Aftermath ETA Confirmed!

[Mand0lesi]

Will HL1:S DM look the same as the current actual HL1:S game? cuz if so, this is not much to get excited about.

 

[Cormeh]

Will HL1:S DM look the same as the current actual HL1:S game? cuz if so, this is not much to get excited about.

Do graphics really matter so much for a multiplayer game?

Of course textures and skins are necessary for relating to environments and opponents, but don't essentially have to be mindblowing.

 

[kupocake]

Bah. The 24th is like the first week of Uni term. So i'll not be getting Aftermath until 2 and a half months later than everyone else.

\o/ hoorah for Steam.

 

[Asknoone]

Awesome

 

[Punzz]

looking forwad to it

 

[Dr. Freeman]

what is "platinum" ?

read the first post to find out what the Platinum edition contains.
i hope they stick to the idea of a retail release the same day as the Steam release...right now i do not know if i will have the Steam option availble to me

 

[JimmehH]

Do graphics really matter so much for a multiplayer game?

Of course textures and skins are necessary for relating to environments and opponents, but don't essentially have to be mindblowing.

But if that's true then why bother remaking it at all?

 

[Shippi]

Yaaay

 

[Beerdude26]

But if that's true then why bother remaking it at all?

Because floppy ragdolls are what the crowds want

 

[ZoFreX]

they are the microsoft of the gaming industry. always trying to monopolize the market by buying out its competitors. Nowadays if you want to get a new NFL game you HAVE to buy Madden because they bought the soul rights to NFL franchise games. Its because of big companies like this (that just try to capitalize on their products and maximize profits) that smaller gaming companies will never get off the ground. All EA cares about is money, and you can see this by the amount of work they put into their new games...haha, take madden for example, every year they offer 1 new update to the game (percision passing) along with the exact same game as last year, for the wonderful price of $50-$60. All the while the good, new and innovative games never get heard of because their developers get stomped on by the gaming giant that is EA.

Oh and I also hate EA cuz they wont bring back the Road Rash series...

I have to admit here, I do like the NHL games that EA makes. I still play 2003 though, their marketing strategy is a bit transparent. I bought the Road Rash for the playstashun 1 a while back.. nowhere near as good. I still have RR1 on my Megadrive though, good fun.

Bah. The 24th is like the first week of Uni term. So i'll not be getting Aftermath until 2 and a half months later than everyone else.

\o/ hoorah for Steam.

Steam works at my uni.. UoB FTW. I explained why most unis don't allow it and what valve need to do for them to allow it in the recent thread about whether you like Steam or not, and I've emailed valve as well, but no joy.

 

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[...]Update: Teamkilled has also recevied information from Doug Lombardi that Half-Life Deathmatch: Source will be released with Aftermath (Bundled). Aftermath will be around $20 USD when released.[br]The Platinum Edition's price will be around $50 USD at time of release.

Bit of an update.

 

[Lak3d]

Aftermath will be around $20 USD when released.

They said $12...

 

[Zeus]

They said $12 on steam for aftermath..again valve changing with the weather

 

[CyberPitz]

Yay! I might consider buying Platinum, just so I can give that to a friend so he can play too

Or something, not sure.

 

[Cyan Leader]

I guess the price increase is because Aftermath got delayed and Valve must have put more levels/detail or new technologies. In general, they must have put some more work on it.

 

[Cormeh]

But if that's true then why bother remaking it at all?

I think you answered yourself there.

Exactly, "Why bother Valve?". They'll be busy enough with the countless game updates, making Aftermath and perhaps things unknown to us.

Plus in my opinion Vavle more than likely predicted that before they released HL2, someone was bound to attempt a HL1 mod with the new engine.

 

[nvrmor]

They said $12 on steam for aftermath..again valve changing with the weather

if you bothered to rtfa:

The Half-Life 2: Aftermath package by itself will be "around $20," in Lombardi's words, which will most probably turn out to be $19.95 and will come bundled with Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Half-Life 1 Deathmatch: Source.

its $20 retail for aftermath, hl2:dm, and hl:s dm.

 

[SgtSpamBoy]

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source???

I don't understand why they are making this when there is Half-Life 2 Deathmatch (which is great) and all the mods like Deathmatch Pro and CTF...

 

[bigburpco]

So... what? Can Aftermath still be bought separately? I bought Half-Life 2 Silver so if that package is the only way to buy Aftermath then that's pretty dumb. (Half-Life Deathmath: Source was supposed to be given free to those who had HL:S) But I'll still buy it anyway.

EDIT: Received is spelled wrongly in the news post.

 

[Beakshy]

Yeah, if they pull it off, this would be a very good thing indeed.

 

[skull24]

$20 sounds great and I'm guessing all the other episodes including the Sin episodes will cost the same depening on the length of each episode.