news, it's "frustrating"

Posted: 17.01.2012 by Technet2k

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A Steam Group calling themselves 'A Call for Communication (Half-Life)' is now 10k members strong and they're campaigning for fans to be given more Half-Life info.

It's been a "frustrating experience" getting nothing from Valve over the series' future, and while it's "greatly appreciated" the support current titles are getting, they want a word or two on Half-Life.

Gamers outraged at PC Deus Ex: HR stuttering bug

Posted: 06.09.2011 by JonahFalcon

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Some gamers may remember the stuttering issue that p-p-p-p-p-p-plagued the original Half-Life 2 several years ago. Unfortunately, a large number of 2011 players are reporting the same issues with the PC version of Human Revolution, rife with freezing and falling frames per second - and the problem is striking high-end rigs as well.

Valve had submarine game plans, studio 'could end up revisiting'

Posted: 23.02.2011 by Technet2k

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Before Half-Life cemented PC developer Valve in most gamers' hearts forever, Gabe Newell reveals they had plans to release a submarine title.

The boss says that no idea 'ever really dies' at Valve, it's more a question of "how long until we get around" to it. It's their "furthest back" unshipped project.

Lucas Molyneux's Valve plea explained

Posted: 01.10.2010 by Technet2k

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Peter Molyneux has explained how his son's video plea to Valve came about, saying his son Lucas "has this obsession" with making a video of his own.

The studio boss was at home working, filming a promotion for Fable III when his son seized an opportunity. Lucas is "always talking about" Half-Life 3.

Rumour: Source Engine 2 at E3?

Posted: 09.06.2010 by Technet2k

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The arrival of Source Engine 2 is to be Valve's surprise at E3 2010 according to a source (the blabbermouth kind, not the engine tech kind).

It's also "possible" that we'll catch a glimpse of Half-Life 3 running on it, but then again Unicorns maybe declared real just as 'possibly'.