Half-Life 2's anniversary update broke a simple speedrunning strat that was in use for 20 years, so Valve has now fixed the 'fix' in a new patch
Speedruns are often reliant on the most random, funnily obscure quirks in any given game. You don't need to look further than ...
Valve first came up with the Steam Hardware Survey more than 20 years ago because it wanted to know what specs it should target for Half-Life 2
The first public Steam Hardware Survey came in April 2003, but there were private antecedents used by Valve earlier.
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Half-Life 2 Gets New Patch
Valve releases a new patch for Half-Life 2 that fixes some issues with the game and removes something that the last major ...
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Half-Life 2 Anniversary Update Irritated Speedrunners, but Valve Came to Their Rescue
Half-Life 2 spoiled players with an update for the 20th anniversary of its release, but speedrunners had reason to complain.
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Half-Life 2: How To Use Rocket Launcher
In Half-Life 2, the rocket launcher is one of the powerful weapons capable of decimating any enemy in its way, and it's also ...
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Valve added an invisible wall to this sewer pipe in Half-Life 2 in their anniversary update - but it only annoyed speedrunners
Valve added an invisible wall to Half-Life 2 in the 20th anniversary update, but it got in the way of some speedruns, so they ...
Minerva: Metastasis is the best Half-Life game Valve never made
Half-Life 2 celebrated its 20th anniversary last week, with Valve releasing a hefty update to the original game alongside a ...
Half-Life 3 rumours continue thanks to newest Valve datamines
Yet another Half-Life 3 rumour is making waves amongst fans, but there remains no sign of any actual announcement.
Brutal Half-Life inspired FPS game Selaco totally transformed by new free update
A spiritual descendant of Half-Life, Doom, and FEAR, Selaco is one of the most-loved FPS games on Steam, and now it’s bigger ...
Valve stiffed speedrunners by adding an invisible wall in its Half-Life 2 tuneup, so now it's fixed the fix and says 'enjoy'
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
How Half-Life 2's minimum specs led to the creation of the Steam Hardware survey
The Steam survey, which allows users of the platform to reveal their hardware and software specs to Valve so the data can be ...
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Minerva: Metastasis is the best Half-Life game Valve never made
He has been writing professionally for over a decade. Half-Life 2 celebrated its 20th anniversary last week, with Valve releasing a hefty update to the original game alongside a two-hour ...