Half-Life 3 may be more mythical than the existence of the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the democracy in Hong Kong, but Half-Life: ALyx sounds like it may just be shaping to fill a void that fans have been desperate to escape from ever since Half-Life: Episode 2 ended the series on a cliffhanger of note back in 2007.
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.
On Friday night, Valve very quietly dropped a teaser for it’s own, all-new virtual reality headset. And they have been very cryptic: Posted on a Steam page, the teaser is but a single image of the device labelled the Valve Index. It’s an overhead view of the headset grasped by a pair of hands. From what we can see, the …
Half-Life 3 might remain an enigma forever, but if Valve did make it now these are some of the things they should pay close attention too.
With Oculus kicking things off last week, HTC and Valve aren't close behind - with Vive pre-orders set to begin at the end of next month
Elite Dangerous has posted its minimum requirements for VR compatibility, and they're higher than you probably expected them to be,
Steam's VR wants to help you find a truly immersive gaming experience. What could be immersive than simulating work? It already feels like a day to day simulation, right?
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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