Half-Life 2’s episodic series was meant to flesh the world out further, to drive home the impact of the Combine and how humanity had been conquered by an insidious force. The right man in the right place at the right time could indeed make a difference, but after two episodes it looked like Gordon Freeman had lost his serendipitous talents.

Set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2, Alyx Vance and her father Eli mount an early resistance to the Combine's brutal occupation of Earth.

With HTC out of the picture, Valve might be preparing to reveal their own VR headset with one very special franchise pegged for an exclusive release.

It’s been a long time since Valve was in the business of making games. The revered developer of games like Half-Life, Portal, Dota 2, and Left 4 Dead. For the past forever, Valve has largely existed as a company that sells games rather than makes them.

A new Half-Life is probably never going to happen - but if it did, it would have just left you wanting.

Valve isn't quite done with single-player games yet, but don't hold out hope for that one illusive project.

Just about every game on Steam has its own set of collecticle cards. Want to know something interesting? Valve's very own Half-Life has none! They were commissioned however, but they were just never released for some reason.

Half-Life 3 was announced a decade ago this week. So just where did it disappear to? Ask Gabe