Half-Life 2 Celebrates 20 Years with New Documentary and Update
TL;DR
A new documentary by Secret Tape, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2, reveals unseen footage of the cancelled Episode 3 and features interviews with key developers, including Gabe Newell. The documentary explains that Episode 3 was shelved due to Valve's focus on other projects like Left 4 Dead. Valve has also released updates for Half-Life 2, making it free on Steam for a limited time, and added developer commentary and Steam Workshop support.
- Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary documentary shows off unseen Episode 3 footage Video Games Chronicle
- Half-Life 2 is getting a huge 20th anniversary update The Verge
- Never-Before-Seen Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Gameplay Footage and Ice Gun Revealed in New Documentary IGN
- ‘We don’t go to Ravenholm’: the story behind Half-Life 2’s most iconic level The Guardian
- I played Half-Life 2 for the first time this year—here’s how it went Ars Technica
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