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'''''Half-Life''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[Valve Software]] and published in 1998. The game chronicles a catastrophe at the fictional Black Mesa research facility, from the perspective of the young assistant scientist Gordon Freeman. The game attained a large cult following which continues to this day, which in turn created several [[Game modification|modifications]] to the original game. The games ''[[Counter-strike (video game)|Counter-strike]]'' and ''[[Team Fortress]]'' were both originally modifications of Half- | '''''Half-Life''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] game developed by [[Valve Software]] and published in 1998. The game chronicles a catastrophe at the fictional Black Mesa research facility, from the perspective of the young assistant scientist Gordon Freeman. The game attained a large cult following which continues to this day, which in turn created several [[Game modification|modifications]] to the original game. The games ''[[Counter-strike (video game)|Counter-strike]]'' and ''[[Team Fortress]]'' were both originally modifications of Half-Life, but are now marketed and developed by Valve Software. There were two main expansions to Half-Life: ''Opposing Force'' and ''Blue Shift'', along with ''Decay'' for the PlayStation 2 only, as well as the ''Uplink'' demo levels which were not present in the full game. Half-Life has been named "game of the year" several times by different computer gaming magazines. | ||
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Half-Life is a first-person shooter game developed by Valve Software and published in 1998. The game chronicles a catastrophe at the fictional Black Mesa research facility, from the perspective of the young assistant scientist Gordon Freeman. The game attained a large cult following which continues to this day, which in turn created several modifications to the original game. The games Counter-strike and Team Fortress were both originally modifications of Half-Life, but are now marketed and developed by Valve Software. There were two main expansions to Half-Life: Opposing Force and Blue Shift, along with Decay for the PlayStation 2 only, as well as the Uplink demo levels which were not present in the full game. Half-Life has been named "game of the year" several times by different computer gaming magazines.