Half-Life 2: Episode Two Updated Teaser

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  Episode 3? : ripper9
  • With DNF as a pack-in bonus. Only now it's about smashing gnomes with hammers to win prizes. And a talkin : Schnapple
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  Episode 3, TF2: Tankz, and Portal Multiplayer : dumptruck
  • Portal multiplayer could be interesting. Everyone trying to teleport each other into pits, or teleport st... : Orange Pylon
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  Episode 3 replete with Half-Life, Blue Shift and Opposing Force completely re-done - in house - with Sour : speon
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    Episode 3 is already being developed by Warren Spector and his team in Austin. Do you really think it's ... : FreonTrip
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      Wait, what? Is that true? : Lyric Suite
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        Rumour. I doubt it's true. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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          Yeah. Although I'd love to see Warren Spector involved in it, to see what he'd bring to half-life. : Vorlonesque
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            Strange, because I've always seen Valve and Spector's approach to gameplay as being vastly different. Val... : Orange Pylon
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              You may be right, actually. I think it was more the wet dream of Warren Spector + Half-Life. Oddly enou... : Vorlonesque
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                They are almost diametrically opposed in philosophy though. Valve really likes to craft lots of big set ... : lont
                • ^^^ correct answer : Serpico74
      • Doubt it. Spector's working on a game using Source and Steam, which might be episodic (that's not confirm... : Hlaford
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        I've got some pretty reliable sources who quietly dropped the info to me a couple of weeks ago. Time wil... : FreonTrip
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          Yeah, but what will you wager on it, then, is the real question. How about if it's false, you buy me a c... : lont
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            Deal. E-mail me at freontrip@gmail.com, and we'll see what can be set up. : FreonTrip
            • Note that this only applies to this person. I have no need for dozens of copies of Half-Life 2: Episode... : FreonTrip
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    Black Mesa: Source is the only HL port we really need (when it ever comes out, anyhow). As for the other ... : Orange Pylon
    • I read the news updates on their site recently - it's sounding like things are slowing down. : abrasion
• By redoing Half Life 2 with HDR and all the new shaders and high res textures! : marmite

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• It looks like DoF to me. : ripper9
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  no, i wish it did : klearlyunseen
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    According to a steampowered post, this trailer is all in the old (Ep1) renderer. Not the same one used f... : lont
    • I should correct this: all the trailers were inthe same engine build. I think this trailer did have DoF ... : lont
• Which is the one that makes the game more fun? : dlr(2)

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• 100% agreed. those lame smg's and combine weapons blow. : Sgt_Boomstick
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  yeah that would be great. especially the smg... that thing is an insult to head shots. : thebigbeefsandwich
  • I usually ended up using it in 3 situations: 1) I didn't have anything better 2) I was using its gr... : Vorlonesque
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  the OIRG or whatever it was that was cut was an awesome weapon. Just the plain sound, power and heft of ... : lont
  • You mean the OICW? I remember they were gonna have that. Actually I'd love to see them use a G11...its ... : Vorlonesque
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  The game is fine the way it is, go play SMOD if you don't like it. : ripper9
  • but i can't figure out how to install smod :( : lont
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  Agreed, the SMG really isn't very cool. It definitely doesn't make me grin wickedly when I go around f***... : code-e255
  • use the alt fire on that particular weapon more : Downforce

