Press Links
Since its official announcement in May 2003, Half-Life 2 has continually captivated the gaming press. This page is dedicated to cataloguing the plethora of online interviews and previews published in the lead up to HL 2's release.
Keeping up with all the latest press links can be quite a job. If you know of any new links not yet listed or any we've missed, drop us a line!
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Previews
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| Updated Impressions - E3 2004 | May 13, 2004 |
| Hands On - E3 2004 | May 10, 2004 |
| First Impressions - E3 2003 | May 14, 2003 |
| First Preview - Pre-E3 2003 | May 8, 2003 |
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| Impressions - E3 2004 | May 12, 2004 |
| Preview - Pre-E3 2004 | May 9, 2004 |
| First Look | May 8, 2003 |
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| G-Phoria Hands-on Impressions | August 2, 2004 |
| Hands On - Pre-E3 2004 | May 10, 2004 |
| "Everything We Know" | February 27, 2004 |
| Demo Impressions | May 16, 2003 |
| First Preview - Pre-E3 2003 | May 8, 2003 |
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| NML Network (E3 2004 Impressions) | May 24, 2004 |
| Tom's Hardware | May 22, 2004 |
| Gamer Helper (E3 2004 Impressions) | May 18, 2004 |
| Gamers.nu | May 19, 2004 |
| FileFront | May 14, 2004 |
| GamePro (E3 2004 Impressions) | May 13, 2004 |
| Computer and Video Games | May 11, 2004 |
| Gamers.com | March 23, 2004 |
| Gigex | March 15, 2004 |
| Gamers Europe | May 14, 2003 |
| GameMarshal | May 8, 2003 |
| Shacknews | May 8, 2003 |
| Ferrago | April 28, 2003 |
| CNN/Money | April 24, 2003 |
Interviews
The words of the hard workers behind Half-Life 2 are in high demand. Read on for interviews with Valve staff members. |  |
Managing Director, Valve Software |
| Half-Rules | January 21, 2005 |
| PC Games magazine (German) - Translation | October 25, 2004 |
| Gamereactor (Swedish) - Translation | May 12, 2004 |
| PCFormat (Slovene) - Translation | - |
| Maxitmag.co.uk | March 19, 2004 |
| HL2 World | December 30, 2003 |
| Hl2.net forums | December 1, 2003 |
| Halflifesource.com | October 1, 2003 |
| Gamespot | October 1, 2003 |
| Driver Heaven | September 26, 2003 |
| Gamers Depot | September 10, 2003 |
| Halflife2.net | September 9, 2003 |
| Nerdsahoy | September 1, 2003 |
| Half-Life 2 Source | August 31, 2003 |
| HL2 Online Source | August 27, 2003 |
| Videogames Italian Center | August 7, 2003 |
| GAME.net | June 26, 2003 |
| HL2 Central | June 26, 2003 |
| Trepid | June 13, 2003 |
| HomeLAN Fed | June 8, 2003 |
| GamingNEXT | May 24, 2003 |
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| Director of Marketing, Valve Software |
| G4TV | March 31, 2005 |
| Gamespy | October 23, 2004 |
| HomeLAN Fed | October 19, 2004 |
| Voodoo Extreme | October 8, 2004 |
| Gamespy | September 21, 2004 |
| Computer Games Online | July 12, 2004 |
| DriverHeaven | June 30, 2004 |
| Boomtown | May 16, 2004 |
| Eurogamer | May 12, 2004 |
| Gamesradar | October 23, 2003 |
| Gamespy | July 17, 2003 |
| Famitsu (Japanese Translation) | September 28, 2003 |
| 4Gamer (Japanese Translation) | September 28, 2003 |
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| Writer/Game Designer, Valve Software |
| Gaming Nexus | October 27, 2003 |
| Planethalflife | September 8, 2003 |
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| Senior Engineering Lead, Valve Software |
| Blue Wolf72 | January 15, 2004 |
| BeyondHalflife | January 6, 2004 |
| HL2 Online Source | December 11, 2003 |
| Gaming Nexus | October 27, 2003 |
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| Responses from Valve - Hl2.net forums | Ongoing |
| Jess Cliffe & Mike Dussault - The Gathering | March 30, 2005 |
| Greg Coomer - WhutDuFuk.com | October 21, 2004 |
| Tim Bruns and Gabe Newell (C:G) - HomeLAN | June 18, 2004 |
| Codename: Gordon Interview (Translation) | June 14, 2004 |
| Havok Physics Engine - Halflife2.net | April 7, 2004 |
| Valve Chatlog - Transcript at Planethalflife | August 4, 2003 |
| Ken Birdwell & Josh Weier - Sharky Extreme | June 13, 2003 |
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