halflife 2 ?

Ping Chow Chi · 15-04-2003 11:55am #1

or just another mis-lead

could it be?

Shred · 15-04-2003 12:03pm

Oh please god let it be

Probably not though:(

meglome · 15-04-2003 1:08pm

with Valves record I wouldn't rely on anything

s8n · 15-04-2003 1:11pm

[homer]

mmmmmmmm.......halflife 2 ......awwwwwww

[/homer]

amp · 15-04-2003 1:34pm

Want

Pugsley · 15-04-2003 3:17pm

If this is true there will be rejoicing................ however it wont happen, as the ninja will kill all who try to release this game :ninja:

tman · 15-04-2003 3:30pm

We kid you not. Don't buy any other magazine until you see our exclusive blowout coverage of what's certifiably the biggest game currently in development. That's got you thinking, hasn't it? Oh, we'll have a great reviews slate, previews of an amazing new franchise, and more Hard Stuff - but you'll come for the unveiling of...

lol, that could be any one of half a dozen pc games that are due soon

Ping Chow Chi · 15-04-2003 3:55pm

it is the advert that pulled in my attension though :ninja:

Thorbar · 15-04-2003 3:59pm

I'd say the most likely thing is that valve will actually announce half life 2 throw up a web site with a few tasty screens and then we wont hear anything about the game ever again.

Shinji · 15-04-2003 4:19pm

I wouldn't put too much stock in the Half-Life 2 thing in Edge. They've done this sort of thing before, had loads of gamers rush out to buy the next issue, only to discover that actually the feature is a retrospective on Half-Life and a few paragraphs whinging about the way Half-Life 2 isn't on the horizon yet...

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Half-Life 2 pops up at E3. Valve have taken so much flak recently that they're under a lot of pressure to show SOMETHING to the public.

Naturally, if HL2 is at E3, you'll be reading about it on websites like Eurogamer a fair bit before you'll see any concrete info in EDGE....

tman · 15-04-2003 4:22pm

my memory's gone all funny... is e3 usually held in may or am i wrong?

Ping Chow Chi · 15-04-2003 4:25pm

nice way of covering your bases there shinji

but come on shinji, there must be someone you know who can confirm or dispell the rumor

I need to know if edge is lying to me or not

(either way though, its a pretty smart add, which is why I think it could be true)

Mutz · 16-04-2003 11:36am

Oh please let it be true! PLEASE! :cool:

amp · 16-04-2003 12:24pm

Originally posted by Shinji

Naturally, if HL2 is at E3, you'll be reading about it on websites like Eurogamer a fair bit before you'll see any concrete info in EDGE....

I've just realised that I only buy Edge because of the layout, the cover and the fact when I bring it to the checkout it might deflect attention away from my... other purchases....

Thorbar · 16-04-2003 2:17pm

What its less embarassing to be a gaming pervert then just a plain auld pervert

?
/me pats his broadband connection

Its been nearly a year and a half since I bought my last gaming mag. Ever since PC gaming world got raped and pillaged I've just never been able to get into another mag. I was flying with gamespot.com until you had to pay for it. Now I'm residing in the warm bosum of eurogamer.net and long may it last.

Stark · 16-04-2003 2:24pm

Can't wait for this. Hope it has a decent enough storyline like Half-life 1, not just pretty graphics that get boring after about 5 mins (I'm very much a single player guy)

Retr0gamer · 17-04-2003 8:21pm

I wouldn't be too sure of Eurogamer. That tight arse shinji will probably start charging us a fiver for the privilage (don't make fun) of reading his monkey grade scribblings.

Shinji · 17-04-2003 8:48pm

Sod off you

EG will never charge for content. Ever.

And we've got some really cool stuff that'll be happening in the next month or so, for free as ever.

Dont be at yourself · 17-04-2003 9:06pm

I'd rather pay than have to watch that Zelda ad once more

ObeyGiant · 18-04-2003 11:31am

From planethalflife:
Half-Life 2 rumors are starting to fly around, thanks to some nutty print magazines. People still read those? Anyways, it’s true: there will be some info on Half-Life 2 coming your way in less than a month. Finally.

It’s already pretty much public knowledge that HL2 is running on Valve’s new internally designed engine, so this will be our first peek at it. I think people will be surprised by the projected release date, though. I sure was...

Pugsley · 18-04-2003 6:44pm

EG will never charge for content. Ever.

You do realise nobody here will ever forget you said that

tobi · 21-04-2003 4:14pm

Further proof that half-life 2 is on the way?

Half-Life 2

tman · 21-04-2003 4:41pm

looks pretty fake to me, like something a magazine would mock up for a feature...

tobi · 21-04-2003 4:45pm

Taken from shacknews

Half-Life 2 will be shown at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo

Mark · 21-04-2003 5:15pm

YES!!!

Finally after years of devout waiting those heartless bastards will give us a snippet.