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  What? Sure it was done in real-time, but it's a premade animation created by artists. : famine101
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    They wouldn't be calling it "cinematic physics" if it was an animation now, would they? : TomEdwards
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      sure, they like cool marketing terms just as much as the next studio : johngloid
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        Why don't you toddle off and sue them for misleading consumers, then. It's dynamic, folks. They even brou... : TomEdwards
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          But I'm sure you've seen just how dynamic it really is, because you've recieved your own personal present... : johngloid
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            Read further down: it's constrained by two or three keyframes, but in-between them everything is dynamic. : TomEdwards
            • Calling this dynamic like you did is a terrible misnomer. : GreatGooglyMoogly
        • HAHAHAHA! They're bending metal in realtime? Riiiight. And what, a guy from WETA showed up and hax0red th... : gl2 drivers
    • yeah, actually, I think they would. : eskimo spy
    • I think they would. Remember their AI demos for HL2? : vigilante
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      Yes they would. There's no way in hell they're bending metal in realtime. End of story. : gl2 drivers
      • I'm not saying HL2:Ep2 can do this, but the technology already exists. Look up Digital Molecular Matter. ... : SockMonkeh
      • Are you kidding? Matresses in HL2 already bbasically have this effect. It's just a more refined version... : lont
  • The pieces and the fact that its' going to break are all pre-made. The actaul breaking, though, is rende... : lont
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  Perhaps one way of thinking of it would be "ragdolls for pieces of the environment"? : GilesH
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    No, not exactly. Current ragdolls are closer to a load of rigid objects linked with constraints, like Gar... : TomEdwards
    • Sure, of course, but it just seems like an easy metaphor to help him get his head around it. : GilesH
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  it's both I think... there's keyframes to hold it together but it uses physics instead of storing it all.... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    That's possible, but I don't see what makes you think of it. : TomEdwards
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      I think they said as much themselves about it... when they announced the "cinematic physics' : thebigbeefsandwich
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        That's interesting - got a source? : TomEdwards
        • yeah, found the source, I knew I read this: "This looked a fair bit more complex than what you'd norma... : thebigbeefsandwich
    • The ending with Alyx hanging off a pipe? They'd want that pipe place a certain way for that shot, so the... : timmie
• I wonder if shooting or detonating bombs by metal will have any effect. : Orange Pylon
• I can't wait to see cinematic barrel physics! : Vangoghs Ear

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  It was a different trailer... : SlamDunk
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    Not from the sound of it. It sounds like they are describing a confused vesion of the trailer we saw. : lont
    • Look at the date. It's the EA press trailer, not the public one. : TomEdwards

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• persevere : canuck69
• rock you : kek
• "take her wallet, she's not going to need it anymore!" : lont
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  "the drug worked, get her pants" : fishstix2
  • Triple misreply, since you missed the point of the joke, which was to add something that actually finishe... : lont
• what canuck said! btw, that line is in vanilla HL2. just keep talking to one of the vortigaunts. : pyide

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  are you saying a price increase would not be deserved??? : Arcipello1
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    not if ep2 is as short as ep1 : pyide
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      Because those games arent worth $5/each? O_o : warcrow
      • oh, i was thinking they'd keep 20$ for ep2 and the other stuff would just increase the price even more to... : pyide
  • No way a price increase would be deserved. If they want this episode charging thing to take off they can'... : limabone-jlp
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  again... for the slow of mind, EP2 comes with TF2 and portals .... TF2 alone justifies any price increase... : Arcipello1
  • If they are going to raise the price and justify it with TF2 and Portals then I said don't include them..... : limabone-jlp
• I would pay $50, gladly for Team Fortress 2 (DoD: Source cost me $20), EP2 (EP1 cost me $15) and Portal (... : Sturm08
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  What I wonder is how much is it going to cost for the consoles considering it has two expansions included... : ErneX
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    TF2 and Portal are PC only. : SpaecKow
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      Where did you read that? AFAIK it's coming also for consoles, what they are not including in the console ... : ErneX
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        Back in the original article announcing this shit, read Remo's clarification. : SpaecKow
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          I think you didn't read it properly: Taken from Remo article: "Since it doesn't make much sense to ... : ErneX
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            Yeah.... "The 360 and PS3 versions will be HL2 + Ep1 + Ep2 but will not include TF2 and Portal." h... : SpaecKow
            • OH damn I missed that one, thanks. They should edit their article to stick to reality then. : ErneX
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              I read somewhere they are coming for the consoles too. : abrasion
              • I just went to that gamespot article and they state this: "For whoever asked in the comments, from wha : ErneX
• Well they promised 20 bux for Ep2 back when Ep1 came out in interviews, but that was back when Ep1 came o... : SpaecKow
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  I am not enjoying HL2 or HL2:EP1 as much as HL1 :( - therefore personally I'd like to keep the cost down ... : abrasion
  • HL1 is in a whole different league. If you had to adjust prices vs. HL1, HL2 would be free. : Longinus00

