A mod that further enhances the experience of this incredible Valve game Half-Life: Alyx is one of the best virtual reality games out there and a key piece to understanding the story of Alyx Vance between Half-Life and Half-Life 2. However, not everyone has access to a VR headset. Are you one of them? Would…
These are the best games for the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset, which is also known now as the Meta Quest 2. For the sake of clarity, let’s call the headset Oculus Quest 2 in this article. Oculus Quest 2 is an immersive VR headset that was developed by Meta (previously Facebook). This is quite…
The world’s only annual showcase of upcoming PC games and hardware returns on Sunday. Now in its eighth year, the PC Gaming Show features a mix of exclusive world announcements, brand-new trailers, and interviews with developers from all over the globe. Last year’s show attracted 36 million viewers. This year’s PC Gaming Show will be hosted by Sean ‘Day[9]’ Plott and Mica Burton. PC Gamer’s…
The winners of the SXSW Gaming Awards 2021 have been revealed. SXSW partnered with IGN to produce the SXSW Gaming Awards show. It was broadcast on Saturday, March 20 via livestreams on ign.com, twitch.tv/sxswgaming, and twitch.tv/ign. The 2021 SXSW Gaming Awards include 43 nominees across 12 different categories. Winners of the awards are determined through…
The year is almost over, so the Game Freaks 365 crew got together to reflect on 2020. In this Year in Review episode, we discuss the week’s top headlines and recall some of the top games of 2020. Below we have time stamps for each topic: Cyberpunk refunds – 0:54 EA Play on Xbox Game…
As we spend more time at home, it’s impossible not to feel grateful for video games. Though the release schedule has been altered, 2020 has still been an incredible year for gaming so far. Remarkably, the best may be yet to come. First announced in 2013, Sony finally released the long-promised exclusive Dreams to widespread…
Valve released three new gameplay videos for Half-Life: Alyx just weeks before its planned March 23 launch. The videos focus more on the gameplay than on the story. And for the first time, Valve is revealing how players will move around the environment. More accurately, players will have four different control options: Blink, Shift, Continuous…
Valve is letting gamers play all of the games in the Half-Life series for free in the leadup to Half-Life: Alyx. These games are all fairly old now, but they’re still fun to play. The original Half-Life was released back in 1998 while Half-Life 2 came out in 2004. Two years later, Half-Life Episode 1…
Valve has released the first trailer for the upcoming Half-Life: Alyx. The new game in the Half-Life universe was just announced on Monday. While we knew very little about the game, Valve started calling Alyx their “flagship VR game.” And at least from the trailer, it looks like they mean it. Valve has said that they are…
Twelve years after the release of Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Valve today announced that there’s a new Half-Life game in development. It’s called Half-Life: Alyx. Details are scant at this point, but one thing we do know is that Half-Life: Alyx will be a virtual reality game. In fact, Valve is calling Alyx their “flagship VR…
