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Half-Life
Developer: Captivation Digital Laboratories / Gearbox Software · Published by Valve · 1999
A restored Vault stub from the October 1999 POCG news desk.
About This Game
Half-Life is covered here as part of the October 1999 POCG news archive. This Vault entry is a restoration stub tied to period news coverage, preserving the release, demo, beta, promotion or development update as it was reported at the time. The story connects the game to the late-1999 PC and console release calendar, when demos, gold master announcements, retail shipments and online play events were moving fast enough to make your modem sweat. Further release details, platform notes and review context can be expanded during the full Vault restoration pass.
POCG Review
5
Masterpiece
Review Verdict
Half-Life
Valve's debut tells its whole story through your eyes, with original weapons, real tension and unmatched polish. Truly the Quake killer.
In the News
Oct 191999
Half-Life Mac Canceled
Half-Life Mac is today's business-side update, the sort of suit-and-spreadsheet news that still decides what games actually reach players.
ReleaseJul 211999
Sierra Studios announces Three Mac Games
Sierra Studios says it will show two of its premiere titles at the Macworld Expo in New York City at the Apple booth #101 July 21 - 23. the company also officially says its.
ReleaseJul 161999
Half-Life Mod Expo 99 set for San Francisco
Sierra Studios, Valve Software and WON.net says the Half-Life Mod Expo '99, an event designed to show a variety of user-made MODs for Half-Life, the PC CD-ROM named Game of the Year by more than 40 publications worldwide.
ReleaseHow to Play TodayYour options for running this game in 2026
Original Hardware
A Windows 95-era PC with the CD.
Modern Re-release
Sold cheap on Steam and runs on any modern PC; the Black Mesa fan remake is also worth a look.
Emulation / Other Options
Not needed; the Steam version is the easy way in.