List of brands and companies in the Half-Life series
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This article lists the brands and companies appearing in the Half-Life series, excluding publication brands. As they may appear in both the Half-Life and Portal series, they are listed by their first appearance only. Real world brands are denoted with the Valve logo (
).
See also the brands and companies from the Portal series.
Half-Life[edit]
Pre-release[edit]
Beverages[edit]
Various [edit]
Several copyrighted brands were used on soda vending machines and/or soda cans during Half-Life's development. These include Coca-Cola, Fruitopia, Minute Maid, Sprite, Diet Coke, Surge, and Moxie. Sprite soda cans are still present in the final game as a gib model.
Black Mesa Coca-Cola beverage machine.
Black Mesa Fruitopia beverage machine.
Black Mesa Minute Maid beverage machine.
Early Half-Life soda can textures.
Retail[edit]
Beverages[edit]
Various[edit]
Half-Life and Half-Life for Dreamcast feature several soda brands that can be seen on the cans given out by vending machines. These include "Captivation", a nod to Captivation Digital Laboratories, "Dante", "Glub", "Grope", "Grape Ape", "Guthrie", a nod to John Guthrie, "Hai!", and "Yuck".
Soda cans in Half-Life.
Soda cans in Half-Life for Dreamcast.
Sprite [edit]
Whenever a trashcan is destroyed in Half-Life, soda cans bearing this actual brand's name have a chance of appearing.
Sprite soda can.
Weapons[edit]
Gun-Nut[edit]
A .357 Magnum cartridges brand. The text on the back of the box reads "I'm just a crazy ol' kill-your-schoolmates kind of guy! Why dontcha join me in a spree?".
Pre-release .357 Magnum ammo box, displaying ".44 Magnum".
.44 ammo box boxart.
Half-Life ammo box.
Back of the ammo box.
Transportation[edit]
Haihan[edit]
Brand of the forklift driven by Gus. Named after Hai Han, the wife of Steve Theodore, Gus's designer.
Gus driving his Haihan forklift.
Establishments[edit]
Black Mesa Research Facility[edit]
Located in the New Mexico desert, USA, this is the facility where Black Mesa conducts its experiments, and where the Resonance Cascade occurred.
The B.M.R.F. logo.
The Anti-Mass Spectrometer at Black Mesa.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology [edit]
Actual university where Gordon Freeman was a student and Isaac Kleiner a teacher.
University of Innsbruck [edit]
Actual university attended by Gordon Freeman.
Scientific research companies[edit]
Black Mesa[edit]
Company conducting experiments in numerous fields at the Black Mesa Research Facility, and rival of Aperture Science. Employer of Gordon Freeman, Isaac Kleiner, Eli Vance and Barney Calhoun, among others.
The Black Mesa logo.
NASA [edit]
The 1975 logo of NASA can be seen on the Black Mesa rocket.
The NASA logo.
The rocket.
Other[edit]
PC VAC[edit]
Brand of a compressed air duster seen among the garbage when breaking crates.
The model.
Half-Life: Opposing Force[edit]
Food[edit]
Carousel Snacks[edit]
One of the snacks vending machines brands in Half-Life.
Black Mesa "Carousel Snacks" snack machine.
Power[edit]
Ohms. Power Inc.[edit]
Stylized as "Ωhms. Power Inc.". A Powered Combat Vest Charger brand.
An Ohms Charger.
Establishments[edit]
Santego Military Base[edit]
United States Marine Corps-operated military base located in Arizona. It is used as the setting for Half-Life: Opposing Force's training chapter, Boot Camp.
Courtyard at Santego's.
Half-Life: Blue Shift[edit]
Food[edit]
Fast food[edit]
Two fast food brands can be seen in a cafeteria in the Black Mesa Research Facility. These include "Big Tony's Pizza" and "Tesla's Tacos".
"Big Tony's Pizza" logo.
Unused pizza box model intended for use in Central Transit Hub. The pizza texture was originally broken.
"Tesla's Taco" logo.
The cafeteria.
Establishments[edit]
Martinson College[edit]
College attended by Barney Calhoun.
Other[edit]
Prax Wars 2: Dante's Revenge[edit]
An arcade fighting video game whose cabinet is seen shortly after leaving the Area 8 Topside Dormitories at the start of the game. Prax Wars is a reference to Prax War, an actual cancelled game by developers Rebel Boat Rocker whose key members would form Gearbox Software shortly afterward.
A floppy disk model containing 50 free games featured in Half-Life: Alyx includes the Prax Wars series, including the first Prax Wars, Prax Wars 2: Dante's Revenge, Prax Wars 3: Rogue Getaway, and Prax Wars 4: Dante's Requiem.
A security guard and a scientist playing Prax Wars 2: Dante's Revenge.
Ditto.
The Alyx floppy disc featuring the Prax Wars series.
Half-Life: Decay[edit]
Food[edit]
Captain Koso's Pure Highspeed Candy Bar[edit]
A chocolate brand. The meaning behind the term "Koso" is unknown. There is a player configuration file called koso.cfg in the game files left by a developer that went by the alias "Diggem", most likely a model designer judging by its contents. There is also an unused line referring to "Koso" spoken by the scientists in Half-Life: Decay: "Do you know what the word Koso is referring to, exactly?". The design of the packaging is based on the real-world Hershey's brand.
Captain Koso's Pure Highspeed Candy Bar.
Transportation[edit]
Invacare [edit]
The brand of Keller's motorized wheelchair. It is an actual manufacturer and distributor of non-acute medical equipment, including wheelchairs.
Keller's wheelchair.
Ditto, detail of the Invacare logo.
Half-Life 2[edit]
Pre-release[edit]
Beverages[edit]
Brickbat bottles[edit]
Two brands can be seen on beer bottles used as ammunition for the cut Brickbat in the Half-Life 2 leak/beta. These include "Dis Bee Goot" and "PalfAl".
"Dis Bee Goot" beer bottle.
"PalfAl" beer bottle.
Pepsi [edit]
The copyrighted brand "Pepsi" was used on a soda vending machine during Half-Life 2's development.
"Pepsi" beverage machine.
T-Dog[edit]
A soda brand.
Yellow T-Dog soda can.
Red T-Dog soda can.
Food[edit]
McNess [edit]
An actual brand of food for the beef, dairy, poultry and swine industry operating in the United States and Canada. A sign for it is seen on the Terminal plaza in the Half-Life 2 E3 2002 trailer. It was replaced later in the game's development by the Cafe American sign.
Fruits [edit]
Seven actual fruit brands are featured in the Half-Life 2 leak and are used as billboards or painted ads in the WC map pack maps from the 2001 game's development period. These include "Beau Geste" (a nod to the 1939 film of the same name), "Golden Pears" (also hidden in the stone set stonewall040), "Mariposa", "Mornin Judge", "Mustang", "Snoboy", and "Strength".
When the game's development shifted the setting from American to Eastern European in 2001-2002, some were replaced by other signs: "Golden Pears" by "Atlantic", "Mustang" by "Veikko", "Snoboy" by "Tëras", and "Strength" by "Zaida". Only their VMTs were edited to point to other files, while the original VTFs were kept.
"Mariposa" and "Beau Geste".
"Golden Pears".
"Mornin Judge", featured on a composite industrial building texture.
"Mustang".
"Snoboy".
"Strength".
"Mariposa" and "Beau Geste" on a wall in early City 17, in the map
rooftops10.
