So it really wouldn't be a surprise to see Valve temporarily give the original games away to drum up Alyx. Shortly after the VR sequel was announced, both games were available for just $1 on Steam. This wouldn't be the first time Valve has promoted the original Half-Life games on the back of Alyx's hype. 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. The loss of the Seven-Hour War is still fresh. There's also no way to know if the collection will just be a Steam bundle or a new item in its own right - serving as a catch-all entry point for new players - but it shouldn't matter much in the end. Set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2, Alyx Vance and her father Eli mount an early resistance to the Combines brutal occupation of Earth. It's unclear what all this new Half-Life: Collection will include, but in addition to the original Half-Life and all the episodes of Half-Life 2, it may come with the wealth of DLC and multiplayer extras which are also available on Steam, such as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. The alert says the collection will be free until the launch of Alyx, so the freebie window will likely start one or two weeks ahead of time. If it is legit, we can expect to see it again as we get closer to Half-Life: Alyx's March 2020 release date. It seems to have been sent prematurely on January 20 and almost immediately pulled, likely due to some sort of scheduling error. The Steam alert in question was captured in English and Spanish by independent users, and it certainly looks legitimate.
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