Half-Life's current coverage is scattered across a handful of unrelated developments: a browser port of Half-Life 2 built without Valve's authorization, a director citing the series as an influence, and a free game giveaway that name-checks it. None of the stories report a new Half-Life title from Valve.
The most recent story tied to Half-Life is not about Half-Life itself. v0lt is giving away the retro-style shooter Deadshot on Steam until September 24 at 2:00 AM, and players who claim it keep it. The five-day giveaway marks the game's second anniversary. Deadshot released on Steam on September 18, 2024, and the price had been 655 yen. Its shorthand draws on Half-Life alongside DOOM and Quake.
The only story in the cluster that directly involves a Half-Life release is an unofficial one. High school developer slqnt built a free browser port of Valve's Half-Life 2, called "web hl2," in three months, and it includes a console function. It spread on social media after release, with Valve's copyright a stated risk to its availability.
Separately, Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of the horror film Backrooms, told The New York Times that a feature adaptation of Valve's Portal is a "future dream." Parsons said his approach draws more on games including Portal and Half-Life than on traditional Hollywood filmmaking. He is currently focused on finishing a television adaptation of Backrooms.
Around the same period, Guns of Eschaton, the first title from Viktor Antonov since he left ZeniMax in 2022, appeared at a business booth under the studio Eschatology Entertainment. A weekly game roundup also lists Quake Champions and other niche items, but carries no Half-Life announcement.
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Modder KPE030T has released version 2.0 of the Early Access build of IONIZATION, a Half-Life total conversion mod made public in 2025. Set in the 1990s, it casts the player as a special mission agent investigating a mysterious incident in a remote area of the former Soviet Union. The update adds large-scale optimization, a rebuilt weapon system, reworked enemy characters, an overhauled subtitle system, code improvements and bug fixes.
v0lt is giving away the retro-style FPS Deadshot on Steam until September 24 at 2:00 AM, and players who claim it keep it. The game released on Steam on September 18, 2024, and the 5-day giveaway marks its 2nd anniversary. It has 3 chapters of 6 stages each, 7 weapon types, and 5 attachment types. It is also on sale for 655 yen.
4divinity's new studio Eschatology Entertainment showed Guns of Eschaton at a business booth. The game is the first title from Viktor Antonov since he left ZeniMax in 2022. The hands-on covered an early stage where the protagonist uses multiple arms to parry bullets, negate damage, trigger slow-motion, and enter a counter state.
Game Spark's weekly roundup for July 5-11, 2026 covers a dozen game announcements and updates, including Elite MMA Manager, The Exorcist's Apprentice, Fright Train's release date, GERONIMO early access, Former Dawn development, Quake Champions' limbo, Tempest Rising DLC, Unturned source code release, Citizen Vigilante PS5 game, and Dwarf Fortress 20th anniversary collector's edition pre-orders.
High school developer slqnt created an unofficial browser port of Valve's Half-Life 2, called 'web hl2', in three months. The port is playable for free online and includes a console function. It spread quickly on social media after release, though Valve's copyright may lead to its removal.
Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of the hit horror film 'Backrooms', told The New York Times that a feature-length film adaptation of Valve's puzzle game 'Portal' is a 'future dream.' Parsons said his artistic approach is more influenced by games like 'Portal' and 'Half-Life' than by traditional Hollywood filmmaking. He is currently focused on completing a television series adaptation of 'Backrooms'.