Ditto, in the map
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Concept art for a Citizen facing a Combine Barricade, with the "Strength" poster in the back, and based on the map
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The "Strength" poster remaining in Half-Life 2 behind other bills used throughout the game.
Weapons[edit]
Orion [edit]
Actual brand of the Flare Gun featured in the Half-Life 2 leak.
Flare Gun model, with the Orion logo.
Power[edit]
Cetaxo[edit]
Anagram of the real-world gas brand name "Texaco". It was initially used for the gas pump model, as found in the Half-Life 2 leak files only as the texture sheet, the model being missing, and in the files of the final game as the preview image for the final model, even though the brand was eventually replaced by "Terin".
Cetaxo texture from the leak files applied to the retail model.
Model preview from the retail game files.
Jet Power 555[edit]
Brand of an engine manufacturer featured on the Airboat's engine. It is present on both the Half-Life 2 leak and retail models, but it is only readable on the leak model which has a resolution texture double the size of that of the retail model.
Brand on the engine of the leak Airboat model.
Establishments[edit]
Brosco Internet Cafe[edit]
An internet cafe cut from City 17. The texture of this brand was leaked in 2023 repository leak.
Brosco Cafe sign.
Cafe American[edit]
Used throughout the late stages of Half-Life 2's development. Was originally the McNess sign.
Cafe American logo.
In the Terminal plaza.
Digital Maximum[edit]
An establishment cut from City 17. Judging by its name, it's some kind of brand related to technology. The texture of this brand was leaked in 2023 repository leak.
Digital Maximum sign.
Europa Bank[edit]
A bank cut from City 17. The texture of this brand was leaked in 2023 repository leak.
Europa Bank sign.
Hotel Metropol[edit]
The predecessor of the Terminal Hotel from the final game. Was used late Half-Life 2's development, in 2003. In the WC map pack, it can be found in the map d1_trainstation and its variations, and appears in the E3 2003 demonstration "Striders", set in the map e3_c17_02. "Hotel Metropol" is the name of many real-world hotels.
Hotel Metropol sign.
The Hotel Metropol in
e3_c17_02.
ITC International[edit]
An establishment cut from City 17. The logo suggests that this may be some kind of travel agency. The texture of this brand was leaked in 2023 repository leak.
ITC International sign.
Yale University [edit]
Actual university seen on Eli Vance's sweatshirt during the game's development. In final game, it was replaced by Harvard University.
Eli model from the Half-Life 2 leak, wearing a Yale sweatshirt.
Later variation in blue, as seen in model preview image.
Ditto, seen in the E3 2004 trailer.
Other[edit]
Ace [edit]
An actual brand of sand and soda blasters, seen on a cut sandblasting cabinet that was to appear in Kleiner's Lab. "ACE" stands for "Automotive Cleaning Equipment".
The sandblasting cabinet.
Arbeit Laboratories[edit]
"Arbeit" is German for "work". The brand featured on brush cardboard boxes found in the storage areas of the Borealis as well as early versions of City 17's Terminal found in the WC map pack. According to Marc Laidlaw, this was just a temporary texture from an artist, the name-bearing no storyline significance.[1]
Brush cardboard box bearing the Arbeit Laboratories logo.
Arbeit boxes in the Borealis's Level 2 hangar.
Bethlehem Wire Rope [edit]
An actual wire rope brand.[2] Unused.
Texture for a wood spool.
Bleau Ice[edit]
Found in the 2023 repository leak version of the texture named dishes; the top-left half of the texture was removed in the original leak version. Its slogan is "Smooth as ice!", suggesting a shaving foam or bottled water brands.
The dishes texture.
CAI [edit]
CAI is an actual brand, short for Container Applications International. The texture is used in retail Half-Life 2 with the actual brand name removed, but with the right side kept, including the company code, CAXU.
Container side texture featuring the CAI logo.
CAI containers in the Borealis’s aft hold in the map
borealis_full_01.
CAI containers with their brand removed and SSI container at Dock 137 in Half-Life 2.
DoALL [edit]
An actual brand of industrial machinery. The unknown machine from DoALL featured in Kleiner's Lab includes a set of milling bits on a wheel, and a grindstone. Despite the notice, it is not a bandsaw.
DoALL machine.
Fiesta[edit]
An unused brand with its artwork based on the real-world Aztec sun stone. "Fiesta" is Spanish for "party", or "celebration".
Fiesta logo.
Fruehauf Trailer Corporation [edit]
A former real-world American company predominantly engaged in the manufacture and sale of truck trailers until its bankruptcy in 1996. Its logo makes an appearance in the Half-Life 2 leak only, featured on the side of a snowed shipping container texture and absent on the regular counterpart.
Snowed container side texture featuring the Freuhauf logo.
Hackman[edit]
Name of the video game that was to be played by Citizens in the Manhack Arcade, not knowing that they actually kill other Citizens with Manhacks.[3]
J. Hauptman Mens' Sportswear[edit]
Seen on the Terminal plaza in the Half-Life 2 E3 2002 trailer. Was replaced later in the game's development by the "Teräs" sign, and eventually "ХССГ".
"Wholesale and retail".
La Fingo[edit]
A brand of gravel mix.
La Fingo bag.
Lumi Pur[edit]
Brand found in the Half-Life 2 leak. "Lumi Pur" is Finnish for "Pure Snow".
Lumi Pur logo.
On an apartment block.
Numero 29[edit]
"Numero" means "number" in many languages.
Numero 29 logo.
In-game screenshot.
Reeve Outdoor Supply[edit]
This brand is featured on the handle of the cut Ice Axe along with a stylized mountain logo, with the last two letters in "Supply" almost completely scratched off.
The Ice Axe with Reeve Outdoor Supply on its handle.
S4[edit]
Stylized as "◆S4", unknown brand. The texture of this brand was leaked in 2023 repository leak.
S4 sign/logo.
Stjerne[edit]
Brand found in the Half-Life 2 leak. "Stjerne" is Danish for "star".
Stjerne logo.
On an apartment block.
Teko[edit]
An unknown brand.
Teko logo.
In-game screenshot.
Teräs[edit]
Logo with a blacksmith working on an anvil. "Teräs" is Finnish for "steel". Was used to replace the J. Hauptman Mens' Sportswear sign as well as the "Snoboy" ad, and was eventually replaced in the final game by "ХССГ".
Teräs logo.
In the Terminal plaza.
Todo 58[edit]
An unknown brand. Similar to painted ads for the Belgian beer Perle 28 once made by the Caulier brewery.[4]
Todo 58 logo.
In-game screenshot.
Tree[edit]
The brand of a milling machine that was to appear in Kleiner's Lab.
The drill press.
Retail[edit]
Beverages[edit]
Dr. Breen's Private Reserve[edit]
Beverage manufactured by the Combine, named after Earth's Administrator Wallace Breen. Stylized as "Dr>Breens Private Reserve", or simply ">B".
Dr. Breen's Private Reserve logo.
>B vending machine.
Blue soda can.
Red soda can.
Yellow soda can.
Beer.[edit]
A brand of beer.
"Beer." bottle.
Milk.[edit]
A brand of milk.
"Milk." carton.
Weapons[edit]
Salvotech[edit]
Brand of shells used by the shotgun in Half-Life 2 and the shotgun in Half-Life: Alyx.
Box of shotgun shells.
