It was previously announced that Half-Life: Alyx would be released some time around March. Now, we could see it clearly coming after Valve revealed that this new VR title will exactly arrive on March 23, 2020. The countdown starts now!
Half-Life: Alyx, available March 23, 2020 https://t.co/NCOLWqSp3e pic.twitter.com/Q04EZwNfBt
— Valve (@valvesoftware) February 13, 2020
Valve also promised pre-order bonuses for those who purchased a Valve Index which includes a “Steam VR Home environments inspired by locations in Half-Life: Alyx.”
Pre-Order bonuses for anyone who has purchased a Valve Index will start rolling out the week of March 2nd, beginning with Steam VR Home environments inspired by locations in Half-Life: Alyx. We will have more information on upcoming Valve Index availability soon. pic.twitter.com/wICU1e9HhF
— Valve (@valvesoftware) February 13, 2020
According to Valve Co-Founder Gabe “Gaben” Newell, Valve is excited to make a return to the the Half-Life series after more than 10 years.
“VR has energized us. We’ve invested a lot of ourselves in the technology. But we’re also game developers at heart, and to be devoting ourselves to a VR game this ambitious is just as exciting,” he added.
Set in the events between the previous Half-Life games, Alyx follows the story of Alyx Vance being humanity’s last hope against the vicious alien race known as the Combine. It will retail for $59.99 USD.
Half-Life series free on Steam until March!
And now that Valve is making a return to series after Half-Life 2: Episode 2 in 2007, it’s the perfect time to catch up or refresh on the series. Luckily, Steam is offering a great deal so that players can relive the epic moments that happened in the series for a good period!
Half-Life: Alyx is coming in March, and we’re celebrating early by making all past games in the Half-Life series free to play for Steam users, from now until the day Half-Life: Alyx launches! https://t.co/giz801AKfu pic.twitter.com/ndUpN8NDYs
— Valve (@valvesoftware) January 21, 2020
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