Valve may be gearing up to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Half-Life 2 if a recent update is to be believed. Half-Life 2's impact on the industry can't be understated as the game's use of physics was so ahead of anything else at the time that it largely set the standard for most modern games, making the technology a staple of video game design. While the elusive third installment is still nowhere in sight, fans of the franchise may soon have a good reason to return to the sequel that changed everything.
Per PCGamesN, Valve recently added a new "test" branch to the Steam version of Half-Life 2 which may not seem like much by itself but when one considers that the game is turning 20 in just a few months, it's enough to raise some eyebrows. It's also worth noting that Valve released a similar "test" branch for the original Half-Life in 2023 and this turned out to be a major update that added a wealth of new features to the game. Whether that will be the case for Half-Life 2 remains to be seen but it certainly seems possible.
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