Half-Life 2 Previews [May 08, 2003, 6:54 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The NDA referenced earlier has expired, and the first web-based Half-Life 2
previews have begun appearing. There are now previews of Half-Life 2 in
(alphabetically): Computer
and Video Games, GameSpot,
GameSpy, PC.IGN.Com,
and Shacknews, .
Each article is based on seeing a some proof of concept demonstrations, offering
their individual impressions and a shared pool of screenshots, which are also posted
here locally. There are also plentiful developer quotes scattered
throughout, offering the first details about gameplay in the shooter sequel.
Here's a bit from the GameSpot article, as we're impressed by how the NDA seems
to have been crafted to fit the big dog's daily publishing schedule. They refute
some rumors and shed light on the game's true target platform:
In case you were wondering, the game is also being built, first and foremost, for the PC. Leading up to the official announcement from Valve that Half-Life 2 would be publicly displayed for the first time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May 2003, rumors spread far and wide about what the game would and wouldn't be. One of the more popular rumors was that, much like how Bungie Software moved development of its outstanding first-person shooter, Halo, from the PC to the Xbox, so would Valve switch to focusing on console development. Newell laughed this off--no, Half-Life 2 will be a PC game. At first. Newell did confirm that an Xbox version, at least, will follow suit, though there's no hard release date for it yet. At any rate, Newell emphasized that the success of the original Half-Life can be attributed in no small part to the game's huge, worldwide following of PC owners. Valve would have to be downright foolish to abandon its huge installed base when making Half-Life 2.
OICW
Objective Individual Combat Weapon.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m29-oicw.htm
Some grunts love it, some hate it, some say it will revolutionize the way the American Army fights, others say it will lead to a lot of dead people on the battlefield. But one thing's for certain, every shooter now must have one, or risk not being 733T.
And, once again, from the looks of it, developers / publishers are going to be releasing this year's top titles ALL together in the same month. Are they really this stupid, or do they just do it to piss me off?
Guess I better start saving my monthly game allowance from now on until September...
Creston
Edit : And I did like FF : Spirits Within as well, but I think that the direction they took for the film was stupid, almost guaranteeing it was going to fail in the theaters.
This comment was edited on May 9, 01:35.
Objective Individual Combat Weapon.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m29-oicw.htm
Some grunts love it, some hate it, some say it will revolutionize the way the American Army fights, others say it will lead to a lot of dead people on the battlefield. But one thing's for certain, every shooter now must have one, or risk not being 733T.
And, once again, from the looks of it, developers / publishers are going to be releasing this year's top titles ALL together in the same month. Are they really this stupid, or do they just do it to piss me off?
Guess I better start saving my monthly game allowance from now on until September...
Creston
Edit : And I did like FF : Spirits Within as well, but I think that the direction they took for the film was stupid, almost guaranteeing it was going to fail in the theaters.
This comment was edited on May 9, 01:35.
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