New trailers released.

You can find them here http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2episode2/index.html?q=episode%202

Can't wait.

In addition, check out this portal trailer. Its a puzzle game using the HL2 engine, and I must say

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GWzmL05OlYA



[Edited on July 30, 2006 at 11:31 AM. Reason : dgfh]

7/30/2006 11:21:49 AM

Should be awesome.

Portal thread: http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=421318

7/30/2006 11:39:04 AM

The best thing about episode 2's release is tfc's release.

7/30/2006 11:54:35 AM

or the fact that ep 2 is coming out

7/30/2006 11:56:15 AM

TF2. And yes, I agree with you completely.

7/30/2006 12:23:02 PM

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"LEIPZIG, Germany--We met with Valve earlier today and were treated to a behind-closed-doors showing of the latest Half-Life 2: Episode 2 trailer. We'll share the trailer with you just as soon as we're able to, but in the meantime, we thought we'd whet your appetite with a quick rundown of what we saw. We'll be talking primarily about what transpired in the trailer, so look away if you don't want it spoiled for you. Before you do that, though, know that Episode Two is going to look even better than its predecessors, thanks to the introductions of shadow-mapping support, new foliage and particle systems, multicore processor support, and real-time "cinematic physics." The trailer, which uses in-game footage exclusively, kicked off in a network of underground tunnels, where Gordon is being accompanied by a pessimistic vortigaunt who believes that their "cause is hopeless." The dimly lit tunnels, which look great when using the flashlight, thanks to the game's new shadow-mapping, are home to large spiderlike creatures that have covered areas of the tunnel network with webs and have larvae that glow a bright green color. We were told that the lighting in the tunnel scene isn't final yet, but it was impressive nonetheless. After spending a few minutes in the tunnels, the trailer moved outside to what appeared to be a ruined farmhouse. Gordon used his gravity gun to catch and throw back a grenade that was tossed in his direction, and then jumped into a buggy of some kind (or perhaps the bare bones of a regular car) and raced off along some railway tracks. Numerous enemies attempted to attack Gordon as he raced along the railway and went off-road, but it was the helicopter circling overhead that was the most menacing. Sure enough, when the driving sequence came to an end, Gordon--along with a small number of allies--was tasked with taking down the helicopter by firing the large bombs that it was dropping onto the ground back at it with the gravity gun. The sequence was action-packed, but the best was most definitely yet to come. The final sequence of the demo saw Gordon facing off against a number of tripod walkers in and around what appeared to be an abandoned cabin. Choosing to use his gravity gun almost exclusively, Gordon was forced to improvise as he moved in and out of the cabin by smashing windows and jumping through them to evade the enemies' attacks. Objects that got hurled at the walkers during the fight included old tires, an axe, a rock, a large water trough, and some kind of sticky bomb or magnetic explosive that landed on the walker's head and stayed there until Gordon detonated it with another well-placed shot. We're sorry that we can't share the trailer with you at this time, but rest assured we'll do so just as soon as it's made available to us. Half-Life 2: Episode Two, which will ship along with Team Fortress 2 and Portal, is currently scheduled for release toward the end of this year. "

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" Last month, attendees of Electronic Arts' Summer Showcase were taken aback when Valve Software CEO Gabe Newell took the stage. The developer's unannounced pop-in was to unveil the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Half-Life 2. What was surprising, though, was that both console editions would include both the Episode One and still-unreleased Episode Two episodic expansion packs and would ship alongside the latter later this year. Today, though, 360 and PS3 owners who had been hoping to ring in the holidays blasting headcrabs got a preemptive lump of coal in their stockings. In an interview with Eurogamer, Valve director of marketing Doug Lombardi flatly said that all three versions of the game would not launch in 2006. "It's just sort of classic Valve being overly aggressive on our dates," the usually tight-lipped executive told the site, referring to his company's long history of missing release dates. "But we're aiming for Q1 [2007] right now, and we're really far along in the play test stage." Attempts to directly contact Lombardi, who is currently in Europe, were unsuccessful as of press time. Lombardi also confirmed the PC Half-Life 2: Episode Two would launch alongside the 360 edition, which Valve is developing internally, and the PS3 edition. Lombardi also told Eurogamer that the PS3 Episode Two is being codeveloped at an unnamed internal EA studio, as well as at Valve's Bellevue, Washington, headquarters. Lombardi also reportedly reiterated that both console versions of Episode Two would contain the original Half-Life 2, the Episode One expansion, the revamped version of Team Fortress 2, and the all-new game Portal. A similarly all-inclusive PC edition would also be available, and all three would "end up being around standard full price as a console title and a PC title." It was unclear if Lombardi meant current or next-generation consoles. For those that already own Half-Life 2 and Episode One, Lombardi reportedly said Valve was prepping a version of Episode Two that only had the expansion, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. He said that version would "probably be somewhere in between Episode One [pricing] and full price." In North America, Episode One currently retails for $19.99. "

8/25/2006 7:15:46 PM

portal looks awesome

8/26/2006 4:50:09 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2episode2/media.html


Ok, look at the user videos posted. ALOT of episode 2 videos that gamespot doesnt have yet.!11

Look really good.

8/26/2006 5:08:01 PM

that Portal shit is awesome

8/27/2006 3:29:47 PM

bttt

9/7/2006 6:21:51 PM

oh my.

I may have to get a new PC just for TF2

been waiting on that for what seems like 10 years...or maybe it has been

9/7/2006 6:49:21 PM

what sucks is my brother has been to the last two Leipzig Game fests and he's not even a gamer

9/7/2006 7:53:20 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ach6tSA2big&mode=related&search=

This gameplay looks sick!

Especially when your running around that house




You can watch a much cleaner version by DLing it in steam.

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 9:21 PM. Reason : sdf]

9/10/2006 9:21:13 PM

damn this reminded me how much ass HL2 kicked.

my fucking steam account got hijacked, none of my shit works anymore and they arent responding to my emails :-(

9/11/2006 9:04:21 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2episode2/video_player.html?id=K30xlzr85bsLuDHf

Video made inside valve with interviews of the creaters on Episode 2, Portal, and TF2.

Includes new footage of all 3 games. Lets you have an enormouse grasp of the actual gameplay rather than the trailers. More so of portal and TF2 than Ep2

9/20/2006 4:56:21 PM