Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the release of Half-Life 2, we've gotten members of the HL2 team back to talk about the game's development, how we almost ran out of money, what it was like when we were hacked, what happened when we were sued by our publisher, the birthplace of Steam, and much more.

Cast

Gabe Newell

as Self

Viktor Antonov

as Self

Dave Riller

as Self

Jay Stelly

as Self

Jeff Lane

as Self

David Spreyrer

as Self

Laura Dubuk

as Self

Marc Laidlaw

as Self

Harry S. Robins

as Self

Mike Shapiro

as Self

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