Half-Life: Alyx is a completely VR-exclusive game in its original form, with Valve making it to be what I think after finishing it last night, a system seller for virtual reality. But, what about ...

Huh. I'm incredibly NOT excited about this. I'm actually surprised how unexcited I am. I mean, maybe I'll try it? VR is kind of meh in my (admittedly limited) experience, but the manipulation might be ...

If you weren’t playing games when Half-Life came out, it’s hard to drive home just how shocking a departure it was from what had come before. Though some familiar mechanics served as a base to build ...

I have still not gotten through HL or HL2, though I did start HL2/VR last week and it is pretty slick looking. HL/A came with the Index and I have yet to try it. My daughter has been playing it and I ...

Mehrdad (He/Him) is a Senior Staff Writer from Iran. He started writing about video games when he was a high-school student. He loves playing competitive FPS games such as Rainbow Six Siege and ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

The keys to making Half-Life: Alyx work in non-VR were seemingly left to us by Valve. Half-Life: Alyx developer Valve fully anticipated that community modders would poke at the game enough to try and ...

If you've got the space and $1,000 for a Valve Index going spare, Half-Life: Alyx is easily one of the best VR games currently on the market. Valve's FPS prequel not only nails the expressive nature ...

The release of Half-Life: Alyx back in March 2020 was heralded as a great step forward for VR games, but - due to cost, space, or other reasons - a lot of people couldn't play it, which is sad ...

Thirteen years is a long time to wait for a sequel. But it turns out that thirteen isn't an unlucky number after all, as Half-Life: Alyx has delivered exactly what many had hoped for. Just as we'd ...

The developers of Half-Life: Alyx answered questions about the game on Reddit. To save you rummaging through the Reddit thread, we’ve summed up all of the responses in one place. The developers joked ...

Half-Life: Alyx is the best VR game ever made, and one of the best games I have played in my 37 years on this planet. But, you need a VR headset to play it and not everyone has, or wants to buy one ...