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Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2 is a 2004 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It was published for Windows on Valve's digital distribution service, Steam.

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Genre
First-person shooter
Artist
Viktor Antonov
Composer
Kelly Bailey
Developer
Valve
Engine
Source
Mode
Single-player

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Half-Life 2

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Half-Life 2

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related to Mods · 31
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related to Reception · 27
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related to Awards · 21
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related to Ports · 21
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related to Announcement and delay · 19
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related to Dispute with Vivendi · 19
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related to Release · 19
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related to Retail editions · 19
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related to Leak · 17
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related to Gameplay · 15
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Half-Life 2ArtistViktor Antonov1.00infobox
Half-Life 2ComposerKelly Bailey1.00infobox
Half-Life 2DeveloperValve1.00infobox
Half-Life 2EngineSource1.00infobox
Half-Life 2GenreFirst-person shooter1.00infobox
Half-Life 2ModeSingle-player1.00infobox
Half-Life 2PlatformsWindows1.00infobox
Half-Life 2PlatformsXbox1.00infobox
Half-Life 2PlatformsXbox 3601.00infobox
Half-Life 2PlatformsPlayStation 31.00infobox
Half-Life 2PlatformsMac OS X1.00infobox
Half-Life 2PlatformsLinux1.00infobox
Half-Life 2PlatformsNvidia Shield1.00infobox
Half-Life 2PublishersValve1.00infobox
Half-Life 2PublishersElectronic Arts (Xbox)1.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseWindowsWW: November 16, 2004XboxNA: November 15, 2005EU: November 18, 2005Xbox 360NA: October 10, 2007EU: October 19, 2007AU: October 25, 2007PlayStation 3NA: December 11, 2007E…1.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseWW: November 16, 20041.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseNA: November 15, 20051.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseEU: November 18, 20051.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseNA: October 10, 20071.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseEU: October 19, 20071.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseAU: October 25, 20071.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseNA: December 11, 20071.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseEU: December 14, 20071.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseAU: December 20, 20071.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseWW: May 26, 20101.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseWW: May 9, 20131.00infobox
Half-Life 2ReleaseWW: May 12, 20141.00infobox
Half-Life 2SeriesHalf-Life1.00infobox
Half-Life 2WriterMarc Laidlaw1.00infobox

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