News Amazon tried to buy part of Valve in the days before Steam, according to former exec who says she's been "erased" from Valve's history "Women, especially in tech, often seem to disappear when the story gets told." Sept. 9, 2024Edwin Evans-Thirlwell 62 comments
News Valve "White Sands" project spotted on Starfield voice actor portfolio, prompting Half-Life speculation Is that you, Gordon? Aug. 5, 2024Edwin Evans-Thirlwell 34 comments
Feature What's better: Half-Life's Snarks or Planescape: Torment's Litany Of Curses? Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Jan. 10, 2024Alice O'Connor 44 comments
News A Half-Life bug introduced by Windows 2000 just got fixed at last That tentacle is going to be happy Nov. 25, 2023Graham Smith 13 comments
News All of Half-Life's textures were created by a single person, new making-of documentary explains Valve's anniversary doc reunites the original team Nov. 18, 2023Graham Smith 39 comments
News Half-Life is Steam Deck verified with new multiplayer maps for its 25th anniversary Nostalgia and novelty Nov. 18, 2023Graham Smith 18 comments
Feature What's better: A silent protagonist, or combat style ratings? Vote now as we continue trying to decide the single best thing in games May 24, 2023Alice O'Connor 41 comments
Feature Why the mysterious love affair between video games and giant elevators may begin with Akira Where did they come from? What are they for? May 8, 2023Lewis Packwood 45 comments
News Half-Life's raytracing mod is great because it makes the game look old in a new way Turn on all the mucky filters and revel in the fancy mess March 2, 2023Alice O'Connor 2 comments
Feature "The narrative had to be baked into the corridors": Marc Laidlaw on writing Half-Life Also yeah, he does regret posting that Episode 3 story March 1, 2023Jeremy Peel 59 comments
News Barney returns tomorrow in Chapter 4 of Black Mesa's Blue Shift mod A mod for the expansion to a remake of a classic Dec. 9, 2022Matt Cox 13 comments
News This Twitter bot tours Half-Life skyboxes to brighten up your timeline Skybox Satellite gazes up at the Half-Life heavens Sept. 1, 2022Alice O'Connor 5 comments
News A full hour of Arkane’s scrapped Half-Life game Ravenholm has emerged Noclip shares new footage captured during their 2020 Arkane documentary May 6, 2022CJ Wheeler 17 comments
News Half-Life's tram intro using the TikTok voice is distressing But this great/horrible joke mod... kinda works? April 25, 2022Alice O'Connor 12 comments
News A new mod adding raytracing to Half-Life looks nice, not just shiny Quite nice, as raytracing mods go! Jan. 10, 2022Alice O'Connor 8 comments
Feature Just look at these gorgeous Half-Life CD ROMs Relics from the distant past Dec. 29, 2021Katharine Castle 47 comments
News Valve are updating Half-Life and more for Steam Deck Play Portal portable Dec. 20, 2021Georgina Young 4 comments
News A former Half-Life designer is showing off prototypes and rejected bloodbaths Would it have been a classic if it were called "Trip Hammer"? July 9, 2021Lauren Morton 8 comments
News Return to a top-down Black Mesa in the unofficial Half-Life Loop I'd go with "Rogue Life" June 30, 2021Craig Pearson 4 comments
News Black Mesa opens a playable museum of Xen's history With versions of maps from across years of development April 27, 2021Alice O'Connor 3 comments
News Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 has begun Hide your glitches Jan. 4, 2021Imogen Beckhelling 1 comment
News Black Mesa's Definitive Edition update makes it just about finished Performance improvements and extra prettiness Nov. 25, 2020Alice O'Connor 11 comments
News AGDQ 2021 lineup includes Hades and Sekiro Honourable mention for the Celeste speedun, because those runs are always amazing Nov. 3, 2020Imogen Beckhelling 9 comments
Feature Five cool things we learned from Valve's Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours documentary From wheely desks to invisible headcrabs July 13, 2020Imogen Beckhelling 7 comments
News Amazon tried to buy part of Valve in the days before Steam, according to former exec who says she's been "erased" from Valve's history "Women, especially in tech, often seem to disappear when the story gets told." Sept. 9, 2024Edwin Evans-Thirlwell 62 comments
News Valve "White Sands" project spotted on Starfield voice actor portfolio, prompting Half-Life speculation Is that you, Gordon? Aug. 5, 2024Edwin Evans-Thirlwell 34 comments
News A Half-Life bug introduced by Windows 2000 just got fixed at last That tentacle is going to be happy Nov. 25, 2023Graham Smith 13 comments
News All of Half-Life's textures were created by a single person, new making-of documentary explains Valve's anniversary doc reunites the original team Nov. 18, 2023Graham Smith 39 comments
News Half-Life is Steam Deck verified with new multiplayer maps for its 25th anniversary Nostalgia and novelty Nov. 18, 2023Graham Smith 18 comments
News Half-Life's raytracing mod is great because it makes the game look old in a new way Turn on all the mucky filters and revel in the fancy mess March 2, 2023Alice O'Connor 2 comments
News Barney returns tomorrow in Chapter 4 of Black Mesa's Blue Shift mod A mod for the expansion to a remake of a classic Dec. 9, 2022Matt Cox 13 comments
