Brian Damage
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Okay, I got the newest issue of PC Games Addict today, and, lo-and-behold, it had a Half Life 2 cover.
"Oh-ho!", I thought, "Maybe it's more gameplay info and screenshots!"
Fat-bloody-chance.
All it is is a rehashing of last year's info (Including the old Coastline and Strider vids on the disk, totalling 100 MB), and a promise of "Fresh Screens", "What it's like to play" and "The word from Gabe Newell" next month...
This basically confirms my suspicions that PC Games Addict is merely the Australian wing of the PC Gamer Empire. The titles of the magazines even look similar. Also, PC Games Addict abbreviates its own name to PCGA, and the interview in this article is between "PCG" and a couple of mod-makers. Ho hum.
Also:
1. They think we will still be able to play as Alyx in HL2. Which, I'm pretty sure, is a claim that's been debunked. They also, in a contradiction, claim that VALVe are only considering making Alyx a playable character for HL3.
2. They think the Strider is a drivable vehicle (Remember the controversy from a while back about that statement, when it turned out the magazine that made it had misinterpreted an eMail posted here? Wasn't that PC Gamer?)
3. They, like PC Gamer, incorrectly call the Vortigaunts "Vortigons".
4. They think that Alyx is the first woman to make it into the Half Life series. *Nyeerrrrrp!* Wrongo. What about the two lovelies from Decay, one of which was present as the holo-instructor from HL?
There is a lot of stuff on Havok and Half-Life 2, but it's still mostly waffling or rehashing of things we already know.
I'd suggest anyone considering buying this month's PCGA either:
A) Waits for next month's issue, which it seems will have identical info to PC Gamer.
B) Buys PC Gamer, if you can find the big HL2 issue, or
C) Buys PC Powerplay. Their current issue has a rather good HL2 preview.
Sorry if I seem to be ranting. Feel free to ask questions, or for clarification.
"Oh-ho!", I thought, "Maybe it's more gameplay info and screenshots!"
Fat-bloody-chance.
All it is is a rehashing of last year's info (Including the old Coastline and Strider vids on the disk, totalling 100 MB), and a promise of "Fresh Screens", "What it's like to play" and "The word from Gabe Newell" next month...
This basically confirms my suspicions that PC Games Addict is merely the Australian wing of the PC Gamer Empire. The titles of the magazines even look similar. Also, PC Games Addict abbreviates its own name to PCGA, and the interview in this article is between "PCG" and a couple of mod-makers. Ho hum.
Also:
1. They think we will still be able to play as Alyx in HL2. Which, I'm pretty sure, is a claim that's been debunked. They also, in a contradiction, claim that VALVe are only considering making Alyx a playable character for HL3.
2. They think the Strider is a drivable vehicle (Remember the controversy from a while back about that statement, when it turned out the magazine that made it had misinterpreted an eMail posted here? Wasn't that PC Gamer?)
3. They, like PC Gamer, incorrectly call the Vortigaunts "Vortigons".
4. They think that Alyx is the first woman to make it into the Half Life series. *Nyeerrrrrp!* Wrongo. What about the two lovelies from Decay, one of which was present as the holo-instructor from HL?
There is a lot of stuff on Havok and Half-Life 2, but it's still mostly waffling or rehashing of things we already know.
I'd suggest anyone considering buying this month's PCGA either:
A) Waits for next month's issue, which it seems will have identical info to PC Gamer.
B) Buys PC Gamer, if you can find the big HL2 issue, or
C) Buys PC Powerplay. Their current issue has a rather good HL2 preview.
Sorry if I seem to be ranting. Feel free to ask questions, or for clarification.
