PC Gaming Week: 10 games that shook PC gaming

By David Gilson

Introduction

From the Gravity Gun being thrust into your hands in Half-Life 2 to wiping out an entire team of terrorists before defusing a bomb in Counter-Strike 1.6 for the first time, PC titles have a knack of etching seminal moments into gaming history.

And with so many new ways to game now thanks to the ever-evolving PC gaming landscape, titles on the platform continue to drastically change compared to the days of old. What follows is one man’s attempt to slim down the games that shook the PC forever down to 10 titles. Here goes nothing.

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Half-Life 2

Genre: FPS
Publisher: Valve
Released: 2004

How it shook PC gaming: You couldn’t get your crowbar-wielding mitts on Half-Life 2 without downloading Valve’s content platform Steam first. Not only did it feature the Gravity Gun, it had some of the best storytelling in PC game history.

The original Half-Life was an incredible game with fantastic gameplay, pacing and otherworldly enemies. Like its predecessor, Half-Life 2 throws you straight into a dramatic story, following Gordon Freeman’s adventure in City 17. While strong storylines are prevalent in …read more

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