Tyler McVicker

New information about the original cancelled version of Half-Life Alyx has surfaced, and it is exactly the kind of thing the Valve community has been waiting years to see. Let's figure out what we are actually looking at here. The gameplay used as the b-roll was from the megabuild of the Half-Life 2

We have quite a lot of information about what kind of new enemies to expect from Half-Life 3 (HLX), however, if you feel that this is too much of a spoiler, then feel free to skip this. I want to think all the community members who worked on the Miro Board, and especially Rowleto for writing major c

Here we go again, nothing monumental this time around, but enough to keep your appetite for half of your life to stay satisfied. It's still around, it's still kicking, and Valve is still, seemingly, almost there.

THIS IS UNFINISHED, AND HAS SECTIONS OF BLANK-NESS FOR TIMING, OVERLAYS ARE NOT COMPLETED. The latest Counter-Strike 2 update quietly overhauled Source 2’s animation and AI systems — and in doing so, leaked a ton of HLX content. This is the clearest sign yet that Valve is getting ready to ship somet

Half-Life 3 is happening, we've known this for ages. However, something that doesn't seem to be happening? An ARG from Valve Software. Today we look at all the false leads that the community has found, and where to look for the real information, when it comes time. (plus some fun news)

This is an early cut of my next video on the topic of HLX and Half-Life 3, including almost everything I've been able to dig up about this upcoming game in the code of Deadlock and CS2 updates. Enjoy!

The community project that started almost immediately following Marc Laidlaw's publication of Epistle 3, Project Borealis has been around for over seven years. In that time, what have they been up to? What is this "prologue" they've announced? This is an early cut for supporters.

Valve Software is working on so much friggin' stuff. Here's some crazy information I've got on it. This is an early, unfinished cut of this upcoming video.

This is unfinished, with no visuals added, and a section likely being cut. Thanks for the patience, the Deadlock thing really screwed my schedule up.

Welcome to my new favorite Half-Life 2 mod of all time. Raising the Bar Redux is an attempt to make a full game based around the leaked Half-Life 2 Beta & Alpha assets, and it does it better than anything else attempted to date. It's that good.

In what is likely my most important report in years, dataminers have started reverse-engineering the mechanical backbone of the latest version of Half-Life 3 from 2016, and plan to make it playable to the public. This is everything known about the project, their findings, and all historical context

Valve was about to finish-up a Half-Life game in late 2018, cancelled it, stripped out as much as they could from it, and made the final version of Half-Life Alyx in less than 18 months. This is the story of that completed, yet unreleased, and now lost, Half-Life game. HLA (YouTube)

A year on from the release of Half-Life Alyx and Valve accidentally ships strings from two separate virtual reality projects in development. Some of these strings are from Citadel, which we have covered at length in the past, and others show an evolution of HLVR's original concepts, now codenamed HL

The video is complete, and I've never been more proud of a project to date. I hope you enjoy this magic dunk. What is likely my best report to date, we take a look at a recent, major leak that shines a significant light on exactly what Valve's next game will be, and how it will play, Citadel. This i

Citadel, Valve's rumored next game has been a mishmash of confusing concepts that not a soul has been able to piece together into something cohesive. That has finally started to change. This new game, rumored to be based within the Half-Life franchise, will support both PC & VR play and supposedly,

THIS IS MISSING ALL VISUAL OVERLAY EDITS AND MUSIC, THIS REPORT IS the ONLY %60 completed. Today on Valve News Network, we take a look at many unreleased and cut features from Half-Life Alyx found within the localization files of the game, most notably, a large amount of loading screen tips that wou

With the release of HLA’s developer commentary update, I had an excuse to play through the entire game, end-to-end again, with the added bonus of deep dives of the game's production history from the voices of those who made the game possible. However, being as intimately familiar with the project as

Today on Valve News Network, we take a look at the canceled episode for Half-Life 2, Return to Ravenholm, A.K.A Opposing Force 2. After the Orange Box in 2007, Valve quickly burned out on Half-Life and promptly canceled all indev Half-Life games in favor of what become Portal 2. One of those games w

THIS IS AN AUDIO ONLY EARLY CUT FOR PATRONS After the Orange Box in 2007, Valve quickly burned out on Half-Life, and promptly cancelled all indev Half-Life games in favor of what become Portal 2. One of those games was being produced by Arkane Studios, the people behind Dishonored, and put the playe

Here is a 55-minute interview with Noclip's Danny O'Dwyer discussing his opportunity and experience playing the canceled Half-Life 2 episode, Return to Ravenholm, walking through the entire experience beginning to end. FULL INTERVIEW (YouTube)

