Half-Life 2: Aftermath in April

by Maarten Goldstein, Jan 09, 2006 7:44am PST

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$19 price confirmed. Sweet!

Jan 10, 2006 6:25pm PST

$19 price confirmed. Sweet! : MrLonghair

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By: Mad Brahmin Disease x Show Full Post

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Any info on the price? Some Valve guys around?

Jan 09, 2006 9:13am PST

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Any info on the price? Some Valve guys around? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  In the shackpreview of DOD and Aftermath it was said around 12 bucks. : manlyman
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    12 bucks? Are you sure? Is it going to be crazy short or something? : Vincent Grayson
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      Valve has previously stated (for what it's worth) that Aftermath will be 1/3 as long as Half-Life 2. : noleh8r
      
      Lather. Rinse. Repost. : Grimmadog
      
      So, about as long as that boring hovercraft ride then? : GreatGooglyMoogly
    - It'll probably be a $12.99 preorder and $14.99 regular price. : Chris Remo
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  I'll be a pessimist and say that despite all the talk it'll go for $30. : gl2 drivers
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    I agree, $12-20 is chump change for a game, even an expansion, now-a-days : Decepticon Matrix
    - They could always sell the Steam version at the reduced $15-$20 price point like they did with the Half-L... : Sapiens
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      Yeah, but the money goes straight to Valve. There's no middle man whatsoever. I was talking to Tom Must... : Chris Remo
      
      Aside from recouping costs for things like bandwidth, which have to be hairy by most standards considerin... : Sapiens
      
      Yeah I understand that, but all I'm saying is that Valve will probably sell this for $29.99 rather than $... : Decepticon Matrix

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I wouldn't be surprised if they delayed it a bit more to not steal the first Sin Episode's thunder.

Remember what happened in late 1998 with Sin/Half-Life? :P

Jan 09, 2006 3:51pm PST

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I wouldn't be surprised if they delayed it a bit more to not steal the first Sin Episode's thunder. Re... : sneak
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  I was just cleaning my desk and found my SiN manual...I don't think I actually finished that game, I shou... : limabone-jlp
  - I played the original demo the other day, I can't find my copy of the game... it was good shit back in th... : m4yhem

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Will it still require Steam crap?

Jan 09, 2006 11:41am PST

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Will it still require Steam crap? : matthaeus
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  Of course it will require that glorious invention known as Steam. : noleh8r
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    I used to think steam sucked. Specialy for people on dialup who are forced to use it. Now I love it. : deeveee
    - Steam is great. Ditto XBox Live Arcade. I'd purchase/download all my games if I had the choice. : Serpico74

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is it going to be available in shops too?

Jan 09, 2006 8:18am PST

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is it going to be available in shops too? : spdon
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  My local software seller had it on a pre-order list, so I strongly believe that it will be available on d... : Anchovy
  - no half-life source? : runnerct

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September 30 jokes are like DNF jokes:

Told by people with hamsters up their asses.

Jan 09, 2006 8:05am PST

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September 30 jokes are like DNF jokes: Told by people with hamsters up their asses. : MrLonghair
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  DNF is late, lol! : Lethal01
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    What is DNF, lol! : rotten element
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      DNF means "Did Not Finish" OLOL : ArB
      
      lol, that one's actually not bad : Judicator.Khas

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A platinum version? I'm just shocked that Valve of all companies would release a repackaged version and slap a name on it.

yes thats sarcasm

Jan 09, 2006 1:50pm PST

A platinum version? I'm just shocked that Valve of all companies would release a repackaged version and ... : bored

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BUT IS SHE HOT

Jan 09, 2006 7:47am PST

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BUT IS SHE HOT : mystifier
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- we wanna see more thongs! : chiisu81

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heh nice around the same time as oblivion. I wonder what I will play.

Jan 09, 2006 8:33am PST

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heh nice around the same time as oblivion. I wonder what I will play. : deadfish
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  Aftermath probably won't be very long. You can play both. : lechuck59
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    it did take them forever to make lost cost and that was like 10 minutes of game time if that:p oh well I'... : deadfish
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      I'm still confused as to why people complain about Lost Coast. Yeah it was only ten minutes or so if you... : Sapiens
      
      Also: it was free! : gl2 drivers
  - Yay! I hear Gordon gets a Tanooki Suit! WHAP WHAP : Vangoghs Ear

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No u.

I'll never ever believe in a "release date". /looks at George

Jan 09, 2006 11:59am PST

No u. I'll never ever believe in a "release date". /looks at George : xphil

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I wonder if Aftermath will mark the beginning of episodic HL2 content over STEAM...

Jan 09, 2006 8:45am PST

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I wonder if Aftermath will mark the beginning of episodic HL2 content over STEAM... : Anchovy
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- Seeing as it's the first episode released on Steam it probably will... : gl2 drivers
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  If Valve continued to release Aftermath-style expansions for Half-Life 2, I would pee myself. : Sapiens
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    That's the plan. For example, the next episode will be vehicle-centric. I imagine that it will take p... : noleh8r
    - I'm not sure how I feel about an expansion centered around vehicles in Half-Life 2; I enjoyed the vehicle... : Sapiens

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What took them so long?

Jan 09, 2006 8:16am PST

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What took them so long? : deeveee
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- They're packaging TF2 with HL2:Aftermath. : Concrete
- Aside from making sure the product is of the same high quality of Half-Life 2, I imagine it has to do wit... : Sapiens

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has the price on aftermath been confirmed to be between 12-15 bucks? I predict this will go for around $19.99 at max

Jan 09, 2006 7:46am PST

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has the price on aftermath been confirmed to be between 12-15 bucks? I predict this will go for around $... : grimjoe
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  No "official" confirmation but all signs point to "yes" with the max price being $15.99. : noleh8r
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    that price tag makes it sound really short.... : Decepticon Matrix
    - Valve previously stated that Aftermath will be about 1/3 the length of Half-Life 2 which in my case puts ... : noleh8r
    - It is an expansion pack, not a Half Life 3... : jake2000

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so is that April 24th, 2007?

Jan 09, 2006 8:40am PST

so is that April 24th, 2007? : dopefish

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lollerz, hl2 was originally scheduled for sept 30th.

I will wait a bit more before getting excitted.

Jan 09, 2006 7:53am PST

lollerz, hl2 was originally scheduled for sept 30th. I will wait a bit more before getting excitted. : stgdz

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The game will be out this year September 30, 2003.

Jan 09, 2006 7:48am PST

The game will be out this year September 30, 2003. : manlyman

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this is exciting

Jan 09, 2006 7:46am PST

this is exciting : khroma

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