Half-Life Half-Life: Alyx Announcement - Live Updates & Discussion Thread

Half-Life: Alyx Announcement - Live Updates & Discussion Thread
We're thrilled to announce Half-Life: Alyx, a new full-length entry in the Half-Life series, built by Valve for VR. Return to Half-Life in March 2020. Pre-purchase now on Steam.
Half-Life: Alyx Reveal Trailer
12 years of difference.
It's amazing to see all the characters and enemies from HL2 reintroduced in a modern engine !
At least Valve didn't forget TF2 completely
What an upgrade. Gave me chills seeing him again.
Citadel image from half-life.com. Definitely wallpaper worthy. (2560x1440)
Got so excited thought I would make a graphic!!!!
Half-Life: 2 vs Half-Life: Alyx (City 17)
The Retired Engineer texture, it wasn't for L4D3!
VNN is just in a call on live stream with the voice actor of Alyx Vance
A difference 15 years make
Nice photo from hl alyx website
Me after watching the trailer.
buy VR
The most exciting part of the announcement.
Tyler's reaction to Alyx V/A saying that she "appreciates his work"
Spring 2020 will be legendary
When you see your favorite franchise has returned
BOYS
I remade the vertical panorama from half-life.com of City 17 and Alyx as one image
They weren't fucking around, were they?
Need a gun?
Some things never change, do they?
I thought they got us good before the trailer came out
Awesome moment, the Combine literally building the Citadel

Half-Life: Alyx Announcement - Live Updates & Discussion Thread

Posted: 21 Nov 2019 08:07 AM PST

Welcome to the r/HalfLife Half-Life: Alyx Announcement - Live Updates & Discussion Thread!

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Welcome. Welcome to r/HalfLife! The day many of us have been waiting for. Some of us for over 12 years: Today Valve will be officially speaking about the future of the Half-Life series for the first time since 2007.

From Valve:

We're thrilled to announce Half-Life: Alyx, a new full-length entry in the Half-Life series, built by Valve for VR. Return to Half-Life in March 2020. Pre-purchase now on Steam.

The fight against the Combine begins

Set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2, Alyx Vance and her father Eli mount an early resistance to the Combine's brutal occupation of Earth.

The loss of the Seven-Hour War is still fresh. In the shadow of a rising Combine fortress known as the Citadel, residents of City 17 learn to live under the rule of their invaders. But among this scattered population are two of Earth's most resourceful scientists: Dr. Eli Vance and his daughter Alyx, the founders of a fledgling resistance.

You are Alyx Vance, and you're about to spark a revolution

You and your father were relocated to City 17. In the years since, you've continued your clandestine scientific activity—performing critical research, and building invaluable tools for the few humans brave enough to defy the Combine.

Every day you learn more about your enemy, and every day you work toward finding a weakness.

A full-length game built from the ground up for virtual reality

Lean around a broken wall and under a barnacle to make an impossible shot. Rummage through shelves to find a healing syringe and some shotgun shells. Manipulate tools to hack alien interfaces. Tear a headcrab off your face and throw it out the window. VR was built for the kind of gameplay that sits at the heart of Half-Life.

Half-Life: Alyx supports a variety of play environments, locomotion methods, and input devices.

Play on any SteamVR system

If you have VR hardware that works with a computer, then it works with SteamVR.

If you don't yet own any VR hardware, now's the time. Headsets support different sets of features, so the experience will vary between them. Half-Life: Alyx was built hand in hand with Valve Index, which is the highest fidelity option on the market, but the game works great with Vive, Rift and Windows Mixed Reality too. Check out the different options to choose which one is right for you.

Valve Index
HTC Vive
Oculus Rift
Windows Mixed Reality

Learn more about compatible VR

Already own Valve Index? You'll get Half-Life: Alyx free, plus extra content.

Appearing in your Steam Library March 2020

There's no need to enter a key or purchase the game. It'll appear in your Steam Library upon release, ready to play.

…No matter when you bought your gear

Half-Life: Alyx is yours, whether you've had your Valve Index for a while, or are just about to take the plunge.

…Or whether or not you have the whole VR kit

Owners of Valve Index controllers also get Half-Life: Alyx for free.

Gun skins, SteamVR Home environments, and more

Customers who have purchased Valve Index hardware by the end of 2019 will have access to unique bonuses starting early next year: * Explore environments from Half-Life: Alyx in your SteamVR Home space * Alternate gun skins to embellish Alyx's arsenal * Special Half-Life: Alyx-themed content for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

When: November 21, 2019 @ 10am Pacific Time

Follow The Announcement Live!

Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer

Half-Life: Alyx on Steam

The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx -- Behind Closed Doors at Valve

We will add links to any streams, etc. here as they become available.

Stats

☑️ 1st Flagship Virtual Reality game by Valve
☑️ 1st Half-Life game announced in this subreddit's 10 year history
☑️ 12th Game in the Half-Life series
☑️ 4,426 Days since the release of Half-Life 2: Episode Two
☑️ 0 Days of waiting left!

Half-Life: Alyx Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have a question in connection with the mission?

Feel free to ask it, and somebody will try to answer it as much as possible.

Will Half-Life: Alyx require the Valve Index?

No! Half-Life: Alyx supports a variety of play environments, locomotion methods, and input devices. Half-Life: Alyx with any SteamVR-compatible system

Will Half-Life: Alyx be VR-only?

Yes.

How long will Half-Life: Alyx be?

Half-Life: Alyx is a full-length game built from the ground up for virtual reality.

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We're thrilled to announce Half-Life: Alyx, a new full-length entry in the Half-Life series, built by Valve for VR. Return to Half-Life in March 2020. Pre-purchase now on Steam.

Posted: 21 Nov 2019 10:02 AM PST