HALF LIFE (SERIES)

Natalie Flores May 3, 2020. 3 minute read

After Half-Life: Alyx, Only Less Than 2% of Steam Users Own VR Headsets

Half-Life: Alyx has added nearly one million VR users to Steam, making it a record gain for the platform. Interestingly, however, is that despite this, only 1.9% of Steam users own VR headsets. The data comes from Valve’s recent hardware survey, which has been collected and analyzed through Road to…

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Jay Castello Apr 28, 2020. 4 minute read

Breaking VR with the Half Life: Alyx Speedrunning Community

In many ways, the Half Life: Alyx speedrun is just like any other. For about half an hour, players race through the game, combining ordinary precision play with glitches that allow them to skip major parts of levels. Though it may look familiar, the game’s virtual reality format makes the…

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Victoria Rose Jan 23, 2020. 4 minute read

“The Game Is Done”: Six Major Answers From The Half-Life: Alyx AMA

Excited for Half-Life: Alyx? Valve too, apparently.  seem to be bursting at the seams with excitement — enough to make a whole AMA, aka a Reddit Q&A session, out of it. There’s definitely precedent to the hype. Half-Life: Alyx is the first real Half-Life game since Half-Life 2: Episode 2. And even…

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Rob Rich Jan 26, 2016. 4 minute read

Eight videogame grappling hooks that kick ass

Grappling hooks in games are cool, and here are 8 of our favorites.

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