Shell from Alyx.
Shell box from Alyx.
Power[edit]
Kirkland Signature [edit]
The logo of Costco's private brand Kirkland Signature can be seen on the car battery model.
Car battery model.
Northern Petrol[edit]
An oil company that is the former owner of Dock 137.[5] Its logo, often stylized as "NP", is also painted on blue and red cargo containers. For Episode Two, it was replaced by "Transportation".
Northern Petrol logo.
"NP" Northern Petrol logo.
Container logo 1.
Container logo 2.
Container logo 3.
Numerous NP containers at Gate 5.
NP containers at Dock 137.
NP warehouses at Dock 137.
Northern Petrol building near Kleiner's Lab (notice that, it's missing word "Northern" in logo).
Petrol[edit]
A petrol brand seen on the billboard in the Petroleum Station. Its logo resembles an atom without its nucleus.
Petrol logo.
At the Petroleum Station.
Terin[edit]
A gas brand featured on the gas station pumps found in the Petroleum Station in Half-Life 2 and near the White Forest Inn in Episode Two. It replaced the brand "Cetaxo" from the leak version. A Terin neon sign is also featured in the Tanker Yard near the Vault in Half-Life: Alyx.
Gas pump model.
At the Petroleum Station.
At the White Forest Inn.
The Tanker Yard with the Terin neon sign.
The neon sign from the Tanker Yard.
Transportation[edit]
PAK[edit]
A truck and car brand found on a truck model and a car ad. The truck is actually an Avia A31, while the car is a Moskvitch 2140.
The PAK logo.
Blue PAK truck.
Green PAK truck from the Half-Life 2 leak.
Ad for a PAK car among other posters and bills.
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Establishments[edit]
Cafe Baltic[edit]
Several cafés in City 17 bear this name. Internally, the cafe is referred to as pieshop.
Cafe Baltic logo.
At the Trainstation Plaza.
In City 17.
Ditto, in another location.
Dïordna Hostel[edit]
Supposedly the name of the hostel-like building where Gordon briefly reunites with Alyx during the City 17 uprising; the signage is seen at the entrance.
Dïordna Hostel logo.
In City 17.
The entrance door of the hostel.
Harvard University [edit]
Actual university seen on Eli Vance's sweatshirt. It replaced Yale University from the leak version.
Eli model wearing a Harvard sweatshirt.
Terminal Hotel[edit]
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A prominent hotel building on the Trainstation Plaza.
Earlier Terminal Hotel sign (model) from the Half-Life 2 leak, in which it is unused.
Terminal Hotel sign (texture).
The hotel on the Trainstation Plaza.
University of Rochester [edit]
Actual university of which Odessa Cubbage wears a jacket of its Security Services.
The University of Rochester Security Services crest as seen on Cubbage's jacket.
The actual University of Rochester Security Services crest.
Chemicals[edit]
606[edit]
Cleaning product. Likely a nod to Formula 409.
A bottle of 606.
Flavia[edit]
A paint brand.
Flavia logo on a white paint can.
Nevrin 54[edit]
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A brand of insect repellents. Its advertisement sign is written in Romanian.
Nevrin 54 sign.
Targeted by a Combine Sniper in City 17.
On the Coast.
Ditto, at Bridge Point.
Wow[edit]
A detergent brand found on bottles.
Other[edit]
Atlantic[edit]
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In the Half-Life 2 leak, it replaces the "Golden Pears" ad in later maps.
Atlantic logo.
In Kleiner's Lab.
Atlantic building in Canals.
In the bus ride map from the Half-Life 2 leak..
Change[edit]
Its sign is found in and around the City 17 Trainstation. Probably a convenience store or newsagent that could change currency, given its name. Under the logo are the nonsensical Greek letters "ΠΟΑΑΜΕΣ - ΚΑΡΠΙ - ΡΦΙ".
Change logo.
In the City 17 Trainstation.
Cement[edit]
Sign found in City 17 and Ravenholm, as "Цимент", Bulgarian for "cement".
"Cement" logo.
In City 17.
In Ravenholm.
CyberCafe[edit]
An internet café found in the streets of City 17. Its logo resembles a television.
CyberCafe logo.
In City 17.
DELK[edit]
Acronym or company name written in the Cyrillic letters "ДЕЛК". Made with metal letters, on top of the generating station facing Black Mesa East's entrance.
Letter models.
The DELK building.
Foto[edit]
A sign in City 17 that reads "Foto Copy/Atelier", presumably a photography studio. "Foto" is German for "photo".
Foto logo.
In City 17.
Ditto.
Ivad[edit]
Fridge brand. Appears only once in the game, with the other items blocking the stairs in the tenement passed through during Point Insertion.
Ivad fridge.
KHSSG[edit]
Undetermined Cyrillic acronym appearing as "ХССГ". Used only twice in the game: at a hotel on the Trainstation Plaza at the start of the game, and later near the area where Alyx gets captured by the Combine.
Replaced the "Teräs" sign, itself having replaced "J. Hauptman Mens' Sportswear".
ХССГ sign.
At the Trainstation Plaza.
On a THT building.
Port5[edit]
The logo, stylized in Russian italics, reads "Порт5". Russian for "Port5". Found twice in the Canals during the chapter Water Hazard: first near the abandoned Resistance hideout with the chimes, then above the gate that must be opened to access the helipad building near the dam.
Port5 logo.
In Resistance hideout.
Above the gate to the port.
SSI Container Corp. [edit]
An actual cargo container brand,[6] it is featured on two world textures for a cargo container. SSI Container Corp. was acquired by Itel Corporation in 1968.[7]
SSI Container Corp. logo and identification prefix on a container's side.
Ditto, on the doors.
SSI container on a CAI container in the Borealis’s aft hold in the Half-Life 2 leak map
borealis_full_01.
SSI train car at the City 17 Trainstation.
SSI container and Metrocop at Gate 5.
SSI container and CAI containers with their brand removed at Dock 137.
Ditto.
SSI container during the fight on the roof of the Overwatch Nexus.
Sunset Scavenger Container Service [edit]
The name is featured on a dumpster model. Sunset Scavenger was a garbage collection and recycling services company based in San Francisco, California;[8] it is now known as Recology.[9]
Dumpster model, with the Sunset Scavenger name right of the ladder.
Several dumpsters among containers at Gate 5.
Technics[edit]
The logo reads "Техника", Russian and Bulgarian for "technics" or "equipment", commonly used for home appliances stores. While it appears three times in Half-Life 2, its most prominent appearance is on the top of the Technical Trainstation in Episode One.
Technics logo.
At Gate 5.
In Ravenholm.
Above the tracks near Shorepoint Base.
At the Technical Trainstation.
THT[edit]
Located in red metal letters above the arch near the area where Alyx gets captured by the Combine. Appears in the E3 2003 demonstration "Striders", set in the map e3_c17_02. The UBC logo is used in a similar context in the earlier E3 2002 demo "Strider". The models feature an alternate blue variant, not used in-game, and the Half-Life 2 leak features more letters, including F, O, U, and W. While the set uses a serif font, F and U use a sans-serif one.
The letters are also featured as "HTHT" in Half-Life: Alyx, but only for the "Street Scene" lighting within ModelDoc, on an alternate version of the Northern Star.
Letter models.
Ditto, blue variant.
Unused F, both variants.
Unused O, both variants.
Unused U, both variants.
Unused W, both variants.
