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  Half-Life 2
	
		
			
			 
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			| Developer: Valve L.L.C. | 
		 
		
			| Publisher: Sierra On-Line, Inc. | 
		 
		
			| Technology: Source Engine | 
		 
		
			| Release Date: November 16, 2004 | 
		 
		
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			| Chat-Room: #halflife | 
		 
		
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			| Buy Physical: ebay.com | 
		 
		
			| Buy Digital: Steam | 
		 
	
 
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Info
"THE MOST INTENSE AND EXHILARATING CONFLICT EVER UNDERTAKEN IN A VIDEO GAME"
 PC GAMER - 96%
 
The sequel to PC Gamer's GREATEST PC GAME EVER CREATED opens the doors to a world where your presence affects everything around you from the physical environment to the emotions of both friends and enemies. As Gordon Freeman, pick up the crowbar again and rescue the world from the wrong you released back in Black Mesa. Remember, a lot of people are counting on you.
 • DIGITAL ACTORS: Advanced animation technology delivers the most sophisticated in-game characters ever witnessed.
 • ADVANCED AI: Friends and foes assess threats, master tricky terrain and fashion weapons from what is at hand.
 • STUNNING GRAPHICS: Simply amazing special effects ignite incredibly realistic environments.
 • PHYSICAL GAMEPLAY: Objects from rocks to trucks obey laws of gravity, friction and buoyancy.
 Also includes: Counter-Strike: Source
 The next installment of the world's #1 online action game!
 taken from the back of the box
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How-To-Play On-line
You play Half-Life 2: Deathmatch on Steam, by launching it in your Steam Library.
Downloads
Nothing yet. You're only able to update the game with the Steam launcher anyway.
Source Code Availability
The current SDK source code is available on GitHub. It includes the sources to the game-logic, but not the engine. The license is available here.
Broadcast features
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 • GameSpot TV - 2001-01-27
        Segment: Game News: Half-Life 2 confirmed for Xbox
        Timecode: @ 04:50 m:s
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Magazine features
 
 • Computer Gaming World #180 - Jul 1999
         Cover Story
 • Computer Gaming World #198 - Jan 2001
         2 page ad
 • Computer Gaming World #227 - Jun 2003
         Cover story
 • Computer Gaming World #232 - Nov 2003
         Read.Me
         Read.Me
 • Computer Gaming World #242 - Nov 2003
         Read.Me
         Falcon Northwest ad
         User poll
 • Computer Gaming World #242 - Sep 2004
         Feature
 • Computer Gaming World #246 - Dec 2004
         ATI ad
         Radar
 • Computer Gaming World #247 - Jan 2005
         In stores now ad
 • Computer Gaming World #248 - Feb 2005
         1-page G-Man ad
         Review
 • Computer Gaming World #249 - Mar 2005
         Radar: Arcade HL2
         1-page Alyx ad
 • Computer Gaming World #252 - Jun 2005
         Radar: Phys Ed
 • Computer Gaming World #255 - Oct 2005
         Cover story: Full Steam Ahead
 • Computer Gaming World #257 - Dec 2005
         Radar: Public Access
 
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