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Half life 3 Underway Coming soon
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ComputerBox34
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Half Life 2: Aftermath is coming. It's an expansion pack to HL2. Takes place immdiently after you blow up the citadel. It will only be available through Steam. Estimated completion date is October I belive.
Yes, its true. It is called Half Life 2: Aftermath.
Read all about it here:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=58579
They've been talking about it in the European gaming mags. nonstop.
Read all about it here:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=58579
They've been talking about it in the European gaming mags. nonstop.
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Usually the rise of another Half life game, imo, brings about a new engine / new technology and all that jazz. We'll probably see Hl2: aftermath, then a Opposing Force variant, then Blue Shift variant. after those there will probably be Team Fortress 2. Only after those they can make HL3.
HL3 Will probably have god like graphics whenever it comes out, 2013
HL3 Will probably have god like graphics whenever it comes out, 2013
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ComputerBox34 said:
Only through Steam? Damn, the only internet connection I can get is Dialup with a max rate of 28kps and it disconnects sometimes randomly. Looks like I won't be getting it.
mcravenufo said:
Nop EA are teh distributor for Valve now so it HL2:Aftermath will be in the shops buggy as hell.
Ill wait for STEAM relase which will be stable
I am please at the prospect of say 3 expansion packs for HL2-engine it is good and HL2 was excelent - best £35 I have spent in a long time!!! exp with CSS with it!!
I would expect to see Half Life 3 when the next gen consoles are nearing their end. 5-6 years from now. Their is actually no need for it to take that long though. Im sure it could easily be accomplished in 2-3 years. Just dont make your own friggin engine this time.
eeyrjmr said:Nop EA are teh distributor for Valve now so it HL2:Aftermath will be in the shops buggy as hell.
Ill wait for STEAM relase which will be stable
Just because EA is distributing the game, doesnt mean they are making it. Just because EA makes a buggy game and releases it before its finished doesnt mean that Valve will ship any of their games when its only 80% complete.
eeyrjmr said:
Wrong
EA published B2 and togethor EA and DICE developed the game
Valve Developed Half Life and EA distributed it.
Big difference
Look up what a publisher is on wiki and then look up what a distributor is. They are very different things.
Valve said there would be a Half-Life 3. They also said, that they will use the Source Engine for it, so they run into problems like they did in the production of Half Life 2. They said they will keep it up to date though, like the Unreal Engine goes through for each new game. If they even started to talk about it, its probably just a couple sheets of paper with the plot on it as of now.
Michael.R said:
Didn't Vivendi Universal distribute Half-Life 2? EA had nothing to do with it. However, if they have anything to do with a future title, expect EA to screw things up plenty.
BTW HL2 had more than its fair share of issues on release. Don't think Valve can't f%ck it up by themselves. They sure as hell can.
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Sir-Fragalot said:
Aint that the damned truth...
I still have problems getting HL2 to play sometimes (Especially after I format...the game will say it is ready to be played, yet the status will only be around 50%).
Sir-Fragalot said:
what kind of things could EA screw up? The box isn't pretty enough? Something is wrong w/the CDs? Misprinted CD keys?
All EA does is make copies of the CDs, shove em in boxes and put em on store shelves.
EA never ever touches any HL2 code or modifies anything in any Valve product. All they are doing is distributing!
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133 said:
...they also do little things like push their developers beyond their limits and release products that are far from finished just so that they can meet the unrealistic deadlines that they deem so important.
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In a recent article I read, Valve was quoted as saying that they are going to stick with their current engine for a little while. See, one of the good things about using Steam is that they can produce a few games and release them sooner. They know the tools they created and can produce quality results faster. They don't have to make a whole new engine and new tools to produce a quality game.
HL2: Aftermath is going to be very good, I'm looking forward to it. Unfortunately, since I'm in Iraq and my connection sucks balls, I probably won't be playing it for awhile.
Also, the EA hating has got to stop guys. Valve went through the entire lawsuit thing with their previous distributor partly because they will only release a game when its ready, not when the distributor demands it. EA has little to say about this in the new contract, I'm sure.
HL2: Aftermath is going to be very good, I'm looking forward to it. Unfortunately, since I'm in Iraq and my connection sucks balls, I probably won't be playing it for awhile.
Also, the EA hating has got to stop guys. Valve went through the entire lawsuit thing with their previous distributor partly because they will only release a game when its ready, not when the distributor demands it. EA has little to say about this in the new contract, I'm sure.
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EA hating won't stop as long as they continue to release shoddy products.
And Valve. They're no better. If anything, Valve pairing with EA is like HP pairing with Compaq...squishing two piles of shit together doesn't make the smell go away. Steam is still a pain in the ass to deal with sometimes.
And Valve. They're no better. If anything, Valve pairing with EA is like HP pairing with Compaq...squishing two piles of shit together doesn't make the smell go away. Steam is still a pain in the ass to deal with sometimes.
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WickedAngel said:
Neither will the Valve hating apparently. Boy I really hope you don't play HL2, CS:S, or any mods.
HAHAHAAHA get off your horse buddy. I'd go ahead and say at LEAST half the people care about a "little graphics gimmick". That's why people buy new games with new engines. That's why most games have better graphics than gameplay.PCJ said:
I'm not sure what world you live in but try coming back to reality for a while.
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TekSomniaK said:
That's the point. I can't. Neither can many of the other people who legitimately purchased their shit through Steam.
HL2 stops updating at 59% and Steam, in all its glory, launches the incomplete game. CS:S isn't worth playing to begin with (Tiny maps and 5+ year old game mechanics aren't my idea of fun). The mods revolve around the HL2 code, so I can't play them either.
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ryanrule said:
Funniest shit I've read all day. I've used three different set-ups to get the POS running. Two desktops, one high-end laptop. Multiple LAN settings (Certain ports enabled, then DMZ) and still nothing. It's the software, not the users.
Haven't you got an Xbox thread to flame?
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I honestly couldn't care less whether it works for most people. It doesn't work for me, so that is $60 gone for a shoddy product from a pathetic company with next to no customer service.
Should I be satisfied that it works for you? Would you be satisfied if you paid money for something that doesn't work no matter what settings you use?
Should I be satisfied that it works for you? Would you be satisfied if you paid money for something that doesn't work no matter what settings you use?
WickedAngel said:
Funniest shit I've read all day. I've used three different set-ups to get the POS running. Two desktops, one high-end laptop. Multiple LAN settings (Certain ports enabled, then DMZ) and still nothing. It's the software, not the users.
Haven't you got an Xbox thread to flame?
Apparently it is user error
I used to have dial-up and got it working. My only beef with steam was the activation the first couple of days and I don't like streaming patchs. I like downloading the patches and saving them for when I decide to reinstall on a later date.
PCJ said:
HDR lighting could make a big impact on CSS's gameplay, as sneaking around with dynamic lighting , or being able to shoot out lights would be significant in the very least. I care about HDR lighting support, its a feature my videocards support, I'd like to see it implemented often, but tastefully. I guess that means I'm nobody?
And I expect info about TF2 after the HL2 expansion comes out.