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Another Half-Life 2: Episode Two Delay

by Maarten Goldstein Nov 10, 2006 9:55am CST tags: Half-Life 2, Delay
According to this story on Computer & Video Games, Half-Life 2: Episode Two has suffered another delay. Most recently it was scheduled for a first quarter of 2007 release following an original late 2006 date, but now the game is due in the summer of 2007. The delay also effects Portal and Team Fortress 2.
"I wonder if Valve would be out of business if it wasn't for the kid who wrote the mod Counter-Str..."70 Comments

Portal Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Oct 15, 2006 5:00pm CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2, Portal
There's a Portal Q&A on Computer & Video Games, asking Valve's Kim Swift amd Doug Lombardi about the action puzzle game which will be included with Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Topics include the development team, improvements over the team's Narbacular Drop project, coming up with puzzles, the story fitting in with the Half-Life universe, and the art direction.
" You're not Gordon in a Portal. You're someone who hasn't been introduced before. Well, that ..."13 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode One Post Mortem

by Maarten Goldstein Oct 12, 2006 4:06pm CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2
There's a Half-Life 2: Episode One article on Computer & Video Games, with Valve's Marc Laidlaw and David Speyrer on hand to look back at the development of this Half-Life 2 expansion.
"This type of comment makes me think that Valve really doesn't have a master story for HL and just..."11 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Movie

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 08, 2006 6:06pm CST tags: Half-Life 2
The fifth and final (of this series) Half-Life 2: Episode Two gameplay movie is now available, offering another three minutes of action packed footage. If you missed the previous parts, you can find them here.
"The only reason I'm not watching this is because I know how good it looks :["24 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Movie

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 07, 2006 2:38pm CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2
Valve sends along part four of the five part Half-Life 2: Episode Two gameplay video series. This clip offers another two minutes of action packed footage from the game, which is due out early next year.
"Is this video supposed to whet my appetite for frustration? The focus of it seemed to be to showc..."15 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Movie

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 06, 2006 2:15pm CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2
Valve sends along another Half-Life 2: Episode Two gameplay movie, the third in a five part series. The 1:40 minute long video features vehicle-based fighting and on-foot combat, set in a different area than yesterday's movies. Half-Life 2: Episode Two, which includes Portal and Team Fortress 2, will be released next year.
"I haven't played Episode One yet, are any of these trailers containing plot spoilers I should avoid?"59 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Movies

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 05, 2006 7:36pm CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2
Valve sends along two new movies from Half-Life 2: Episode Two, showing more from their episodic shooter. Both gameplay movies show some of the new locations you'll see in the game, and demonstrate Source Engine features like the new particle system and soft shadowing effects. Links: movie one, movie two. Half-Life 2: Episode Two will be released during the first quarter of 2007 on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
"Any spoilers in these? I hear the one from Leipzig gave away something big."20 Comments

Team Fortress 2 Trailer

by Maarten Goldstein Aug 31, 2006 2:44pm CST tags: Trailer, Half-Life 2
If Episode Two doesn't do it for you but Team Fortress 2 does, you'll be happy to know we're now hosting a high-def version of the Leipzig Games Convention trailer. The 218mb video shows nearly three and a half minutes of in-game footage from the fantastic looking class-based multiplayer game.
"Holy fucking hell this is the biggest gaming boner of the year! What's the ETA on this? "101 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Trailer

by Maarten Goldstein Aug 30, 2006 4:01pm CST tags: Valve, Trailer, Half-Life 2
Valve Software sends along a new trailer for Half-Life 2: Episode Two, showing nearly two minutes of high-def footage from the game. Episode Two will be coming to PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 early 2007.
"There was a time that I never compared PC gaming to COnsole, simply cause I loved playing games o..."57 Comments

Valve Interview

by Maarten Goldstein Aug 26, 2006 9:23am CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2, Interview
GameInformer is the latest site to pop out at a Valve interview, asking Doug Lombardi about Episode One, Two, Team Fortress 2, Portal and console port plans.
"The trilogy will end the trilogy, but not Half-Life. Huh?"7 Comments

