Half-Life developer reveals that the game was almost called Fallout

The wireless earbud market is pretty competitive, especially when Cyber Monday deals roll around. It doesn't help that there are loads of big brands out there that all dominate the marketing side of things. I used to swear by Samsung's Galaxy Buds since I've always used their partner phones, but this year I've been testing a set of buds that have convinced me never to waste my money on Samsung's overpriced buds again. 

In 2022, Elden Ring won Game of the Year, but the acceptance speech was hijacked at the last minute by a stage invader who 'nominated' his "Orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton". Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of Geoff Keighley's events being interrupted. Earlier this year, during Gamescom Opening Night Live, a member of the stage ran up to Keighley and started yelling about Clinton wanting GTA 6.

For the 25th anniversary of Half-Life, Valve not only released a documentary about the iconic FPS, but also sent out a pretty significant update to celebrate. While the Half-Life patch brought with it some bug fixes, there was one that it didn’t manage to iron out. Until now, that is.

A quarter century after it came out, the original Half-Life is enjoying a new lease of life after developer Valve released a surprise update. But there was more to come. In the days that followed the launch of the massive Half-Life 25th Anniversary update, Valve issued a new patch that fixed one bug that had afflicted the game for decades.

has received a major overhaul via the 25th Anniversary Update, which now includes a way to play with friends in a multiplayer mode. However, the age of the title makes it very tricky to set up a server that other players can join. Only those with strong connections and protection can invite a party of friends into a space where they can relive experiences from this iconic title.

Valve has marked Half-Life’s 25th anniversary with several promotions and content drops, including an extensive new update for the original game.

Valve is celebrating the birthday of one of its most beloved games (and there are a lot of them to pick from) this weekend as it’s the, and the original game is getting a big update.

Valve has released a new update for Half-Life to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Along with the legendary first-person shooter being available to claim free on Steam until November 20th, the update adds Steam Deck support, controller support and even the Half-Life: Uplink demo. If that weren’t enough, a one-hour documentary is live with the original development team. Check it out below.

This massive update also adds new multiplayer maps, restores old contents, and fixes numerous bugs.

Valve is giving away Half-Life for a limited time.

The nominees for every category in The Game Awards 2023 have been revealed. There will be 31 total awards given, and the nominations have narrowed each category down to five or six potential recipients. The Game Awards is perhaps the video game industry's most lucrative honors ceremony, with over 100 million viewers tuning in for the livestream in 2022. Although the show is highly anticipated for the game reveals and trailers it promises to bring each year, its prizes are ultimately the reason for the occasion.

Well, here's an odd one. Last night, hundreds of furious World of Warcraft players took to Blizzard's forums to voice their complaints about a bug that is making the game all but unplayable, which seems to have emerged from the recent 10.2 update. The twist? All of these players are located in Norway.