Shack Feature: Valve 2006 Lineup

 by Chris Remo Jul 14, 2006 3:40pm CST tags: Electronic Arts, Valve, Team Fortress 2
Valve's retail publisher Electronic Arts held its summer showcase event yesterday, and Half-Life developer was absolutely full of surprises. As you undoubtedly know by now, the company plans to ship the long awaited Team Fortress 2 with its upcoming Half-Life 2: Episode Two, and the company also released some brand new projects: an experimental game called Portal, and console ports of Half-Life 2 and its episodes. There are no public screenshots or videos, but you can read my impressions of Valve's presentation, and you'll know just about all there is to know at this early stage.
Newell described Team Fortress 2 as the "best looking, best playing class based multiplayer game." Considering how that segment is heating up these days, that's a steep promise, but the series' lineage is certainly there. It will be bundled with Episode Two, making the planned holiday season release a practically irresistable package. Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. I'm the console editor around these parts, so I should probably be more excited about the two upcoming consoles that will be hitting around that time, but Valve just made that a little difficult.
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