This is the queue for the featured articles scheduled to appear or that appeared on the Main Page each week. The dates listed indicate when they will be or have been showcased.
The showcased featured articles from 2009 to 2010 are also available for archival purposes.
Please note that this feature is currently being redeveloped. Not all featured articles are in the queue at the moment.
February 6, 2012
Dr. Gordon Freeman is the main protagonist of the
Half-Life series and a theoretical physicist who is forced to defend himself and the human race against hostile aliens and other enemies following the
Black Mesa Incident...
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February 13, 2012
February 20, 2012
February 27, 2012
March 5, 2012
On March 1 and March 3, 2010,
Portal was updated to feature parts of an eventually highly successful
alternate reality game (or
ARG) to promote its sequel,
Portal 2, leading gamers and journalists to postulate that an announcement for
Portal 2 or...
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March 12, 2012
March 19, 2012
The
Crowbar is the signature weapon of
Gordon Freeman. It is the first weapon acquired in
Half-Life, serving as a melee weapon and a tool for puzzles. The crowbar is also used as a tool for breaking open
supply crates and clearing destructible...
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March 26, 2012
April 2, 2012
Mr. Valve, also known as
The Valve Guy, is the nickname used for the two mascots used by
Valve for the introductory logos seen at the start of their games, and previously on their
official website.
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April 9, 2012
The
Combine heavily relies on
imagery through logos, symbols, and propaganda posters to assure their influence on
Earth and recall their presence to its residents. Combine units - humanoid and Synth - also bear insignias, logos and other markings.
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April 16, 2012
The G-Man, or simply
G-Man, is a key, yet mysterious and enigmatic character in the
Half-Life series. Referred to as a "sinister interdimensional bureaucrat", he is known to display peculiar behavior and capabilities beyond that of a human and his...
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April 23, 2012
The
Combine Factories, also nicknamed "
garage" or "
industrial", is a
City 17 area cut early in the development of
Half-Life 2. It was to be seen during the very first chapter, between the
City 17 Trainstation and its plaza. It was to be accessed from the...
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April 30, 2012
May 7, 2012
May 14, 2012
May 21, 2012
May 28, 2012
June 4, 2012
The
Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle (
OSIPR), also known as
Pulse Rifle or
AR2, is a
Dark Energy /
pulse-powered assault rifle manufactured by the
Combine.
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June 11, 2012
June 18, 2012
June 25, 2012
July 2, 2012
July 9, 2012
Dr. Judith Mossman is a
Resistance scientist introduced in
Half-Life 2. She is a cunning and manipulative double agent, aiding both sides during the
Uprising but eventually siding with the Resistance. Later on she discovers a secret and powerful...
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July 16, 2012
The
Borealis, originally known as the
Hyperborea, is a location and chapter cut from
Half-Life 2. It was to be set between two other cut locations, the
Air Exchange and
Kraken Base, and to be the first location of the third day, visited during the night.
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July 23, 2012
July 30, 2012
The
Air Exchange, also known as the
Air Conditioner,
AirEx or the
Combine's atmospheric reprocessor, is a location and chapter cut from
Half-Life 2. It was to be set after the
Depot, at the end of the
Wasteland /
Coast chapters, and before the...
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August 6, 2012
Dr. Wallace Breen was
Black Mesa's then
Earth's Administrator. From his headquarters on Earth through the
Citadel of
City 17, he was humanity's representative and served as the primary antagonist of...
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August 13, 2012
August 20, 2012
The
Skyscraper, also known as
Vertigo or
Palace, is the generic name of a
City 17 location and chapter cut from
Half-Life 2 and an informal predecessor for the
Overwatch Nexus. Being the first location of the fourth day, it was to be set after the...
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August 27, 2012
The
Combine Prisoner Pod, also known as the
Prisoner Pod,
Combine Cell, or Combine
Iron Maiden, is a device used by the
Combine to contain prisoners (oftentimes
Citizens or
Refugees), and
Stalkers.
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September 3, 2012
September 10, 2012
The
Black Ops, sometimes hyphenated to
Black-Ops and sometimes referred to as
Black Operations, are a commando group of trained government assassins briefly seen in
Half-Life and later expanded upon and featured in
Opposing Force.
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September 17, 2012
Dr. Eli Vance is a physicist and researcher, an African-American man apparently in his late fifties or early sixties with short gray hair, a beard and moustache. He wears a
prosthetic leg to replace his left leg...
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September 24, 2012
October 1, 2012
The
Hydra is an enemy cut from
Half-Life 2 during the later stages of the game's development.
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October 8, 2012
October 15, 2012
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