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Did you know that Alyx always wears a piece of jewelry that once belonged to her late mother?
Read more in the wiki's current Featured Article at combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Azian_Van
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The #halflifealyx team put a ton of thought into how it fits into the HL saga. A big shout out to fan sites and videos that made it so much easier like combineoverwiki.net which gave us the idea to include HL1 music and put it on the OST under different names. Thanks!
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Did you know that, in Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Gordon was once going to meet the owners and original builders of the Muscle Car?
July's Featured Article highlights the Abbott and Costello-like Rebel duo, Griggs and Sheckley: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Griggs_an
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Did you know the car battery puzzle featured in Half-Life 2 was also once planned to return in Episode Two, Portal, and the cancelled Return to Ravenholm?
June's Featured Article covers this electrical puzzle-solving element: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Car_batte
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Did you know that Episode Two's Little Rocket Man achievement began as a Valve developer in-joke about carrying a baby doll through all of Half-Life 2?
April's Featured Article features not a goblin, not an elf, but the Garden Gnome! combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Garden_Gn
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August's Featured Article covers the Portal-inspired fan-made song and machinima music video, Taste the Cake: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Taste_the
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Did you know that the ghostly echoes of children long past still haunt City 17?
July's Featured Article takes a look at the Combine's method of reproductive cycle nullification, the suppression field: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Suppressi
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Did you know that one of Portal 2's new hazards had appeared before in the Xbox 360 Live Arcade edition of Portal?
June's Featured Article spotlights Wheatley's spiked smashy plate, the Crusher: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Crusher
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Did you know that Valve used a mech from a Japanese anime performing the famed Dancing Baby dance to advertise Half-Life?
April's Featured Article examines the robot designed to crash the engine, Polyrobo: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Polyrobo
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Did you know that there's a mother in Half-Life who will cry whenever her children are killed?
March's Featured Article explores the giant armored testicle momma itself, the Gonarch: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Gonarch
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Welcome. Welcome to 2019.
Did you know that Manhacks were once meant to be controlled by the adolescent citizens of City 17?
January's Featured Article looks at the the devious Combine establishment, the Manhack Arcade: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Manhack_A
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Did you know that the story of the Borealis was lightly inspired by a real world urban legend?
December's Featured Article highlights the the Aperture Science icebreaker ship, the Borealis: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Borealis_
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To celebrate Half-Life's 20th anniversary, November's Featured Article takes a look at the series' leading protagonist as he was first revealed to the world in 1997, Ivan the Space Biker: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Ivan_the_
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Did you know that a planned main character in the Portal franchise ended up being cut from the series twice?
October's Featured Article looks at the lost Portal 2 protagonist, Mel: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Mel
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Did you know that one of the HECU's pieces of military equipment is named after a Czech restaurant that was located in Seattle not far from Valve's office?
September's Featured Article highlights the HECU's mortar device, the Tactical Map: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Tactical_
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Did you know that one of Half-Life's multiplayer maps spawned an official sequel in the same game and then a spiritual sequel later on in Half-Life 2?
August's Featured Article covers one of Half-Life's most iconic multiplayer levels, Crossfire: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Crossfire
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Did you know that, in addition to the retinal scanner, the Black Mesa Research Facility also uses hand scanners and full body scanners?
July's Featured Article peers into the biometric device, the retinal scanner: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Retinal_s
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Did you know that one of the key plot points of Half-Life 2: Episode Two had been set up prior in Half-Life: Blue Shift?
June's Featured Article looks at the Xenium-powered Black Mesa device, the Focuser: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Focuser
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Did you know that among the unused variations of an entity associated with Race X can be found an image of a cartoon fairy?
May's Featured Article examines the mysterious, albeit harmless, flying ball of light, the Sprite: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Sprite
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Did you know that a fan-created Half-Life character was officially introduced into the series?
April's Featured Article highlights the famed Black Mesa scientist, fan favorite biochemist, and all around ladies' man, Walter Bennet: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Walter_Be
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Did you know that one of Half-Life 2's enemies evolved from the multiplayer Skeleton character model in the original Half-Life?
March's Featured Article covers the Nova Prospekt nightmare, the Stalker: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Stalker
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Did you know that the Combine's Headcrab Shells were based on one of the earliest concepts designed for Half-Life 2 which featured a different alien species?
February's Featured Article looks at the cut Half-Life 2 alien, the Sacktick: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Sacktick
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Welcome. Welcome to 2018. This month, we highlight the Fisherman, the guide of Lost Coast's St. Olga, in tribute to his performer, the late Jim French: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/The_Fishe
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Happy Non-denominational Holidays! December's Featured Article rings in the new year with a look at the Party Escort Bot: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Party_Esc
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November's Featured Article highlights the Half-Life 2: Deathmatch map, Halls3: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Halls3
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October's Featured Article covers the cut undersea research base from Half-Life 2, Kraken Base: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Kraken_Ba
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September's Featured Article boards the cut ship from Half-Life 2, the Borealis: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Borealis_
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August's Featured Article shines a spotlight on the Flashlight: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Flashlight
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Prepare for March's Featured Article, a look at the Half-Life chapter Unforeseen Consequences: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Unforesee
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February's Featured Article covers the experimental Black Mesa energy weapon, the Gluon Gun: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Gluon_Gun
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Welcome. Welcome to 2017! This new year's Featured Article highlights the mysterious Crystals from Xen: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Crystal_(
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In our new article, we talk about the cut missions of Half-Life: Decay. valvetime.net/threads/257441 #halflife
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Half-Life 2's cut Kraken Base explained with never-before-seen concept art. combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Kraken_Ba #halflife
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Unpublished Half-Life Steam Trading Cards by David Thany. valvetime.net/threads/257039 #halflife #valve
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This month's Featured Article explores one of the series' iconic alien races, Vortigaunts: combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Vortigaunt
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To celebrate Valve's 20th, we publish two never-before-seen Half-Life development documents valvetime.net/threads/never-
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