At GDC 2025, former Valve chief Monica Harrington explored the challenges of marketing a game, and how the Game of the Year ...

The terms of the deal, Harrington said, was that Valve would fund all but $1 million of the development costs of Half-Life's sequels, with Sierra retaining IP rights and giving Valve back 15% of ...

It's difficult to even buy Half-Life at full price nowadays, and Valve has given it the full 100% discount during several events. Valve certainly seems to not be worried about Half-Life sales anymore.

Image courtesy Valve Half-Life: Alyx launched back in early 2020 to near universal acclaim. Five years later it remains one of the largest and most polished VR games ever made. Even so, it’s ...