Half-Life 2 News

Steam forum hackers gain access to information
Valve confirms this week's security breach potentially exposed encrypted credit card numbers, passwords, addresses, more.
News - Posted Nov 10, 2011 11:20 pm GMT
E3 2011: Valve playing with NECA
National Entertainment Collectibles Association announces agreement with Portal, Half-Life maker for toys, action figures, board games, accessories, and apparel from studio's stable of IP.
News - Posted Jun 8, 2011 6:17 pm GMT
Valve more profitable per employee than Google, Apple
Near-billionaire Gabe Newell discusses his privately held developer's finances with Forbes; Steam controls 50 to 70 percent of PC online market.
News - Posted Feb 15, 2011 10:17 pm GMT
Forbes lists Gabe Newell as a 'name you need to know' in 2011
Financial magazine's crowd-sourced list of candidates to make massive impacts in next year features Valve CEO in recognition of Steam's hold on PC digital distribution.
News - Posted Nov 15, 2010 4:11 pm GMT
30 million Steam-ed
Valve's digital distribution service hits new milestone on the back of 178 percent user growth; unit sales spike 200 percent in last 12 months.
News - Posted Oct 18, 2010 6:56 pm GMT
Valve opening Mac spigot May 12
Half-Life developer to support Apple's OS with Steam, back catalog next month.
News - Posted Apr 30, 2010 1:20 am GMT
GDC 2010: Complete coverage with GDC Awards, Sony conference video
[UPDATE 4] Uncharted 2 tops Game Developers Choice Awards with five trophies; PlayStation Move debuts; write-ups of Meier, Pardo, Molyneux, Muzyka, Sakamoto, Yamaoka, Toriyama, and Schafer talks also on tap; full rundown of event and new Deus Ex trailer inside.
News - Posted Mar 15, 2010 7:32 pm GMT
Valve opens up to Macs
Half-Life studio announces full support of Apple's OS for Steam, catalog hits this April; Portal 2 compatibility confirmed; all future games getting simultaneous PC, Mac, 360 release.
News - Posted Mar 8, 2010 10:32 pm GMT
Newell named GDC Pioneer, Cerny joining DICE Hall of Fame
Valve cofounder to be honored for creating Steam at March developer conference, as Marble Madness creator is honored by Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
News - Posted Jan 16, 2010 11:51 pm GMT
Half-Life, Portal scribes detail the Valve process
GDC Austin 2009: Marc Laidlaw and Erik Wolpaw go over developer's approach to storytelling and how they don't always know what they're doing.
News - Posted Sep 16, 2009 7:08 pm GMT
Activision, Valve tangle over 2002 lawsuit
Half-Life developer sues Sierra parent company for skimping on arbitrator-assigned multimillion-dollar settlement over royalty rights.
News - Posted Apr 30, 2009 10:53 pm GMT
Valve founder Steams up D.I.C.E.
Gabe Newell keynote address discusses the company's service-oriented approach, reveals Team Fortress 2 comic being made by the developers.
News - Posted Feb 19, 2009 4:31 am GMT
Newell tosses DICE keynote
Valve cofounder tapped to deliver opening remarks on "entertainment as a service" for AIAS' annual developer conference.
News - Posted Feb 3, 2009 12:54 am GMT
Valve teases Half-Life 2: Episode Three
Marketing director Doug Lombardi says announcement may arrive later this year, though game is still more than a year off.
News - Posted Oct 14, 2008 8:30 pm GMT
Daily Downloads: LOTRO, Persona 3
LOTRO Book 10 patch arrives early, along with Persona 3 wallpapers and icons, NWN2 modules, and Depths of Peril demo.
News - Posted Aug 18, 2007 1:29 am GMT
Daily Downloads: Fate By Numbers for free, SupCom maps
New sci-fi/noir detective game joined by two Supreme Commander maps and tons of fan kits.
News - Posted Aug 7, 2007 2:13 am GMT
Daily Downloads: DOD Map Pack, SupCom Patches
Day of Defeat: Source community map pack, updated WOW UI mod, and three extra Supreme Commander patches make their way to GameSpot.
News - Posted Aug 2, 2007 1:29 am GMT
Daily Downloads: de Blob, Command & Conquer 3
Free puzzler de Blob rolls onto GameSpot, accompanied by Dead Reefs demo, C&C3 patch, Follow Freeman HL2 mods, and more.
News - Posted Jul 18, 2007 1:40 am GMT
Daily Downloads: BioShock and Harry Potter
GameSpot now hosting BioShock, Harry Potter developer podcast; game updates arrive for Worms Armageddon, C&C3, Time of Defiance, HL2.
News - Posted Jul 4, 2007 2:01 am GMT
Daily Downloads: New demos for Harry Potter, Quake 4
Try out the latest Harry Potter movie tie-in game with the new single-player demo, and give Quake 4 a shot with an all-new multiplayer trial.
News - Posted Jun 26, 2007 5:14 pm GMT