Half-Life news

Valve's own posts, the press, the rumor mill and Steam itself, in one place. Checked every few minutes. Rumors are unconfirmed: every one links to its source.

Everything, newest first

Monday, Apr 22, 2019

Press
Have You Played Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Rock, Paper, Shotgun12:30 AMHalf-Life 2: Deathmatch

Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019

Press
Why I love duelling with toilets in Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
PC Gamer08:30 AMHalf-Life 2: Deathmatch

Steam watch

from Steam's app info

Half-Life: Alyx10 days ago
public build 26446291 · Nov 4, 2026
Silent update: no patch notes
previous_releasepublic
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch3 months ago
public build 24600434 · Aug 24, 2026
prereleaseprevious_buildpublicsteam_legacy
Half-Life 216 months ago
public build 19307283 · Jul 23, 2025
betapreviouspublicsteam_legacy
Half-Life 2: Episode Two21 months ago
public build 17324709 · Feb 11, 2025
betapreviouspublicsteam_legacy
Half-Life 2: Episode One21 months ago
public build 17324704 · Feb 11, 2025
betapreviouspublicsteam_legacy
Half-Life2 years ago
public build 15961492 · Oct 9, 2024
betapublicsteam_legacy

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Videos

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G-Man Q&A: Adrian Shephard, Gordon’s Haircut, and Baja BlastNov 13 · 38K views

Lost Half-Life Info From ‘99 Found on Cassette TapeNov 9 · 98K views

Please Be Chill, Valve Said HLX Out Loud - HLX Files #20Oct 22 · 472K views

Where this comes from. Valve's posts and the press come from Steam's news pages. Rumors come from Google and Bing News, r/HalfLife and the YouTube channels above, filtered to leaks, HLX and next-game talk. A story 4 or more outlets carry gets its own thread in Half-Life News.