Though so help me God if they show a 4 second video then leave, Im buying a shotgun, a map and a whoooole lot of ammo.

drjolt · 21-04-2003 7:34pm

Apparently the print embargo expires at the end of this month, more stuff then. Another cover image: http://www.gamer.nl/nieuws/17395. I just hope I can arrange a couple of weeks off when it comes out

Praetorian · 22-04-2003 8:38am

If its true...please god make them use another engine

Dustaz · 22-04-2003 11:57am

Originally posted by drjolt
Another cover image: http://www.gamer.nl/nieuws/17395.

omfigz, whos teh chick?!!!?!

I can just see it now...

****topic in #Halflife2Fanboyz - NEKKID BOIRD IN HL2 FER SURE!

Ping Chow Chi · 22-04-2003 12:26pm

even the beeb are getting in on the show

bbc

Pugsley · 22-04-2003 1:05pm

With all this hype valvae will HAVE to give us something, or else there'll be flyin headbutts. And the ninja shall hunt them all down :ninja:

Thorbar · 22-04-2003 2:23pm

Considering valves track record I'd still guess around 2/3 years from now before we see Halflife 2 released unless they've been doing a lot development on the sly. Having said that I'd also bet it will be one of the best damn games you'll see when its released. What engine would you like them to use? Quake 3 or UT2K3?

Dazzer · 22-04-2003 4:17pm

Half - Life 2 will be released this year just in time for the X - Mas rush and will be on Valve's own engine.

Praetorian · 22-04-2003 4:40pm

:eek:

YES! Thats the best games related news in months!

Their own engine? Ooh! I can't wait for some screen shots.

Thorbar · 22-04-2003 5:41pm

TBH the engine that used for halflife was so heavily modded by value that it was very hard to see its quake 2 roots. What they did with model animation was cutting edge for its time.

DiscoStu · 22-04-2003 7:03pm

Originally posted by Thorbar
TBH the engine that used for halflife was so heavily modded by value that it was very hard to see its quake 2 roots. What they did with model animation was cutting edge for its time.

Quake 1 not 2 :rolleyes:

drjolt · 22-04-2003 7:53pm

More http://www.halflife.org/

Dazzer · 22-04-2003 8:31pm

Originally posted by DiscoStu
Quake 1 not 2 :rolleyes:

Actually both :rolleyes:

Thorbar · 22-04-2003 8:37pm

Are you sure dazzer? I think DiscoStu is right here, remember some interview now that I think about it where Gabe said they went down to ID and bought a licence for the quake 1 engine. They went home with a printed out hardcopy of the scource which was a few inches thick.

Ping Chow Chi · 23-04-2003 5:31am

some more screenys

lovely

Shinji · 23-04-2003 9:09am

Full set of HL2 scans - get 'em before we get sued and told to take them down

(Please don't start the argument about the HL engine. Valve has never owned a license to the Quake 2 engine - the only id engine which any of HL was based on was the Quake 1 engine. I have no idea why this is such a consistently recurring argument...)

Ping Chow Chi · 23-04-2003 9:21am

cheers shinji - my link is blocked at work, content unsuitable, yours works a treat though :x

Mark · 23-04-2003 9:23am

Jaysus how'd you get those? Cheers to Shinji anyway.

Kick arse screenies those, better quality on the whole than the earlier grainy one.

http://www.eurogamer.net/screenshot.php3?name=/pics/screenshots/half-life2_pc/03b.jpg
---> I need this game

Hydra looks fairly cool too

Praetorian · 23-04-2003 10:41am

The alien in Marks link looks like one of the aliens from Star Ship Troopers or one of the aliens from the Roughnecks first movie.

It's so great the way Valve kept Half Life 2's development hidden for so long....Unlike other companies I could mention (**cough cough 3D Realms, cough **). I think I'll go into hibernation now until winter

drjolt · 23-04-2003 10:47am

...Counter Strike 2.0

Shinji · 23-04-2003 12:58pm

What did I tell you?

Eurogamer's preview of HL-2

Stephen · 23-04-2003 2:14pm

Should this be moved over to the Half-Life board?

(Ah go on, it gets feck all traffic

)

Thorbar · 23-04-2003 2:33pm

Maybe ye should rename the hl board to HalfLife 2 hype wagon because that's what the majority of what yer going to get for the next 5 months

. I was hoping this wasn't going to happen because I've been disappointed by games so many times when I get excited about them based on screenshots and previews but I can't wait for H2 to come out. Oi Shinji does this mean you take back all your comments about valve doing nothing for the last 5 years seeing as they've built up what appears to be a fairly powerful engine from the group up.

/me buys into the hype.

Dazzer · 23-04-2003 3:26pm

It will need a "Counter - Strike" to help it reach a wider audience like Half Life 1 tho, let's hope they offer the same kind of support for the modding community.

Thorbar · 23-04-2003 3:46pm

They've already said they're going to be releasing the SDK with the game itself and its going to be more [edit]robust[/edit] then the one released for Halflife.

[edit]
Just read the eurogamer perview *fap* *fap* *fap*.
[/edit]

Pugsley · 23-04-2003 4:29pm

omg, screenshots, it might be released this decade :eek:

Sarky · 23-04-2003 4:44pm

Originally posted by Shinji
Full set of HL2 scans - get 'em before we get sued and told to take them down

Woah, jeebus onna stick, that's only a bit gorgeous...

halflife 2 ?

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