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  I thought Ep2 was pushed back to 2007 some time? Even if it wasn't why does the release date of Ep2 di... : famine101
  • No official word on a delay. It just wasn't on EA's holiday schedule so far is all. : lont
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  I'm grateful that [VALVe] seems to enjoy creating smart, deep and rich games, and as a company, doesn't c : speon
  • Good to know. : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • Yeah Gabe it's cool, back then during the preloading phase of HL2 he personally answered two stupid email... : ErneX
  • Yeah, sans serif fonts. Sweet. : Chris Remo

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• misreply :\ @ #20/21 : a176

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• I hate life. Misreply.... : Acid Gumball
• "the drug worked, get her pants!" : fishstix2
• double misreply! I hate life too! : fishstix2

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  I think its crest. Does colgate have that nasty gel shit mixed with the white? : bradsh
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    Yeah. I think so. : Popedispencer
    • No, that's Aquafresh! : pulse2115
• Apple IStrider : Vangoghs Ear

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• This is supposed to be much more of an open-ended world. Note also that the Hunter's new skin isn't just... : lont
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  the striders impaling your squad members are definitely not event triggers. : johnny rotten
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    Pretty sure the only time I saw it happen in HL2 was a scripted sequence while you're on top of the build... : Ratsofatsorat
    • I saw a couple of dudes get impaled. But mostly, I was too busy trying not to get tore up by their guns ... : lont
    • There is no input for a strider that tells them to skewer an NPC (though there is one that tells them to ... : GilesH
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      You can chuck a strider in Garry's Mod with a bunch of enemies and it'll skewer em. : crummynz
      • what's the command for this? They're not in the NPC spawn menu and I've always wanted to throw one in. : aeg1x
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  I'm not sure whether I like the mini-striders' new clothes. On the one hand, it's great that they look br : GilesH
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    yeah, i liked the older ones better, more mechanical and "colder" rather than organic like these : deviantpaul
    • Organic??? They now look like Hot-Wheels! : lont
    • Me too. The simpler design and monochromatic color scheme was more menacing, like a black panther. : dawurz
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  in reality, the strider ai is very dumb. Its not very dynamic and you have to tell them which paths to fo... : ballystix
  • Yeah, hopefully. : Ratsofatsorat
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  Aren't the minis supposed to have facial expressions too? When they're angry, hurt. : dawurz
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    I dont' see how facial expressions are possible WITHOUT A FACE. But then, what do I know? I think the i... : lont
    • they have little bulb thingies for a face. its probably all the same to the facial engine. : bradsh

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbllfek1buM : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Thanks! : crummynz
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  woah.. what? you'd rather a 320x240 version instead of a 1280x720p version? : festivalman
  • in a single word? yes : Hoax
  • on an ibm x30 laptop? yes : crummynz
  • ~450x340 rather. And yup. : zehh
  • immediate results : phobium

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  yeah, absolutely hillarious. : beardsly43
  • Funny != yuk yuk: it also can mean "strange." : lont
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  The roads are probably supposed to look old. This is, after all, many years after the combine takeover. : Orange Pylon
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    no, the texture looks old, as in low res and kind of pixelly. : lont
    • Also, I think I've seen that line problem happen in Half-Life 2. It's strange. : Orange Pylon
• Nitpicking wanker. : h0rus
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  You're right, this is completely ololololololo material, where is my head. You do know this is an unfinis... : warcrow
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    Sorry if you yanks aren't familiar with the king's english, but I meant funny as in "odd." : lont
    • Aaaw come on man, I'm just bust'n your chops (<|===== Yank Idom!). But I was seriously about the early st... : warcrow
  • Every time a screenshot's released of anything on the shack, people pick the graphics apart. I don't s... : jet-poop
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  holy shit how come valve hasn't hired you yet? : not work safe
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    Calm down fanboy. I was pointing out two subtle things I thought were of note. The second one isn't eve... : lont
    • Lol at you taking so much shit for this. : NastyJack
    • YOU BEAT THE TOP SCORE! Keep earning points : VegasX
  • ^^^ Obviously a fan boy. :P : warcrow
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  I think the antlions ARE larvae the post on the steam forums says "Baby antlions" with a link to a still... : IrN00btastic
  • I think so too. They must be what come out of those giant eggs in the first trailer. : lont
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  Other MIND-BLOWINGLY OBVIOUS ERRORS AND OVERSIGHTS: 00:13 - can see stretched texture on bridge girder : johnsto
  • you forgot it needs more dust2! =P : italiano3d
• Holy. fucking. shit. OMG. an. error! : bitter ego

