The Valve-approved fan-created mod, dubbed Half-Life 2:

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The 7GB add-on serves up a number of visual enhancements, including improved lighting effects and more detailed environmental textures. A number of bugs that plagued the original PC release have been fixed as well.Earlier this month at GDC, Valve announced it was experimenting with Half-Life in virtual reality . Whether or not the beloved first-person shooter franchise will ever make its way to VR remains to be seen, but the prospect of such an experience sounds awfully promising.You can download Half-Life 2: Update on March 27, directly from Steam's online store . Watch the comparison video below to see the difference between the original Half Life 2, and the updated version.

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