Earlier appearance of the THT arch in the E3 2003 demo "Striders".
Alyx at the THT arch shortly before being captured in Half-Life 2.
The letters "HTHT" on the Northern Star.
Veikko International[edit]
Company logo found in City 17, the Canals, Ravenholm, and the Outlands. "Veikko" is a male Finnish first name. In the Half-Life 2 leak, it replaces the "Mustang" ad in later maps.
Veikko International logo.
On an early City 17 street in the Half-Life 2 leak.
On a wall near the empty playground near City 17's Trainstation.
On a wall in City 17.
On the Autogun building at Station 21.
UMF[edit]
Metal letters featured on the corner of a building, at street level, and at the horse statue crossroad in City 17. Appears in the E3 2003 demonstration "Striders". The Half-Life 2 leak features more letters, including C, K, and S.
Letter models.
Unused C.
Unused K.
Unused S.
Earlier appearance of the UMF building in the E3 2003 demo "Striders".
The UMF building in Half-Life 2.
Venturini[edit]
A Washing machine brand seen in most main areas of the game. "Venturini" is an Italian surname.
Venturini washing machine.
Washing machine blocking the stairs with furniture in the tenement passed through during Point Insertion.
Wright Bagwell[edit]
A clock brand found in the City 17 Trainstation's waiting and main halls. It also appears on the main facade, but only during the uprising.
Reference to former Valve employee Wright Bagwell.
Higher resolution texture from the Half-Life 2 leak.
On the Trainstation's facade as it appeared during the game's development in 2001.
As it appeared in 2002.
Trainstation clock model.
In the train station's waiting hall.
In the train station's main hall.
On the main facade.
Yomani[edit]
A monitor manufacturer.
The G-Man seen on the Yomani monitor at Kleiner's Lab.
Zaida[edit]
Logo scarcely used in City 17. In the Half-Life 2 leak, it replaces the "Strength" ad in later maps.
Zaida logo.
On an apartment block in the Half-Life 2 leak.
On an apartment block in Half-Life 2.
Half-Life 2: Survivor[edit]
Taito Pharmaceutical Company[edit]
A company in Half-Life 2: Survivor that developed the three drinks usable in battle mode: the Jump Drink, Power Drink, and Mind Drink. The name is a reference to the game's developer, Taito Corporation.
Jump Drink.
Power Drink.
Mind Drink.
Half-Life 2: Episode One[edit]
Establishments[edit]
Hospital[edit]
A building featured in the game's fourth chapter, Urban Flight. The sign says "Стационар", Russian for "hospital".
Hospital sign.
The blocked-off entrance to the hospital.
Half-Life 2: Episode Two[edit]
Establishments[edit]
Victory Mine[edit]
Russian "Шахта победы" (more information). One of the main areas of the game, where Alyx Vance gets almost killed by a Hunter and is saved by the Vortigaunts and Gordon Freeman.
Victory Mine sign.
Abandoned mining outpost in the Victory Mine area.
White Forest Inn[edit]
White Forest Inn sign.
Overview of the inn.
Scientific research companies[edit]
Aperture Laboratories[edit]
Trade name used by Aperture Science.
Aperture Laboratories logo featured on the Borealis' container in Episode Two.
Aperture Science, Inc.[edit]
The company was introduced at the same time in Portal and Half-Life 2: Episode Two conducting experiments in numerous fields at the Aperture Science Enrichment Center, and rival of Black Mesa.
Aperture Science's diaphragm logo.
Other[edit]
Cossack Transport[edit]
Transportation company from an unused texture named sign_cossacktransport_02. The logo reads "Азацкпй переход", which is Russian for "Cossack Transit", with a spelling mistake. The first letter is missing; its proper form should be "Казацкий переход". Regardless, "транспорт" (transport) or "перевозки" (transportation) should have been used instead.
Cossack Transport logo.
Northern Logging[edit]
Logging company from an unused texture named sign_northernlogging_01. The logo reads "Севернбгй вноситв в журндп", which is erroneous Russian for "Northern Logging". Its proper form should be "Северный вносит в журнал". Regardless, the sentence doesn't translate to "Northern Logging", but roughly the meaningless "Northern enters into the logbook".
Northern Logging logo.
Subarctic Transport[edit]
Transportation company from unused textures named sign_subarctictransport_01 and sign_subarctictransport_03. The logo reads "Субдрктицеский казацкпй", which is Russian for "Subarctic Cossack", with spelling mistakes. Its proper form should be "Субарктический казацкий".
Subarctic Transport iceberg logo.
Alternate logo.
Iron Ore Corporation[edit]
Iron ore company from an unused texture named sign_ironorecorp_03. The logo reads "Корпорауия", which is Russian for "Corporation", with a spelling mistake. Its proper form should be "Корпорация".
КОРПОРАУИЯ logo.
Transcontinental[edit]
Shipping company from unused textures named sign_shipping_01 and sign_shipping_03. The logo reads "Трансконтинентал", which is Russian for "transcontinental", with spelling mistakes. Its proper form should be "Трансконтиненталь".
Transcontinental logo, first variant.
Second variant.
Transportation[edit]
The logo reads "Перевозки", Russian for "Transportation". This brand is featured on red, blue and green cargo containers in Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Half-Life: Alyx, replacing the "Northern Petrol" logo previously featured on them in Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One.
Logo found on red containers.
Logo found on blue containers.
Logo found on green containers.
At Station 21 in Episode Two.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Near the Distillery in Alyx.
Half-Life: Alyx[edit]
Beverages[edit]
Alcohol[edit]
90° alcohol. The logo reads "Спирт", Russian for "alcohol". Below reads "Питьевой", Russian for "drinkable", thus specifying that's in a kind of alcohol that can be drunk, then "Высшей очистки", "Highest purification".
The back reads "Вино исключительное по своим вкусовым качествам / Требуйте вино Вермут производства Росглаввино", meaning "The wine is exceptional in its taste / Demand Vermouth wine produced by Rosglavvino". It is unrelated to strong alcohol as it is lifted directly from an actual Vermouth ad by Rosglavvino, Vermouth manufacturer in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Alcohol bottle.
Bashkir[edit]
Beer brand made in Sterlitamak, Russia, and established in 1892. Written as "Башкирская", Russian for "Bashkir". Has a Soviet ГОСТ number. It is a very strong beer, with 40% alcohol. "башкирская" is more suited to refer to vodka, while "башкирскОе" would be used for beer.
Bashkir bottle.
Bitters [edit]
From an actual 1938 Soviet poster made by artist Alexander Pobedinsky for the alcoholic beverage section of the Soviet Narkompisheprom (People's Commissariat of Food Industry) (Наркомпищепром СССР - Главликерводка) to promote bitter tinctures (Горькие настойки). The brands include aged vodka (Старая водка - старка), Dutch gin (Джин голландский), and Zubrovka vodka (Зубровка).[10]
Bitters poster.
Bitters poster on the facade of a small store near the Northern Star.
Chatka[edit]
A vodka brand with a deer mascot, established in 1860 in Saint Petersburg. The slogan on its billboard reads "The time is now.". Also a canned crab brand.
Chatka ad.
Chatka ad at Terminal Gardens.
Chatka ad above an abandoned makeshift bed at Terminal Gardens.
Fragment of Chatka ad on the back of the magazine Tech Impact.
Chatka bottle.
