Half-Life 2 VR Mod Reveals Public Beta in New Trailer

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To many gamers who still remember stepping off the train into City 17, Half-Life 2 is a classic that holds up today. Following its release in 2004, the game was incredibly well received, with fans still demanding either a direct sequel in Half-Life 3 or a final installment of the Half-Life 2 DLC with a Chapter 3. Those demands have died down as many have come to terms with the likelihood that Valve is not planning on a Half-Life 3 release, but this hasn't stopped modders from adding new content into Half-Life 2.

One of the more ambitious mods coming to Half-Life 2 is one that will give it a VR mode. The team at Cabalistic unveiled the Half-Life 2 VR mode back in April this year, showing off 12 minutes of impressive footage of how the game will work. Now, a new trailer has been released, and while it only shows around a minute of gameplay footage, there's a detail given right at the end that fans won't want to miss.

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That detail is that the beta for Half-Life 2's VR mod will launch in September 2022. Anyone who would like to try the mod can do so with a SteamVR supported headset, and the team at Cabalistic have also tested it on the Index, Quest, Vive and Pimax VR hardware. This is exciting news for those eagerly anticipating being able to play Half-Life 2 in VR, as this mod not only gives the gamers a new way to play, but introduces a lot of novel gameplay aspects as well.

The Half-Life 2 VR mod has updated the game's mechanics, allowing for players to dodge attacks physically and move into cover. Guns can be manually reloaded, too, and there are a lot of other new things the player can do thanks to the capabilities of VR. This can create interesting and sometimes goofy