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.

Half-Life 3 may be a pipe dream that’ll never be realised in this lifetime, but that doesn’t mean that Valve’s intellectual property isn’t going to resurface in one form or another in the years to come. One such project was rumoured to be on the horizon yesterday, a virtual reality title by the name of Half-Life: Alyx. Is it real? Yes friends, yes it is because Valve just confirmed it.

In a quick top ten, raise a glass and salute the work of audio wizards who came up with the following bits of sound so good, we can’t help but smile every time we hear them.

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.

Some games are definitely more equal than others when it comes to being given a slot in the Video Game Hall of Fame, next to other titans of the industry that helped shape and transform it over the years. This year, the nominees are the cream of the crop once again.

If you've been missing Gordon Freeman lately and wish you could see his face in a game again, you're in luck. The infamous scientist is making a return on PC, just not in the game you might have ever expected.

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

Star Wars director J.J. Abrams tells fans to expect an announcement around the Portal film very soon.