Chesterfield[edit]
European-style lager beer brand established in 1897. The barcode of the back label (8008440222008) is actually that of real-life lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
Chesterfield bottle.
Golden Lion[edit]
The 40% vodka made at the Golden Lion Distillery. Written in Bulgarian on the bottle as "Златен лъв", and featured as "first-class vodka" ("първокласна водка").
The back of the bottle includes the manifesto "Оригиналната водка. Най-високо качество. Най-приятен вкус. Водката "Златен лъв" е направена по традиционни методи, които не са се променили от векове. Вкуси лъва." which translates to "The original vodka. The best quality. The most pleasant taste. Golden Lion vodka is made by traditional methods that have not changed for centuries. Taste the lion."
One bottle of this brand is to be brought from the distillery for Russell to unlock the "Team Spirit" Achievement.
An ad in Bulgarian for the vodka reads "Гордостта на града", "The pride of the city", "Традиционно се дестилира", "It is traditionally distilled", and "Се наслаждавайте отговорно", "Enjoy responsibly".
Golden Lion ad (unused).
Golden Lion bottle.
Golden Lion glass.
Golden Lion keg, with "Для экспорта", Russian for "For export".
Golden Lion box.
Klyuchevsky[edit]
Beer promoted through a poster by Claire Hummel inspired by both a photo of the actor David Niven and his role as a bishop in the 1947 film The Bishop's Wife.[11] The slogan reads "Любителямъ вкуснаго пива и портера / Пивоваренного завода Ключевский", pre-revolutionary Russian for "To everyone who loves tasty beer and porter / From the Klyuchevsky brewery".
At some point during the game's development, the poster used instead was an actual 1928 poster promoting beer and water from the Southern Bavaria factory located in Simferopol, Crimea, with the slogan "Я пью пиво и воды только завода Южная Бавария", Russian for "I only drink beer and water from Southern Bavaria".[12]
Southern Bavaria poster.
Southern Bavaria poster used as an earlier version in a pre-release screenshot set in the apartment block between the Northern Star and the Processing Plant, with a Combine Suppressor and Grunts. In the final game, the Klyuchevsky poster is used.
Klyuchevsky poster.
Original art.
David Niven photo used as inspiration.
Klyuchevsky poster in the train taken by Alyx to reach the QZ.
Klyuchevsky poster at the same location as that of the Southern Bavaria poster in the final game, with a Combine Ordinal nearby.
Kurdzhips[edit]
Written as "Курджипс", Russian for "Kurdzhips". Semi-sweet red wine established in 1937.
Kurdzhips bottle.
High-res label texture.
Massif Peaks[edit]
A brand of mineral water. Its advertisement reads "Enjoy the natural taste of water". The ad is also featured in 7 days. Massif Peaks appears to be a parody of Evian mineral water.
Massif Peaks ad.
Massif Peaks ad near a Metro plan near one of the shoeshine stands at Terminal Gardens.
Combine Grunt and Massif Peaks ad at Terminal Gardens.
Massif Peaks plastic bottle, without the cap.
Crushed Massif Peaks bottle.
Moldvinprom[edit]
Moldovan dessert wine. Written as "Молдвинпром", Russian for "Moldvinprom". Short for "Молдавская винная промышленность", "Moldovan wine industry". The bottle incorrectly reads "пиво", Russian for "beer".
Moldvinprom bottle.
Northern Star beers[edit]
The Northern Star bar in the main lobby used to offer 8 different draught beers. They included:
- Dekogon Bräu, a light pilsner beer. "Bräu" is a South German/Austrian word for "brew".
- Kollab, that comes in three types: Amber (red), Lager (green), and Pale Ale (blue).
- Lion Ale.
- Mid Night, a stout beer.
- Old House Brewery, that comes in two types: green and red.
The model is one of the several Deko / Dekogon models made externally by Dekogon Studios. This one is part of their set "Restaurant and Dive Bar VOL.2".
Model of the beer taps of the Northern Star bar.
Orange juice[edit]
Sugarless (Без сахара) orange juice. The carton reads "Апельсиновый сок", Russian for "orange juice".
Orange juice carton.
Pasteurized milk[edit]
The carton reads "Пастеризованное молоко", Russian for "pasteurized milk". Contains 3.5% fat (жира).
Milk carton.
Red Beer[edit]
Written as "Красное Пиво", Russian for "red beer". Branded as a "summer stout". The barcode of the back label (8008440222008) is actually that of real-life lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
Red Beer bottle.
Rkaciteli [edit]
Actual white wine grape from Georgia, written on the bottle in Russian as "Ркацители".
Rkaciteli bottle.
High-res label texture.
Sodas[edit]
Includes three different soda cans:
- "Сода", Russian for "Soda", with a design reminiscent of Coca-Cola, and the slogan "Оригинальный вкус", Russian for "Original taste".
- "Гранж", Russian for "Grunge"; it is described as "Крайний эстРАгон сода", an "extreme" tarragon-flavored soda. Its orange background actually reuses the grunge background from the Half-Life cover art. It was designed by Valve artist Claire Hummel.[13]
- "Лимонад", Russian for "Lemonade", a lemon-lime-flavored soda with a design reminiscent of Sprite.
Soda can.
Grunge can.
High-res texture sheet of Grunge can.
Render of the Grunge can.
Lemonade can.
High-res texture sheet of Lemonade can.
Render of the Lemonade can.
Sunrise[edit]
Ground coffee with chicory. Written as "Молотый Восход кофе", Russian for "Ground Sunrise coffee". Alyx uses such a box to keep food for her Snark in her hideout, with the label "Not coffee".
Coffee box.
Coffee box used by Alyx for Snark food.
High-res texture sheet.
High-res render.
Tea[edit]
The logo reads "Чай", Russian for "tea".
Tea box.
Food[edit]
Beef stew[edit]
Canned beef stew brand. The label reads "Тушеная говядина", Russian for "beef stew", with a cow head on a white lozenge as a logo.
Canned beef stew can.
Big Farmer[edit]
Catering company (according to the model's related material group) that provides fresh produce contained in cardboard boxes. The back of the box says "100% натуральный", Russian for "100% natural".
Big Farmer box, front.
Dirty variant.
Back.
Breakfast cereal[edit]
Written as "Сухой Завтрак", literally Russian for "dry breakfast", i.e. "breakfast cereal".
Cereal box.
Butter[edit]
Salted butter brand. Written as "Сливочное масло", Russian for "Butter". Stated as "чистое" / "соленое", Russian for "clean" / "salty".
Butter carton.
Chatka [edit]
From an actual 1938 Soviet poster made by artist AA Miller for the fishing section of the Soviet Narkompisheprom (People's Commissariat of Food Industry) (Наркомпищепром СССР - Главрыба) to promote Chatka, a brand of canned crab (written in Latin letters). The slogan reads "Всем попробовать пора бы как вкусны и нежны крабы", Russian for "It's time for everyone to try how tasty and tender crabs are".[14]
Also a vodka brand.
Chatka poster.
Chatka poster outside the Terminal Gardens building.
Cheese Dream[edit]
Written as "Сыр Мечта", Russian for "Cheese Dream". As seen on a poster for canned liquid Swiss cheese with parsley. Reminiscent of the Half-Life 2 Citizen line "Sometimes I dream about cheese".
Cheese Dream ad.
Cheese Dream ad at Terminal Gardens.
