Half-Life 2's G-Man gets a well-earned glow-up

18 years after making his Source Engine debut, Half-Life's enigmatic extra-dimensional businessman is back in the spotlight thanks to a stunning fan animation in Half-Life: Alyx's Source 2.

Notorious G-Man animator Corey Laddo today posted a recreation of a slice from Half-Life 2's tech demo at E3 2003. Back then, Valve showed off their then-revolutionary facial animations with G-Man in the spotlight, flexing his not-quite-human facial muscles and demonstrating some tactful lip-syncing.

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