

The source code for the Source engineĪnd an unfinished version of the game on October 7 were leaked on the internet by a friend of Gembe. The leaks damaged morale at Valve and slowed development. Playable version of Half-Life 2 was compiled from the source code, revealing how unfinished it was. In 2020 official VR game with modern graphics "Half-Life: Alyx" was released for Windows and Linux.Ĥ) Source code leak: In October 2003, the Half-Life 2 source code was leaked online by a German hacker, Axel Gembe, who had infiltrated Valve's internal network months earlier. In 2017 with new update official VR version becomes unplayable. The game is set around the fictitious City 17, roughly 20 years after the events of its predecessor Half-Life.ģ) In May 2013, Valve released a beta update to Half-Life 2 which included support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Resistance members including Barney Calhoun.

After arriving at the station and eluding Combine forces, Gordon joins Lambda 2) Plot: Gordon Freeman is brought out of stasis by the G-Man, who inserts him into a train arriving at City 17.