Cookies[edit]
Cookies. Written as "Лучшее печенье", Russian for "The best cookies". Below is "Ванильное", "vanilla". It is stated to have been made using the same classic recipe for over 50 years.
Cookies box.
Crackers[edit]
Written as "Крэкеры", Russian for "Crackers", with a spelling mistake. Its proper form should be "Крекеры".
Crackers box.
Crab[edit]
Canned crab. Written as "Краб", Russian for "crab". Has a design reminiscent of Spam.
Crab can.
Delicious fish[edit]
Canned fish brand established in 1901. The label reads "Вкусная рыба / Сардины в томатном соусе", Russian for "delicious fish/sardines in tomato sauce".
Canned fish can.
Duke[edit]
Animal feed since 1986. Stored in large bags.
Duke bag.
Fine[edit]
Catering company (according to the model's related material group) that provides fresh products contained in cardboard boxes. The box reads "Отлично" and "Свежие продукты", Russian for "Fine - fresh products", on a pear pictogram.
Fine box, front view.
Ditto, read view.
Fine box in Alyx's Hideout.
Flour[edit]
From a flour bag that weighs 1 kilogram. The brand's name is hidden by a label with the words "ржаная мука", Russian for "rye flour".
Flour bag.
Handy Fork Catering[edit]
Catering company. Its logo is a four-tine dinner fork with a human thumb, hence its name "Handy Fork".
Handy Fork box.
Dirty variant.
Locktek[edit]
Food container manufacturer.
Locktek food container.
Vegetable soup[edit]
Canned vegetable soup. The label reads "Овощной суп / Здоровый свежий", Russian for "vegetable soup/healthy fresh".
Canned vegetable soup can.
Vologda butter [edit]
Butter made in the Vologda region of Russia, featured on a mural. Written as "Вологодское масло", Russian for "Vologda butter". The slogan reads "Look for the Clean Cut!; the first word reads "сливочное", Russian for "cream".
Vologda butter mural.
Original art.
Vologda butter mural above the terrace of a closed bar in the neighborhood of Alyx's hideout.
Weapons[edit]
Le Clarion[edit]
That firearm brand can be seen etched on the side of Alyx's pistol. "Le Clarion" seems to be written as a French brand name, although if so, it should be "Le clairon". Its logo is the escutcheon of a skeleton blowing a clarion.
The pistol.
The Le Clarion logo.
Ratel[edit]
Brand of the shotgun used by Alyx. The logo is a ratel in a circle, with the name below.
The shotgun.
The Ratel logo.
Transportation[edit]
RB[edit]
Bike brand.
Red RB bike.
Riga[edit]
A car brand whose SZ-912 model advertisements are commonly seen on billboards and in newspapers in City 17. Wrecks of the model itself are present in the city streets in white, yellow, blue, and red.
The billboard slogan reads "Reality Defined.", and below the model name "Сбеги!", Russian for "Escape!" or "Run away!". An ad in The Terminal has the longer slogan "Reality Defined. Precision Designed. Your Drive Refined. Your Day: Divine.", as a remake of the car ad found on the original low-res newspaper model from Half-Life 2.
Riga is also the capital of Latvia, in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Riga billboard ad.
Riga ad near other ads at Terminal Gardens.
Riga ad in The Terminal.
The original ad in the Half-Life 2 Terminal.
Power[edit]
Aerkon[edit]
Air conditioning unit manufacturer.
Large AC unit.
Small AC unit.
Lane Electronics[edit]
The brand is found on electric panels and other electric components.
Circuit box.
Ditto.
Circuit button.
Circuit connector.
Electric components by Lane Electronics in Alyx's Hideout neighborhood.
Volt[edit]
Brand manufacturing 9-volt batteries.
Volt battery.
Variant.
Establishments[edit]
Central Zoo[edit]
The area featured in the game's eighth chapter, Captivity. An ad for its aquatic exhibits is also featured in 7 days. The logo reads "Центральный зоопарк", Russian for "Central Zoo".
A stylized elephant head as the Central Zoo logo.
The Central Zoo text logo.
Letter models.
In the Central Zoo's Tiger Pen exhibit.
Distillery[edit]
The area featured in the game's seventh chapter, Jeff. It produces the Golden Lion vodka, among others. Its signs and products use Bulgarian rather than the usual Russian.
The Golden Lion Distillery sign.
The Distillery building.
Holden Company Processing Plant[edit]
From the mural advertising the processing plant on its facade near the Northern Star. Written as "Компания Холден", Russian for "Holden Company", and "обрабатывающий завод", Russian for "processing plant", with a spelling mistake. Its proper form should be "перерабатывающий завод".
Holden Company Processing Plant mural.
Building.
Museum of Natural History[edit]
Full name "Museum of Natural History at the Barracks", also referred to by its acronym "MNH". From a billboard for "Тиранозавр рекс - The ultimate predator" (Russian for "Tyrannosaurus rex"), an exhibit on the Tyrannosaurus rex held at the MNH from September 25, 1999, to March 12, 2000, in the then newly renovated Prehistoric Hall. Admission was free under 12, and it was open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ad is also featured in 7 days.
The poster reuses an existing photo of the skull of the T. rex of the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, USA.[15]
T. rex exhibit poster.
Original art with the years missing from the dates.
In-game screenshot.
National Art Gallery[edit]
From a billboard for "Чернила на бумаге - Young masters" (Russian for "ink on paper"), an exhibit on young masters of ink on paper from the 1870-1930 period, held at the National Art Gallery from January 5 to August 16, 1998, in cooperation with the Chistyakov Fund (Фонд Чистякова). The entrance was free, and it was open on weekdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on holidays.
The drawing featured on the poster, titled Pen and Ink Tango, was made by Valve artist Claire Hummel.[16]
"Young masters" exhibit poster.
Clean variant with frame.
Original art with the years missing from the dates.
Source artwork.
"Young masters" exhibit poster at Terminal Gardens.
Northern Star[edit]
The area featured in the game's fifth chapter, The Northern Star.
The Northern Star sign from the top of the main facade.
Northern Star bar sign from the right bottom of the main facade.
The hotel's main facade.
Royal Theater[edit]
From a billboard for the Shakespeare play Antony & Cleopatra playing at the Royal Theater and praised by The Times.
Antony & Cleopatra ad.
Antony & Cleopatra ad between a Chatka and Riga ad at Terminal Gardens.
Cosmetics[edit]
Dental Pro[edit]
Oral hygiene brand. On its toothpaste product are the words "Med Dental Pro/24 hour protection".
Med Dental Pro toothpaste.
Dental Pro model 88 toothbrush.
Ivushka [edit]
Actual Soviet shampoo. The logo reads "Универсальный Шампунь Ивушка", Russian for "Ivushka Universal Shampoo". It is produced in Kharkiv and costs 1 ruble.
L'orchid[edit]
Perfume brand based in Moscow and Paris. The logo reads "L'орхидея", Russian for "L'orchid", the "L'" being the form of "the" in French when used with a word starting with a vowel, and a reference to the cosmetics company "L'Oréal". The billboard slogan reads "He gave you orchids / Return the favour".
L'orchid ad.
Original art.
L'orchid ad at Terminal Gardens.
Fragment of L'orchid ad on the back of the magazine Tech Impact.
Nadezhda [edit]
Actual Soviet shampoo. The logo reads "Шампунь Надежда", Russian for "Nadezhda shampoo". It is produced in Nikolaev and costs 1 ruble.