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  I dont know I just replaye through HL2 and EP1 and its still one of the most visually stunning games arou... : johnny rotten
  • I think that Oblivion had terrible graphics from an art-style standpoint. Some leaves, grass, trees and L... : ripper9
• Well, unlike some companies, Valve know that render tech is no use without good art to use with it. I'm f... : johnsto
• And it looks like its going to be less linear which was my main gripe about HL2 (Farcry really spoiled me... : Vorlonesque

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  The "Strider Buster" is one confirmed already... : Zips
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    A rope and a hook ?? : Mister Groin
    • hotdog on a stick? : whippedcracker

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• Watch the first teaser and then this. The foliage is away better in this. : lont

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  Short answer: ...No.... : mn3m0n1c
  • Long answer: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! : notd665
• Only as dead as you thought she was at the end HL2 I'm sure the Vortigans will do some of the lightnin : coyoterys
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  There was a scene shown at the EA press jig but cut from this trailer that showed Alyx losing her grip on : TomEdwards
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    And if there was going to be a huge WTF moment in Episode 2, they wouldn't spoil it by putting it in a tr... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • HL2:Episode2:The Crying game Alyx has a penis?! O_o WTF?! : coyoterys

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• Wut? Valve = 10 years in September. Does anyone know the exact founding date? : SlamDunk

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• ...and for good reason I imagine. :) : warcrow

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• Those bastards. Now they've given us something ELSE to wait for, trailerwise. : lont
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  I just compared this updated version to the one they released with Ep. 1 and the Vortigaunt looks so much... : freshyk
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    Yeah, but its basically been given a new specular map and rim lighting, which was available in Ep1 alread... : lont
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      But the paint on the bridge looks too old, the have to upgrade that AMIRITE?! :P : warcrow
      • *they :( : warcrow
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  Now, pls to be adding a realtime lighting preview in the editor. : -efx-
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    This isn't Unreal, buddy. Source uses a decent radiosity solution, not something you can just 'preview' i... : johnsto
    • Oh I know. Just wishful thinking on my part. : -efx-
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      According to Valve, the new shadows are a work in progress: i.e. not yet pictured here... : lont
      • uhhh eehhhh what : johnsto
    • Baked lighting is so 90's. Source looks amazing regardless of how it works : Cygnus X-1
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  Official update: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5127118#post5127118 "A : SlamDunk
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    so no dof or motion blur in ep2? : klearlyunseen
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      It's in the engine for sure. But we don't even really know if it's playable in Portal or TF2. All we kn... : lont
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        Didn't they have this stuff in Gary's mod? I seem to recall it running well enough in that. : famine101
        • it was faked there though. Just a simple blur filter for DoF, and a low quality motion blur otherwise fo... : lont

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• where have you been the past week? TF2's been the talk of the town : RikiTiki2
• Go. Watch. Now! http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/9099/Team+Fortress+2+Teaser/ , also P0rtal! http://www.fi... : mn3m0n1c
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  DNF is already done. Demo up on Fileshack. : Orange Pylon
  • You are so damn cruel....my heart feel so warm for a nanosecond, damn You. : Lobito

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• That happened to me with the Portal trailer... I just played the video in VLC player instead and it worke... : jake2000
• Nevermind... upgrading to WMP 10 did it. : S1ing B1ade

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• HL2 and Ep 1 are part of the next-gen package; don't know about CS:S. DOD:S is a separate game, so I'd gu... : mn3m0n1c
• The PS3 and 360 versions contain HL2, Ep1 and Ep2 for sure. : ripper9