The home of all things Valve

We love Half-Life.

Half-Life is so much more than a game. It's a global community of talented people who create amazing things.

From mods to fan art, the Half-Life community is bursting with creativity. Even throughout long periods of official absence, the community has always been there to keep the game alive.

We created LambdaGeneration to bring people together from around the world to celebrate the amazing things people do and make for Half-Life.

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History

Founded in 2010, LambdaGeneration has grown to become the world’s largest Half-Life & Valve fansite with over 30,000 combined followers and over a million monthly views of our social media content.

Originally launching as a Valve news website , LambdaGeneration has evolved with the Internet, existing in many different online spaces, including TwitterYouTube and Discord.

In 2021 we launched the LambdaGeneration Community Platform - The world’s first Valve themed social media platform. With over 5000 members, the site has become the home of Valve news and fan content for Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike and more.

In 2022 we launched LambdaBuilds - A series of Half-Life and Valve themed level design competitions, in collaboration with ModDB.

Meet the team

Alex
Alex
Founder & Site Director

I first played Half-Life when I was just five and it’s pretty much shaped everything I’ve done since.

I have a huge passion for fan communities and seeing how they bring people together.

I created LambdaGeneration in 2010 to share the amazing fan content from around the Valve community.

I spend most of my time designing and programming things. I also love cycling, sci-fi movies and PC gaming.

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rp_hometown1999
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Half-Life
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Satisfactory
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PurePwnage
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Drum and Bass
David
David
Platform Lead

I’m David, longtime Valve fan.

I am the platform’s dev team lead and I also maintain our game servers.

My favorite thing about this community is the sheer amount of creative content that is made by fans, despite the game series being many years old.

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Israel
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Portal 2 - Valve’s magnum opus.
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Deus Ex series
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The Matrix
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Metal, future-rock, industrial
Mitch
Mitchaka Robo
Video Lead

I’ve been playing video games and I've been making videos all my life. In 2017, I decided to marry my two passions together and created a channel called Glorious Rigby where I talk about Half-Life games and the stuff around it.

I joined LambdaGeneration in 2018 to create and produce the show called “All Things Lambda” where I talk about Half-Life news from outside and inside of the community.

I love cats, drink a lot of cappuccinos and I watch a lot of cartoons on the side, while eating spaghetti. Oh, and I’m Dutch! In case you were wondering.

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The Netherrealm
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Half-Life
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Hyper Light Drifter
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Hot Fuzz
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Daft Punk
David Driver-Gomm
David Driver-Gommaka Kralich
LambdaBuilds Lead

I’m a long-time modder, project lead, and the editor/community manager at ModDB and DBolical.

I like setting new standards and breaking new ground!

At LambdaGeneration, I run the LambdaBuilds competitions and provide assistance where needed elsewhere.

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UK
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Opposing Force
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Halo: Combat Evolved
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Bionicle: Mask of Light
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Tarzan Boy by Baltimora

Platform Credits

  • Alex - Design, UX & frontend
  • David - Functionality, backend & infrastructure
  • Mitch - Graphic and video assets
  • r2d2rigo - Twitter/Discord bots
  • budget the frog - Artwork/illustrations

Special Thanks

  • r2d2rigo - For creating our awesome Fan art and Platform Twitter/Discord bots
  • budget the frog - For making some awesome illustrations for the site
  • Our moderators - For keeping our community safe and fun
  • SteamGridDB - Community title logos
  • Combine Overwiki - For getting the f*cking dates right
  • Valve & Gearbox - For making the games we love so much
  • Crowbar Collective - For their amazing support (plus that super awesome remake they made)
  • Modders, fan artists and creators - For all the amazing things you make
  • All our users, fans and followers - For the support and keeping us going