Quack Quack [edit]
Actual Soviet shampoo for children that contains vitamin F. The logo reads "Кря Кря", Russian for "Quack Quack", with a duck mascot below.
Triple Cologne [edit]
Actual Soviet Cologne. The logo reads "Тройной Одеколон", Russian for "Triple Cologne".
Chemicals[edit]
Insecticide-71[edit]
Bug spray brand. Its 100ml "Universal Ultra Insecticide Aerosol" product is used to repel and kill ticks.
Insecticide-71 can. A red cap exists as a separate model.
Detergent[edit]
Dishwashing soap. The logo reads "Моющее Средство", Russian for "detergent".
Detergent bottle.
H.W. Lionhardt[edit]
From a mural ad for a pesticide (written as "Пестициди" in Bulgarian). Under the name is "Лъвско сърце", Bulgarian for "Lion heart". The ad also writes "Свободен сега", Bulgarian for "Free now".
Lionhardt ad.
Lionhardt mural ad and Combine Suppressor in the Tanker Yard.
Paint[edit]
The logo reads "Краска", Russian for "paint". The text on the paint buckets reads "роскошный цвет/Краска; устойчивая и долговечная/быстро сохнет; водоустойчивая; гарантия качества", which roughly translates to "rich color/Paint; long-lasting and durable/fast drying; waterproof; quality guarantee". The color of the paint drippings can vary.
Paint can, black variant.
Paint can, white variant.
Pharmacol[edit]
Drugs manufacturer. One of its products is a 100-tablet potassium iodide carton which is used as thyroid-blocking protection in an event of a nuclear emergency. Each of these tablets contains 65 mg of potassium iodide that yields 50 mg of iodine.
Another product is pills that are to be orally taken 3 times daily. On its bottle are the words "patient test", hinting that this might be an experimental medicine still in its testing phase.
Potassium iodide carton.
Bottle of pills.
PVA Glue[edit]
"Extra strength" washable wood glue.
PVA glue.
Three[edit]
Laundry soap. The logo reads "Три", Russian for "Three" (can also be interpreted as "Rub it").
Three bottle.
Other[edit]
3Dxp[edit]
Graphic card brand, a nod to the real-life Voodoo graphics card by 3dfx.
3Dxp card.
Fragment of 3Dxp ad on the back of the magazine Tech Impact.
Arrowmeister[edit]
Dartboard brand. "Meister" is German and Norwegian (among others) for "master".
Dartboard.
Bram[edit]
Brand of the radio used by Alyx on her balcony, model XP-400, and VHS tapes.
Bram radio.
Bram radio on balcony.
Bridges[edit]
The brand featured on cardboard boxes. This is an Easter egg from the video game Death Stranding, where Bridges is featured as one of the major protagonist factions. The name of the material group used by the model, normans_box, references Norman Reedus, the actor playing the game's main protagonist.
Bridges box.
City Plumbing[edit]
From the business card of Danil Bakunin, proprietor of City Plumbing. The slogan on the card says "Your plumbing is our business - guaranteed!".
City Plumbing business card.
City Rail Maintenance[edit]
Department in charge of maintaining the city's train network featured on a note about new doors and fire extinguishers having been installed on trains.
Locomotive Safety Update note.
Class C-219[edit]
Cigarette brand seen on a billboard.
"Designation brand" and "Tobacco product" written in both English and Russian (Табачный продукт).
Class C-219 ad on the Holden Company Processing Plant, Distillery side.
Emerald Multimedia[edit]
A nod to real-life hardware manufacturer Diamond Multimedia, found on the 3Dxp graphic card.
3Dxp card.
Fragment of 3Dxp ad on the back of the magazine Tech Impact, showing a partial Emerald logo.
EWS[edit]
A brand found on dumpsters. The color and logo resemble that of a defunct waste management company Browning-Ferris Industries.
EWS dumpster.
Deko / Dekogon[edit]
Deko and Dekogon are actually brands often featured on models made externally by Dekogon Studios.
- Deko car battery. Part of their set "Toolshed / Garage Props VOL.6 - Odds and Ends" (the name was removed from the model used for the game).
- Deko hospital monitor. Part of their set "Modern Hospital Props VOL.4".
- Deko pool table. Part of their set "Restaurant and Dive Bar VOL. 1".
- Deko screwdrivers. Part of their set "Toolshed / Garage Props VOL.1", like all three of the game's screwdriver models, the three pliers (among which the Infinity Tools one), the hammer, and the bench clamp.
- Dekogon Bräu beer, as part of the Northern Star beers.
- Dekogon sleeping bag. Part of their set "Camping and Outdoor Adventure VOL.1".
Deko battery model, with the brand removed.
The original battery model by Dekogon, with the complete name.
Deko hospital monitor.
Deko pool table.
Deko screwdriver.
Ditto.
Dekogon sleeping bag, clean.
Ditto, dirty.
Deluxe[edit]
Monitor manufacturer. Used by Alyx and Russell to look at surveillance footage in their respective dens.
Deluxe monitor.
Deluxe monitors at Alyx's Hideout.
Devclean Instrument Co[edit]
Geiger counter manufacturer. The Geiger counter is used by the Combine Infestation Control and Russell, granting the "Eye of the Geiger" Achievement when used on him in his lab.
It is based on the CD V-715 radiological survey meter, used by the defunct U.S. Civil Defense for detecting gamma radiation levels. It is actually not a Geiger counter, which is a specific type of survey meter used for measuring alpha, beta, and gamma radiation levels.[17]
The Geiger counter, showing the manufacturer's name and other information.
Other side, with the logo "FD" in place of the Civil Defense roundel.
Fokus[edit]
Brand of the video camera, model Fokus 2000, used by Alyx in her hideout.
Fokus 2000 video camera.
The camera set on a tripod in the hideout, used to observe a Combine pylon.
Foster & Huges[edit]
The brand featured on cardboard boxes.
Bottle box.
Standard box.
Flatted standard box with the full name.
Hardfix[edit]
Screws manufacturer, as seen on a 200x R2-CSK head stainless steel screw carton.
Screws carton.
Infinity Tools[edit]
Pliers manufacturer. Featured on one of the three pliers models, all made externally by Dekogon Studios, like the models bearing the brands Deko / Dekogon. Part of their set "Toolshed / Garage Props VOL.1".
Infinity Tools pliers.
Jealous Gold Weasel[edit]
Clock brand.
Jealous Gold Weasel clock.
Kombfab[edit]
City factory that made Portland cement and glass wool for KOM Construction. Written as "Городская фабрика Комбфаб", Russian for "City factory Kombfab". It was located on 13, citadel street ("Ул. Цитадельная 13").
Cement bag.
One of the several glass wool piece models.
KOM Construction[edit]
Construction company/brand. Written as "KOM строи", Russian for "KOM Construction". Featured on bags of Portland cement and glass wool pieces made for them by Kombfab.
Cement bag.
One of the several glass wool piece models.
On a fabric-wrapped crate.
Cement bags near the Quarantine Zone hatch.
Ditto.
Glass wool seen from the damaged dropped ceiling inside the interlocking tower at the QZ hatch.
Lasting[edit]
Brand featured on cardboard boxes. The logo "Прочный" is Russian for "lasting", "strong", or "durable".
Lasting box, with the words "Прочный товары услуги" (literally "Lasting goods services") on it.
