From the Combine OverWiki, the original Half-Life and Portal wiki
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A Red Letter Day
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| In 2026, the Combine OverWiki celebrates twenty years of operation. Happy 20th Birthday!
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Did you know...
- ...that vodka doesn't go off, okay? Lasts forever.
- ...that at least five Half-Life games were cancelled at Valve between the release of Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Half-Life: Alyx, one of which was titled Half-Life 3?
- ...that at some point during Half-Life 2's development Ravenholm was set at the end of the Canals, and before Black Mesa East?
- ...that the Weighted Companion Cube appearing at the very end of Portal 2 is actually the Companion Cube supposedly euthanized in Portal?
- ...that Arne Magnusson's Vortigaunt colleague Uriah was named after Uriah Heep, a character from Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield?
- ...that the names on the lockers in Half-Life and Blue Shift, on the trunks in Opposing Force, near the bedroom doors in Decay and on the Hospital room direction signs in Episode One are actually the names of the games' developers?
- ...that both Houndeyes and Bullsquids were to appear in Half-Life 2 but were ultimately cut?
- ...that the Thumper was originally meant to be a small object to be carried around by the player?
- ...that the Barnacle is both an enemy and a weapon?
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Content updates
- Half-Life 3 created. (July 8, 2026)
- Peggle Extreme created. (April 5, 2026)
- List of Half-Life and Portal crossovers and Poker Night 2 created. (January 26, 2026)
- Mission Improbable created. (October 7, 2025)
- Avalon created. (September 23, 2025)
- Half-Life Fallout and PHWOnline created. (August 28, 2025)
- Dark Interval created. (August 3, 2025)
- Black Mesa: Blue Shift created. (November 24, 2024)
- Unidentified Half-Life 2: Episode Three weapon created. (November 21, 2024)
- Half-Life 2 developer commentary, Ice Gun, and Blob created. (November 18, 2024)
The Fisherman is a character who appears only in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast as the guide to Gordon Freeman, setting him on his task to eliminate the local Combine presence. He originally was to play a larger role in the game, cooperating with the player to solve a puzzle related to the shipwreck on the beach. Read more
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