An early audio draft for Patrons. Enjoy! It has been a few months since Valve introduced the Half-Life Alyx workshop into beta, and unfortunately, many of the major issues that users were facing on day 1 are still being faced today, with no communication or road-map announced with regards to improve

The full 25-minute report finished and uploaded for the Patrons a few days early! Enjoy! Through the information found within The Final Hours of Half-Life Alyx, hundreds of rumors, unconfirmed leaks, and pieces of unconfirmed information were given more legitimacy. This video goes through 40 details

Today on Valve News Network, we take a look at some incredible features and content pushed by Valve and the Half-Life Alyx team for HLA. These updates include liquid physics in bottles, huge tools additions, and a look behind the scenes of development. Incredibly Half-Life Alyx Updates from Valve (Y

Today on Valve News Network, we take a look at a recent leak of a pre-release build of Half-Life Alyx that kept in all internal non-VR testing tools and commands still built in. These tools now allow modders to create non-VR mods for Half-Life Alyx much faster than previously thought. In fact, with

Half-Life Alyx is ONE WEEK AWAY, and Valve has started talking to the press, a lot. Here is a recap of all the pertinent information, recapped quickly for your convenience. Here is the newest episode of Half-Life Alyx Ketchup. Final Half-Life Alyx News? - One Week to Go - HLA Ketchup (YouTube)

With the wait for Half-Life Alyx becoming closer, the time seems to move slower. To try and push that clock along faster, here are ways you can enjoy every Valve released Half-Life game in Virtual Reality through SteamVR, with all the different ways users can improve the experience past the baseline

Today on Valve News Network, we take a very deep look at all the assets that were released with the SteamVR Half-Life Alyx environments, including a lot of details about the Half-Life Alyx as a whole. Half-Life Alyx's INCREDIBLY MASSIVE Datamine (YouTube)

Let's go over all of the gameplay released on Monday, and point out each of the small details you might have missed regarding Valve's upcoming VR title, Half-Life: Alyx. Half-Life: Alyx Gameplay - Everything You Missed (YouTube)

Found on SteamDB only a few hours ago, the Steam listing for HLA now holds a sub-listing for a build named to be for "External Partners." What does this mean? HLA "External Partners" Leak - Patreon Early Release (YouTube)

Over my break, I was in contact with some new sources providing not only information on Valve's day-to-day, but also some tangible assets, such as model renders, and most impotently, screenshots. Today we will be taking a look at 9 never before seen screenshots from Half-Life: Alyx, and analyzing th

Today on Valve News Network, we speak once again with Alyx Vance's voice actor for many years, Merle Dandridge. Still, this time, we speak deeply regarding her work on the upcoming Half-Life: Alyx, and the reason why, although she worked on the game for years, she isn't going to be heard. A huge tha

The world got to see it's first taste of HLA gameplay, and it was not in the most flattering way. Let's go in-depth in all the footage we saw of Half-Life: Alyx, and rip out every piece of information we can find about the upcoming game. Half-Life: Alyx - TESTED Gameplay - In-Depth Analysis (YouTube

Today on Valve News Network, we take a look at a substantial amount of new leaks found within updates for DOTA 2, Underlords, and SteamVR home, hinting towards new weapons & enemies in Half-Life: Alyx, and the possible return of Left 4 Dead 3. Half-Life: Alyx & Left 4 Dead Leaks Found in SteamVR (Yo

Here is the final cut of my full report on HLVR. This is everything known about this game, including mechanics, setting, release, and much more. All You Need to Know About HLVR - Final Patron Release (YouTube)

After 3 and a half years of research, here is my report on Valve's next Half-Life title, HLVR. This is 95% of what I know about this game, and all of my info in this video has been verified over the course of a few months. All You Need to Know About HLVR - Early Patreon Release (YouTube)

Leaked within the major update to The Lab was source code for an unreleased Half-Life VR game, that up until this point was unknown to the general public. Today we dissect this code as best we can, and summarize exactly what it is that we are missing. Half-Life VR Source Code Leak - PATREON RELEASE

Gabe has been making HL3 jokes again, and this has been going on for a few years. I personally do not enjoy these comments, and today I want to talk about why. This is a new form of content from me, being entirely editorial, and I'd love to know your opinions. Gabe's Making HL3 Jokes - Editorial - P

In a low level engine update to DOTA 2, strings related to HLVR, Source 2 Updates and a new Source 2 project code-named Citadel have leaked. Here is a summary of some of what was found. Valve's Developing 2 Half-Life Games - HLVR/Citadel Leaks (YouTube)

Some new stuff related and from the upcoming VR title HLVR was found in the newest release of Valve's DOTA Underlords. Diggin through Underlords (YouTube)