1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve’s debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named “Best PC Game Ever” by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.
This is why Gabe Newell, Valve CEO, says. “There are 260 million online PC gamers, a market that dwarfs the install base of any console platform, online or offline… “..
