12 Things You Didn't Know About Half-Life 2
2. The Gravity Gun Wasn't Meant To Be There
Half-Life 2’s “Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator”, better known as the Gravity Gun, is amongst Gordon’s more iconic weapons and its primary intention is for heavy lifting.
If used right, it can be one of Gordon’s most dangerous weapons though and proves an invaluable tool, so you may be surprised to learn that Valve initially intended to remove it from HL2.
Initially there were plans to include a “Physgun”. This item was also capable of picking up objects from different ranges and moving them but caused a number of glitches and exploits.
As such, Valve saw fit to remove it from HL2 but the Physgun later made its way into Garry’s Mod, using the same graphical model as the Gravity Gun.