Half-Life 2: Episode 2 PCGamer FIRST LOOK!

[Pauly]

Just got my PCG magazine. First look at Hl2 ep 2.

Here Ill show you guys the cover. (I cant show you guys the article according to the rules of hl2.net, but I believe I can show the cover)

Very Large Image- no 56k =p
Thumbnail



hit me up on AIM, if you want to, you know, 'find' out about the article itself

had to try out my new scanner anyways =p

SPOILERS in the article


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They talk about a new vehicle, you will be traveling long distances. Those ministriders are called hunters and they will be able to be indoors. 8ft tall. Upgrade for Gravity gun, and some new device to take down striders with... strider busters. Tons of other information.




Edit: Looks like someone already posted this in the Hl2 Aftermath Episode One forum. Go look there if you want the scans =p

 

[Zeus]

It looks great

*slips a pm under the table*

 

[Ennui]

Remember, no public posting of scans but sexy nevertheless

 

[giant384]

its not illegal to post a cover. the articles are what matters

 

[MadGuy]

"We're talking forests," says Erik Johnson, engineer and project lead for Valve Software. "We're referecing places like [parts of] Estonia - there are trees, riverbeds, old mines, and eventually, we'll take you to an abandoned missile site"


w00t. my homecountry :imu:

 

[Cole]

Very Large Image- no 56k =p

Ohh I seen the image, ohh watcha gonna do about it.
56K POWER!!
lol.......

 

[Reginald]

Already a thread on this in the Episode 1 section.

 

[Victor2]

That's a great cover art, y'know Valve should seriously consider to put unlockables in the future HL instalments, such as artwork galleries, I'd love to see the creative process behing the enemies of HL series.


MP me the scans please.

 

[99.vikram]

There's a link in the Ep 1 subforum.

 

[mirage4]

IGN has also got a line-up about episode 2

Here's the link

http://pc.ign.com/objects/812/812574.html

 

[hneaz]

August 2006 issue??? i only got my June issue last week with C&C 3 cover. is that the UK version?

 

[mirage4]

Found some more info on megagames, here it is

Fans of the Half-Life saga that want their experience of the episodic content kept intact, should look away from this story as it reveals a lot about the upcoming Half-Life 2: Episode 2.

A story in the U.S. issue of PC Gamer magazine spills the beans on the new title although it does manage to get the release date wrong. The magazine claims that a new release date, spring 2007, for Episode 2 has been set but Valve's Doug Lombardi has already gone on record to confirm that the game is still on track for a holiday 2006 release.

The Episode 2 storyline details mentioned in the magazine, appear more reliable and claim that Alyx is alive and well and will help Gordon to deliver his package to Eli and Kleiner. The new episode will also provide further details on the elusive Vortigaunts and the G man while the settings will be much more realistic with emphasis placed on woods, a mine shaft and a missile silo.

Episode 2 will also introduce a new, ramming, vehicle created by the woodsmen, a further revamped version of the gravity gun and a new weapon known as the strider-buster. The gameplay will introduce large scale battles which will involve large numbers of enemies and allies.

The article also claims that the new episode will feature the most challenging physics puzzle yet while a surprise will also be included in the form of a new multiplayer game that will ship with Episode 2. It is rumored the new game may be the long awaited Team Fortress 2, set during the seven hour war. That final segment is however, guesswork as Valve has kept work on TF2 a closely guarded secret.