After 17 years, the legendary Half-Life 2 suddenly got an update

Half-Life 2 just got a new update.

On November 16, 2004, Valve released one of the most successful blockbuster games of all time – Half-Life 2, the influence of the game was so great that even now, after nearly 17 years, there is still a a lot of gamers talk, play, mod Half-Life 2.

Set a few years after the events of the previous game, protagonist Gordon Freeman is awakened by the mysterious man G-Man when the world has been invaded by the alien Combine. Gordon Freeman cooperates with the resistance to find ways to liberate humanity in various ways. Half-Life 2 received a lot of praise, mainly towards physics, sound simulation, AI, graphics, story and is considered one of the best games of all time. Half Life 2 has won 39 “Game of The Year” awards and has sold 12 million copies in 2011. Half Life 2 has two sequels: Episode One (2006) and Episode Two (2007).

Thoughts that Valve had “put children out of the market” and did not let Half-Life 2 “swallow” over time, but no, after nearly 17 years of release, Valve’s classic shooter Half-Life 2 is in the process. received a sizable update, including increased FOV, Vulkan support, and longtime bug fixes. The update has been quietly pushed to the beta branch of Half-Life 2, which gamers can opt-in to by selecting the option in the game’s properties tab via Steam.

Specifically, Valve has suddenly released new updates for Half-Life 2, Episode One and Episode Two today to ensure it looks as smooth as possible on not only the Steam Deck but all current PCs. other great. Although not publicly announced on the Steam homepage, the update to the beta branch of Half-Life 2 was spotted by YouTuber Tyler McVicker. The update is said to include many bug fixes that have remained unresolved for years, increasing the FOV limit to 110, and tweaking the user interface to support ultra-wide resolutions.

Perhaps the most notable (if less flashy) addition, however, is support for the Vulkan API, which clearly helps Half-Life 2 work much better with Linux-based operating systems like SteamOS. McVicker says the beta update still has some issues and isn’t ready for release yet. However, curious players can check out the beta right now by opting in through Steam’s interface.

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