Valve first came up with the Steam Hardware Survey more than 20 years ago because it wanted to know what specs it should target for Half-Life 2
The first public Steam Hardware Survey came in April 2003, but there were private antecedents used by Valve earlier.
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Half-Life 2: How To Use Rocket Launcher
In Half-Life 2, the rocket launcher is one of the powerful weapons capable of decimating any enemy in its way, and it's also ...
A speedrunner just beat Need for Speed: Most Wanted's world record by 90 minutes - by using Half-Life's Gordon Freeman instead of a car
When it comes to the top earners in the country, athletes have just about everyone beat. And former NFL star Peyton Manning ...
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Valve added an invisible wall to this sewer pipe in Half-Life 2 in their anniversary update - but it only annoyed speedrunners
Valve added an invisible wall to Half-Life 2 in the 20th anniversary update, but it got in the way of some speedruns, so they've since disabled it.
Half-Life 3 rumours continue thanks to newest Valve datamines
Yet another Half-Life 3 rumour is making waves amongst fans, but there remains no sign of any actual announcement.
Minerva: Metastasis is the best Half-Life game Valve never made
Half-Life 2 celebrated its 20th anniversary last week, with Valve releasing a hefty update to the original game alongside a ...
How Half-Life 2's minimum specs led to the creation of the Steam Hardware survey
The Steam survey, which allows users of the platform to reveal their hardware and software specs to Valve so the data can be ...
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Valve Reveals Bizarre Origins of Half-Life 2's Gnome Chompski
A simple challenge between Half-Life 2 developers led to the creation of the game's Gnome Chompski prop and its associated achievement, a Valve employee has revealed. Aside from Half-Life 2, the ...
First Look at Valve's New Steam Controller and VR Hardware Revealed
After releasing the Steam Deck over two years ago, Valve is working on a set of new hardware. A recent leak from Brad Lynch, ...
Half-Life 2’s anniversary update makes it a dream to play on Steam Deck for a first timer like me
Having heard about the greatness of Half-Life 2 for decades, so far Valve's masterpiece is living up to the hype on its own ...
New Half-Life Opposing Force fan remake looks just as good as Black Mesa
A new Half-Life Opposing Force remake, created by modders, has just been revealed, and it rebuilds the Valve and Gearbox FPS ...
The best Half-Life 2 mods: 20th anniversary edition
But it was the classic FPS Half-Life 2 that convinced people to install this weird military-green launcher app named Steam and take the plunge on digital distribution. Not only was it a fantastic game ...