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- This article describes the computer game. For other meanings see half-life (disambiguation).
Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game developed by Valve Software and published by Sierra Studios. It was released on November 20, 1998 based on a heavily-modified Quake game engine. It was first published for PCs running Microsoft Windows, and was later ported to Sony's PlayStation 2 and Sega's Dreamcast video game console, although it was never officially released in the latter's case.
Half-Life, often shortened to HL, has been heralded by computer game critics for its gripping and atmospheric presentation of the plotline, and one which would influence the development of other first-person shooters in the years to come. It was among the first first-person shooters to feature a story that was told entirely in-game and in real time, without the use of cutscenes. Half-Life is also known for its (at the time) sophisticated enemy AI. Its own success continued for years with expansions such as Opposing Force (OP4) and Blue Shift (BS), mods such as Counter-Strike (CS), Team Fortress Classic (TFC), "Firearms", Deathmatch Classic (DMC), Ricochet and Day of Defeat (DoD), and its sequel Half-Life 2 (HL2). Half-Life won over 50 "Game of the Year" awards from numerous publications and was named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer in its November 1999, October 2001, and April 2005 issues.Company information from official Valve website. Retrieved on June 11, 2006.. It is one of the best selling PC first-person shooters to date.
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AXG - News, servers, downloads, patches, and forum.
Demo Download - A list of places to download the Half-Life demo.
Meta Description: [ Links to download the Half Life demo. ]
Half Life Top 200 - Site directory ranked by user votes.
Meta Description: [ Links to various Half-Life 1 and 2 sites ]
Half-Life Gaming - Statistics and forums for gamers that play on the wshost.net TFC and CS servers.
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I.AM Half-Life - Crosshairs, skins, maps, and information for Half-Life and Counter-Strike.
Sierra: Half-Life - Official site includes game overview, news, online game registration, support, links, and online ordering.
Meta Description: [ Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Games, is one of the earliest developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment software. ]
Steambans - Project to prevent online cheating. Includes forums, downloads and a list of protected servers.
Meta Description: [ Steambans.com is a global banlist/watchlist made for Steam technology from valve. ]
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