
Hard to believe, but the game that glorified the crowbar is 10 years old this week.
Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the original Half-Life, Valve's debut game and easily one of the greatest shooters ever made. While it's easy to look back and think that Half-Life's success was all but assured, it wasn't such a sure bet back then. Many don't remember that while the game debuted to critical acclaim, it took a while for it to become a commercial success.

Half-Life 3 may not be too far away from release, as the game suspected to be the third entry in the series has entered the optimization phase.
That one episode of Billy & Mandy where the very fabric of reality was destroyed when Mandy smiled. That's what'll happen when Valve finally counts to 3.
Is this kinda like when it was supposed to be at the 2024 TGAs?
A prototype build of the Half-Life expansion, Blue Shift, from the year 2000 has found its way onto to internet.

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