New info tidbit

[Gud]

Bluesnews has some interesting HL2 info posted today:

Valve, creators of Half-Life and Counter-Strike, has partnered with Nvidia, Game-Storm.net, and a host of leading technology companies to deliver high-resolution trailers of the upcoming PC game Half-Life 2 via Steam, a broadband platform for direct software delivery and content management. "Bugbait," the latest in a series of Half-Life 2 trailers, will be released today. Additional Half-Life 2 trailers, as well as more digital content from Valve, will be delivered to participants of the Steam beta over the coming weeks. Then, later this year, Half-Life 2 will be sold via Steam as well as in retail outlets the world over. "The delivery of these trailers is just the beginning of several activities and offerings we will be making via Steam with these partners," said Gabe Newell, Valve's co-founder. "Steam will broaden our relationship with companies such as Nvidia, and allow us to extend new offerings and services to our customers in both the current and future generation of our products."

Full story at bluesnews.com

 

[Axyon]

Which part's the new information... ?

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

bug bait eh.......................




waaaahoooooooo!


but meh, after being on holiday for a week i have come to realise that waiting isnt so bad so long as you find something to do

heheh

 

[tokin]

thanks gud, nice find.

 

[Typhon]

Originally posted by Gud
Then, later this year, Half-Life 2 will be sold via Steam as well as in retail outlets the world over.

Lol. Appropriately vague. They're teasing us, you realize this? Tantalizing. Torturing. Titillating. T-wording.

 

[Gud]

Well, that nVidia partnership is something intersting, esp. in view of whole "pro-ATI" discussion. Personally I was gone also for a week so most news is...erm...new to me ;-)

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

good comeing bk to all this new info and vids though aint it .


also, have you noticed the forums have a much more friendly air to them now. I think it must be the no tolerance approch that is in effect now. Congrats to all

 

[Guest]

nice find, but i really didnt like that. Why are they waiting to release the tech demo last? I mean thats the one EVERYONE wants to see! Damn!

 

[Xtasy0]

Originally posted by eyesore
nice find, but i really didnt like that. Why are they waiting to release the tech demo last? I mean thats the one EVERYONE wants to see! Damn!

who says they're waiting? maybe its just not being released.

 

[Alanity]

Why are they releasing so much media? They really don't need the hype and could have just released a few tech demos and maybe a small gameplay teaser. Seems kinda strange that noone knew source even existed a few months ago and now they're showing us *way* more than they have to. Still, I'm not complaining... *gives valve a big hug*

 

[Marauder]

Originally posted by Xtasy0
who says they're waiting? maybe its just not being released.

As I recently posted in another topic, the tech demo wil most likely not be released due to the fact that there is no narration outside of what we heard in the big E3 video you can dl from fileshack and whatnot. Without the narration the video would make next to no sense, so Valve is either going to get a voice narration recording into it, or just not release it at all.

After out main videos are released, new never before seen media will be released over steam.

 

[Dagobert]

The tech demo is not to be released, becaus eit is a demo of SOURCE not HALF-LIFE. OK? The tech dmoe would be boring as hell anyway, because all the gameplay movies show all the stuff in the tech demo anyway.