Markz[edit]
Dry-erase marker brand. The Lab uses the Marka variant. Comes in black, red, yellow, and green.
Markz marker.
Matches[edit]
The matchbox models include 4 variants, as well as a Northern Star matchbook.
Default "Safety Matches" variant with a cat head, with its facial features made of lit matches.
Rocket variant.
Sea lion ("морской лев" in Russian) variant. The texture name uses "seal".
Beauty variant, as stated in the texture name. The text reads "спичка", Russian for "match".
Northern Star matchbook.
Miguel[edit]
Cigarette brand. One pack holds 20 filtered cigarettes, said to be "selected tobaccos".
Miguel pack.
Occular Recalculation Procedures Inc.[edit]
From a billboard that says "Vision lies within. Погледни вътре." (Bulgarian for "Look inside."). In its advertisement, "ocular" is misspelled as "occular". The ad is also featured in the newspaper 7 days.
The face shown in the advertisement is that of the G-Man's. The advertisement bears similarity to the billboard for fictional oculist Doctor T. J. Eckleburg described in the novel The Great Gatsby, also a giant pair of disembodied eyes serving as symbolic imagery in the narrative.
Occular ad.
ORP billboard on a City 17 street.
ORP ad on the 7 days newspaper.
Olga's pins[edit]
Resistance member Olga wears several pins on the left side of her chest, some of which feature a brand name. These include Jungle, TT Repair, Murray Jet, and Aristov.
Some of Olga's pins.
Pendulum[edit]
Brand of the green metal filing cabinets found in offices and usually containing items. Comes with four or two drawers.
Filing cabinet model.
Detail of the brand's label.
Office with several Pendulum cabinets near Gary's hideout.
Radiphone[edit]
Portable radio. Based on the Soviet VEF Spidola transistor radio.
Radiphone radio.
Sorbent[edit]
Сорбент (sorbent) bag. The text on the bags read "Сорбент-Назначение: Для ликвидации аварийных разливов: нефти, мазута, масла, кислот, щелочей, токсичных жидкостей; Природный минерал с 99% пористостью, снвноуслеродной (should read "безуглеродной") гидрофобной поверхностью", which roughly translates to "Sorbent-Purpose: For the liquidation of emergency spills: petrol, mazut, oil, acids, alkali, toxic liquids; Natural mineral with 99% porosity, non-carbonic hydrophobic surface".
South West Trains[edit]
Railway company featured on a passenger bulletin in the City 17 Metro.
SP Service[edit]
Brand featured on cardboard boxes. The logo reads "СП Сервис", Russian for "SP Service".
SP Service box.
Speedwagon[edit]
Heavy-duty laundromat washing machine.
Speedwagon washing machine.
Speedwagon washing machines in the Northern Star laundry room.
Standard Global[edit]
Dry-erase marker felt eraser brand. Its "Model PC4K-35 Multi-Purpose Felt Eraser" is used by Alyx in her Hideout. Written on the eraser is the company's telephone, "+7 195-899-5555".
Dry-erase marker eraser.
Terminal Authority[edit]
City 17's public transport authority that managed the metro network, buses, shuttles, and parking garages.
Terminal Authority logo.
List of items prohibited aboard Terminal Authority-managed transport, with the company's logo.
Trexlor[edit]
Brand of the yellow hazmat crates used by Infestation Control to store equipment. It is only found on the default variant.
Trexlor hazmat crate.
TsTV[edit]
Color TV with its brand or model name written is Cyrillic as ЦТВ-017 (TsTV-017). Based on the real-life Рубин (Ruby) television, model Ц-208 (C-208). "Ц" stands for "цветной" ("tsvetnoy"), Russian for "color". Used by Alyx in her hideout.
TV on top of the desk in Aly'x hideout.
Defaut model.
Dirty variant.
Weathered variant.
Ditto, back.
"Please Stand By" screen.
Combine test pattern screen, based on the real-world Indian-head test pattern.
Another test pattern, with the words "CITY 17 SITREP712-14".
Surveillance camera views, reusing the ones from Kleiner's Lab's neighborhood seen in the lab in Half-Life 2.
Ditto.
Combine propaganda.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
VHS tapes[edit]
Written as AHS instead of VHS. Includes three brands: Bram (model B32), MaxViz (model S-500), and Phaedrus (model Pro).
One MaxViz tape was used by Alyx at her hideout to record "Combine activity" with a Bram video camera. It was taped over a recording of the movie Dirty Dancing. An unused label in the texture sheet reads "Dad's birthday".
Bram tape, front.
Ditto, back.
MaxViz tape, front.
Ditto, back.
Phaedrus tape, front.
Ditto, back.
VHS tapes on Alyx's desk in her hideout.
Vaek[edit]
Server manufacturer.
Vaek server.
Video games[edit]
Included in a blue 3 1⁄2 floppy disk containing 50 free games that cost £4.95. Includes the Prax Wars series introduced in Blue Shift. Russell comments on the floppy disk when Alyx picks it up before reaching Gary's hideout, after which she interrupts him: "That there is a floppy disk. We used to store information on them. With magnets, if you can believe it. Specifically, two micrometers magnetic iron oxide, three micrometers barium ferrite, and one point two —".
- Black Box Destroyer
- Cassandra Tank Colony
- Cold War Thunder IV
- The Covenant Complex
- Dark Logic: Saboteur
- The Darkness Between the Days
- Destination Saturn
- Disintegrator Dark Star
- Divided We Wall
- Divide By Zero II
- Dog Star Commander Bse
- Exile of the Keeper
- Eye For an Eye For an Eye
- Faire Game: Eternal
- The Genius Secret
- Impossible Gods III
- In Darkness It Came Damned
- The Judas Paradox
- Kill-House Mountain
- Kraven's Curse: Resurrection
- The Last Country of the Sun
- The Curse of the Crawling Man
- Medusa's Wig
- Morning Martian
- Mozart's Bulldozer
- Nothing But Monsters
- Omninomicron
- Planck VI
- Polaris
- Prax Wars
- Prax Wars 2: Dante's Revenge
- Prax Wars 3: Rogue Getaway
- Prax Wars 4: Dante's Requiem (misspelled as Reqiuem)
- ... and more
Floppy disk model.
See also[edit]
- List of publications in the Half-Life and Portal universe#Half-Life series
- Combine imagery
- Resistance imagery
- Food
References[edit]
- ↑ Marc Laidlaw on Arbeit Laboratories (March 2011)
- ↑ Bethlehem Wire Rope on Flickr
- ↑ Old Friends
- ↑ Old Roadside advertisements: Beer page 2 on elve.net
- ↑ Half-Life 2 Prima Guide
- ↑ SSI container image on Flickr
- ↑ Itel Corporation at Encyclopedia.com
- ↑ Company Overview of Sunset Scavenger Company on Bloomberg
- ↑ Garbageman collects respect by transforming trash industry on San Francisco Chronicle
- ↑ Alexander Nikolayevich Pobedinsky at Arthive
- ↑
Claire Hummel on Twitter
- ↑ Southern Bavaria poster on Gallerix
- ↑ Claire Hummel's Tumblr
- ↑ AA Miller at Arthive
- ↑ Dinosaur skull artifact on Unsplash
- ↑ Pen and Ink Tango by shoomlah (Claire Hummel) on DeviantART
- ↑ CD V-715 and CD V-717 Survey Meters on Civil Defense Museum
