Creatures from Xen flood into Black Mesa via the portal and start killing everyone in sight. During an experiment, researchers at Black Mesa accidentally cause a Resonance Cascade which rips open a portal to Xen, the only known borderworld. The original Half-Life takes place at the Black Mesa Research Facility in 200.
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