News This Twitter bot tours Half-Life skyboxes to brighten up your timeline Skybox Satellite gazes up at the Half-Life heavens Sept. 1, 2022Alice O'Connor 5 comments
News A full hour of Arkane’s scrapped Half-Life game Ravenholm has emerged Noclip shares new footage captured during their 2020 Arkane documentary May 6, 2022CJ Wheeler 17 comments
News Half-Life's tram intro using the TikTok voice is distressing But this great/horrible joke mod... kinda works? April 25, 2022Alice O'Connor 12 comments
News A new mod adding raytracing to Half-Life looks nice, not just shiny Quite nice, as raytracing mods go! Jan. 10, 2022Alice O'Connor 8 comments
News Valve are updating Half-Life and more for Steam Deck Play Portal portable Dec. 20, 2021Georgina Young 4 comments
News A former Half-Life designer is showing off prototypes and rejected bloodbaths Would it have been a classic if it were called "Trip Hammer"? July 9, 2021Lauren Morton 8 comments
News Return to a top-down Black Mesa in the unofficial Half-Life Loop I'd go with "Rogue Life" June 30, 2021Craig Pearson 4 comments
News Black Mesa opens a playable museum of Xen's history With versions of maps from across years of development April 27, 2021Alice O'Connor 3 comments
News Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 has begun Hide your glitches Jan. 4, 2021Imogen Beckhelling 1 comment
News Black Mesa's Definitive Edition update makes it just about finished Performance improvements and extra prettiness Nov. 25, 2020Alice O'Connor 11 comments
News AGDQ 2021 lineup includes Hades and Sekiro Honourable mention for the Celeste speedun, because those runs are always amazing Nov. 3, 2020Imogen Beckhelling 9 comments
News Experimental Half-Life rave album Panopticon is out today Resonance cascade May 16, 2020Natalie Clayton 3 comments
News This artist uses Half-Life to generate experimental dance music A right old rave! May 12, 2020Alice O'Connor 5 comments
News Now Play This livestreamed virtual field trips and hiking tours last weekend Digital walkabouts April 6, 2020Lauren Morton 2 comments
News Record-breaking Half-Life speedrun briefly trades crowbars for lightsabers Force sprint April 5, 2020Natalie Clayton 14 comments
News Valve haven't made Half-Life 3 yet because their attempts weren't good enough Good enough isn't good enough March 23, 2020Lauren Morton 15 comments
News Black Mesa is fully launched for real Crowbars at the ready March 6, 2020Lauren Morton 20 comments
News Black Mesa will finally launch on March 5 They're waiting for you, Gordon Feb. 25, 2020Alice O'Connor 20 comments
Feature What's better: Half-Life's Snarks or Planescape: Torment's Litany Of Curses? Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Jan. 10, 2024Alice O'Connor 44 comments
Feature What's better: A silent protagonist, or combat style ratings? Vote now as we continue trying to decide the single best thing in games May 24, 2023Alice O'Connor 41 comments
Feature Why the mysterious love affair between video games and giant elevators may begin with Akira Where did they come from? What are they for? May 8, 2023Lewis Packwood 45 comments
Feature "The narrative had to be baked into the corridors": Marc Laidlaw on writing Half-Life Also yeah, he does regret posting that Episode 3 story March 1, 2023Jeremy Peel 59 comments
Feature Just look at these gorgeous Half-Life CD ROMs Relics from the distant past Dec. 29, 2021Katharine Castle 47 comments
Feature Five cool things we learned from Valve's Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours documentary From wheely desks to invisible headcrabs July 13, 2020Imogen Beckhelling 7 comments
Feature We talk Half-Life: Alyx with Valve in "the meanest interview ever" What it means for Half-Life 3 and where VR goes from here March 26, 2020Katharine Castle 11 comments
Feature It's the simple actions that make Half-Life 1 in VR so convincing Roll on Half-Life: Alyx Feb. 25, 2020Graham Smith 39 comments
Feature Half-Life is 20! Happy Birthday! We are all old! Gordon's Tonic Nov. 19, 2018John Walker 112 comments
Feature A Few Of My Favourite Monsters Archipelagos and Sentinels Feb. 3, 2016Adam Smith 111 comments
Feature Have You Played... Science And Industry? Capitalism The Game Dec. 11, 2015Graham Smith 30 comments
Feature The Last Eight Years Of Gordon Freeman's Unpublished Diaries - RPS Exclusive Episodic Oct. 22, 2015John Walker 43 comments
Feature RPS Discusses: Do Expansion Packs Still Matter? And which are the best? Oct. 5, 2015RPS 72 comments
Feature Console Developers I'd Love To See Working On PC The X-Station PlayBox Sept. 18, 2015Adam Smith 59 comments
Feature RPS Discusses: Which Is The Best Level In PC Gaming? Or map, if you prefer July 28, 2015Alec Meer 227 comments
Feature Premature Evaluation: Black Mesa Mutton Dressed As Lambda? May 11, 2015Marsh Davies 50 comments
Feature How Half-Life Killed The First-Person Shooter The Fallout May 11, 2015John Walker 148 comments
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Feature Total Converts: Unpotting The History Of Half-Life Modding In Defense Of Being Shit May 8, 2014Graham Smith 78 comments
Feature So Very Many Happy Returns: Half-Life Is 15 Today Eat this, you outer-space octopus Nov. 19, 2013RPS 136 comments
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Feature Jump Scare City: Cry Of Fear This Mod Will Make You / Jump Jump April 30, 2013Adam Smith 44 comments