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The puzzle game Portal 2 was released back in 2011, but even today the graphics in the game do not look outdated. However, a modder with the nickname xoxor4d decided that this is not the limit, and added ray tracing to the game.

Game designer Greg Coomer, often referred to as the «real-life Gordon Freeman» (his likeness was partially used in the creation of Half-Life 2), has left Valve. Reddit users discovered the news after noticing updates to his LinkedIn profile.

The iconic Half-Life 2 celebrated its 20th anniversary with a slew of new content and a free giveaway on Steam. This led to the shooter achieving an online player count that many AAA games can only dream of.

Recently, American activists from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced that they had found more than 1.8 million examples of «extremist content» created by users of the platform on Steam. US authorities have already responded to the organization's report.

On November 16, 2004, the second part of the Half-Life series hit the shelves. The development lasted for six years, and it was accompanied by difficulties and scandals. However, in the end, we got an excellent shooter that was ahead of its time. Today, we will recall why Half-Life 2 seemed like a brilliant project 20 years ago, and we will tell you how it is perceived today.

For the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2, Valve not only started giving away its cult shooter, but also released a documentary dedicated to the game's development. Among other things, it featured concept art, screenshots, and even levels from the cancelled Episode Three.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2, Valve launched a free giveaway of the shooter. In addition, the game received a large update weighing 4 GB with various improvements and additional content.

The famous dataminer Gabe Follower shared new information about Half-Life 3. According to him, Valve hired many veterans of the gaming industry, and the game itself will have new features like shooting off body parts and spreading fire.

Counter-Strike 2 has received another major update, with the highlight being the iconic map Train, which Valve has completely overhauled, adding new rain effects. Train is now available in both casual and competitive game modes.

Valve has introduced a limited edition of the Steam Deck OLED in white. The official price is set at $679. Sales will commence on November 18 (at 3PM PT), 2024 .

Press F: the Valve team reported that the updated Steam client will not run on Windows 7 and 8. Let us remind you that official support for the service on older versions of the OS ended earlier this year.

A new account protection system has appeared in the Steam mobile application, designed to discourage scammers from hacking accounts. Now, when attempting to log in from a different IP address, the platform may ask you to answer several questions.

The developers from the newly-created Summer Eternal studio, one of the three where the former Disco Elysium team moved, criticized Valve's monopoly. In their opinion, it's time for the gaming industry to think about an alternative and prepare for change.

For 17 years, Team Fortress 2 has had a visual bug causing the Scout from the blue team to wear pants in the wrong color. Recently, Valve released a patch to correct the issue.

A major update has been released for the online shooter Deadlock. Valve has added an experimental mode called Hero Labs and six new characters: Holliday, Calico, Wrecker, Fathom, Viper, and Magician.

Recently, Steam Deck designer Lawrence Yang answered a question in an interview about whether Valve plans to release a new model of the console in the near future. For reference, the original version was released in February 2022, and the OLED version in November 2023.

Valve has released an updated Steam chart, listing the top-selling games from October 8 to October 15. Excluding free-to-play titles, the list is led by the anime fighting game Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, which currently holds a 93% positive rating.

The hero shooter Deadlock is still in the alpha testing stage, but the game has already been overrun by cheaters. Valve has come up with an unusual punishment for dishonest gamers.

Recently, models and animations from the beta version of the original Half-Life have leaked onto the Internet, but a real treasure was discovered the other day. Former developer and tester Chad Jessup found a disk with an early build of the legendary shooter, which is now available to everyone.

The developers of Project Borealis, the so-called «fan Half-Life 3», have finally released a teaser with the release date. The prologue will be available to play this fall on PC.