Half-Life: Alyx is out now, and critics are raving about its tense gameplay and excellent virtual reality controls. But AAA shooters — especially VR games — can’t just be one-note affairs. Players need some down time, and that’s likely why Valve has added an interactive musical instrument to the game. The playable piano even allows […]
Half-Life: Alyx review: A great game burdened by astronomical expectations
It’s hard to know how to review a game like Half-Life: Alyx. So much is expected of it. For Half-Life fans it’s the culmination of a decade-plus wait, not quite the sequel people want but at least a sign of life from a series long-dormant. Fans of virtual reality likewise pinned their hopes on Alyx […]
Half-Life: Alyx Steam Achievements Guide
Half-Life: Alyx has 41 achievements you can get just by reaching certain key points in the game, completing routine tasks, or by pulling off something special. There are even a couple secret ones that are harder to get, including a few we don’t quite know the solution for yet. Here we’ll break down all 41 […]
Half-Life: Alyx Weapon Upgrade Guide – How To Use The Combine Fabricator
Half-Life: Alyx doesn’t have a lot of weapons to choose from, but it does have the essentials: a pistol, shotgun, and SMG. Between these three, some grenades, and Alyx’s handy gravity gloves, you’ll be perfectly suited to take on enemies, Combine and Xen alike. For the first time in the Half-Life series, you’ll also be […]
Half-Life: Alyx Dev Is Hopeful That The Next Game Won't Take 13 Years
There’s a surreal element to the release of Half-Life: Alyx, as the long-dormant franchise had turned into a meme as the wait for a new game following Half-Life 2: Episode 2 stretched further and further. Now that the new game has finally released, one developer at Valve has spoken about the gap between releases, and […]
Half-Life: Alyx VR review – the return of Valve
Valve finally return to the Half-Life universe with the most advanced VR game ever made, but is it everything fans have been waiting for? Valve may be the strangest video game developer in history. As inscrutable as Nintendo and Rockstar Games can be, you can usually follow their logic to some degree. But we have […]
Half-Life: Alyx review — A great VR game for the wrong time
Reviewing Half-Life: Alyx has been a stressful endeavor. Part of that is the usual rigors of critiquing a game (trying to beat it before a deadline). But this VR experience is landing at a time when a pandemic is taking hold over the world. So, you know, I may already be a bit on edge. […]
Half-Life: Alyx Now Available For Pre-Load On Steam
You can pre-load Half-Life: Alyx on Steam now, so what are you waiting for?! Half-Life: Alyx releases on Steam today. Not next week, not next month–TODAY. In a matter of hours, actually. And that means you can pre-load the first Half-Life game in almost 13 years starting now. Nobody likes waiting for their game on […]