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Half-Life

Half-Life: Gamma Burst

Gamma Burst asks a simple question: what if Half-Life was portable?

2026-01-07
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 7, 2026
In: Retro games news

Fan-made demakes continue to be one of the most fascinating corners of retro gaming culture, and Half-Life: Gamma Burst is a particularly inspired example. Available now as a playable teaser on itch.io, the project reimagines Valve’s genre-defining shooter as if it had somehow arrived on the Game Boy Color. DevelopedRead More →

Half-Life Element 64

Half-Life: Element 64 drops on Steam: A retro-FPS twist you can play now

2025-12-02
By: Christian Cawley
On: December 2, 2025
In: Retro games news

What if Half-Life was more like DOOM… or more precisely, DOOM 64? Light on story, and high on action? A fresh spin on a classic just dropped: Half-Life: Element 64, a fan-made mod/revival project inspired by the 1998 hit, is now live on Steam — with a demo you canRead More →

Half-Life

You can now play the original Half-Life in your browser

2025-02-18
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 18, 2025
In: How to run retro games

Browser games are far better than they used to be. Forget about crappy Mario clones in Flash, you can now play the original Half-Life FPS in your browser. This is made possible thanks to Unkle Mike’s Xash3D FWGS game engine, a now-abandoned GitHub project fork of the Xash3D Engine, withRead More →

Half-Life Update Adds Steam Deck Support and Tons of Content

2023-11-22
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 22, 2023
In: Retro games news

25th anniversary update brings a load of new features and content to FPS classic Half-Life. I remember when I first heard about Half-Life. It had been out for a few months, and my then-girlfriend was telling me all about the multiplayer modes, which she’d been playing with (it turned out)Read More →

Is Original Half-Life Getting an Anniversary Update?

2023-11-12
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 12, 2023
In: Retro games news

25 years ago, Half-Life took the FPS world by storm. While latterly often overlooked in favour of its successor, the first game has recently been reappraised, both in the form of Black Mesa and in its original incarnation. Certainly as far as Valve seems to have been concerned, Half-Life isRead More →

Upcoming Half-Life Novel Brings City 17 Back to Life

2023-08-13
By: Christian Cawley
On: August 13, 2023
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

If you’re desperate for more Half-Life , a new fan-written novel might ease your urges to shoot Combine forces and fantasise about punching Dr Breen… Phase Transition is the title of a 600-page book by Ross Joseph Gardner and Michael Pelletier which tells the story of characters in Half-Life 2‘sRead More →

New Half-Life 2 Prequel and GZDoom Engine Version

2023-07-25
By: Christian Cawley
On: July 25, 2023
In: Retro games news

Half-Life 3 will probably never appear, but what if the G-Man granted your wish for a Half-Life 2 prequel? A bunch of Half-Life news has appeared over the past few weeks, which is worth highlighting for fans of the popular FPS series. Even though I’ve been back in the UKRead More →

Massive Valve Concept Art Collection Released Online

2023-06-26
By: Anthony Yates
On: June 26, 2023
In: Retro games news

A huge archive of previously unseen concept art from several of Valve’s IPs is now available to view online. Valve owns some of the most well-known and influential gaming franchises in existence. This collection includes images from games like Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead, and DOTA Underlords. Did You KnowRead More →

Get Your Name in the FPS Documentary Credits List

2023-06-25
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 25, 2023
In: Retro merchandise

It’s been in development for some years, but the FPS documentary is almost ready for release. On July 6th, 2023, the final sale for inclusion in the film will be opened, enabling you to get your name included in the credit list. CreatorVC studios has not revealed the final releaseRead More →

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