Valve Interview

by Maarten Goldstein Aug 25, 2006 7:08am CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2, Interview
Half-Life 2 Head Honcho Speaks is IGN's interview with Valve's Gabe Newell, conducted at the Leipzig Games Convention. As you'd expect the conversation focuses on Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2.
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Valve Interview

by Maarten Goldstein Aug 24, 2006 10:31am CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2, Interview
Valve opens up in Leipzig is an interview with Valve's Doug Lombardi on Eurogamer, talking about all of the company's upcoming products. One thing of note is that Half-Life 2: Episode Two has suffered a not-so-unexpected ("it's just sort of classic Valve being overly aggressive on our dates") delay and is now due out early 2007.
"The main thing that sucks about an Episode 2 delay is the POrtal and Team Fortress 2 delays!!!!!!"5 Comments

Day of Defeat: Source, Source Engine Updates Available

by Maarten Goldstein Aug 18, 2006 7:59pm CST tags: Steam, Half-Life 2, Day of Defeat: Source
As noted on the Steam website, new updates for Day of Defeat: Source, the Source Engine and Source TV are now available. Except for DOD:S getting improved hitbox detection, all the changes are exploit and bug fixes.
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Half-Life 2: Episode Two Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Aug 11, 2006 8:28am CST tags: Half-Life 2
Also at 1UP is a Computer Gaming World Q&A on Half-Life 2: Episode Two with project lead David Speyrer. Topics include elaborating on Episode One design elements, Gordon the mute, tester feedback, the strider buster and the outdoor environments.
"and hearing Gordon speak would just remind players that they're playing a game I'm curious abo..."20 Comments

Source SDK Update

by Maarten Goldstein Aug 04, 2006 5:16pm CST tags: Steam, Half-Life 2
The Steam website has word that a new Source SDK is now available. It offers Half-Life 2: Episode One enhancements, a new tool application and much more as outlined in the release notes.
"But isn't HDR a compile thing in the maps? if so that's available to mappers now and has been fo..."6 Comments

Portal Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 28, 2006 5:56am CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2, Portal
New at IGN is this Q&A with Valve's Kim Swift, one of the designers behind the Portal game that will ship with Half-Life 2: Episode Two. According to Swift, Portal will be about three hours to play through.
"What the fuck? :( I don't want episode 2, but I want Portal. Can't they sell it by itself? I'll p..."21 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Updated Teaser

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 21, 2006 2:14pm CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2
As expected, Valve sends along an extended version of the Half-Life 2: Episode Two teaser trailer. The 1:20 clip shows new and familiar footage.
Armed with new weaponry and vehicles, Dr. Gordon Freeman must race through a countryside riddled with an increasingly feirce Combine threat. Episode Two is coming to PC, PS3, and 360, and will also include Portal and Team Fortress 2.
"I absolutely cannot wait for this. I enjoyed Episode 1 more than Half Life 2 (which I loved), so ..."218 Comments

Team Fortress 2 Teaser Movie

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 19, 2006 12:27pm CST tags: Half-Life 2
You can now grab the Team Fortress 2 teaser movie from FileShack. The high-def clip shows off the game's different character classes. Team Fortress 2 will be included with Half-Life 2: Episode Two.

"can't wait for this. when does ep2 come out. btw, we know what the gameplay will be like. Ju..."627 Comments

Portal Trailer

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 18, 2006 1:46pm CST tags: Valve, Trailer, Half-Life 2, Portal
Over at FileShack you now find a Portal trailer, offering a humorous two minute overview of this action/puzzle game which will be included with Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Thanks GameSpot. For more on Portal and other upcoming Valve products, check out our recent preview of their lineup.
"The thing I love about Valve is that they keep adding all this new stuff to the same engine (dept..."321 Comments

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Missing Holiday Release?

by Chris Remo Jul 13, 2006 9:33am CST tags: Valve, Half-Life 2
Yesterday, EA announced its 2006 holiday lineup, and Valve's Half-Life 2: Episode Two is conspicuously absent, leading some to believe the game may be missing its 2006 release deadline. Valve did not comment on the situation when contacted by Shacknews, but did state that details about the game will be revealed during an EA event today.
"I want to know when we are going to see that blue tentacle thing that was in all those videos bef..."39 Comments
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