Weekly Steam News (20/05/05)

[KagePrototype]

Valve released their weekly update last night, which details a thing or two about Valve's involvement at this year's E3.

We are pretty caught up with E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo) again this year. Half-Life 2 Xbox is playable on the show floor, and lots of people are trying their hand at the Gravity Gun. We can't wait to get the game into the hands of Xbox owners.<p>Our HDR (High Dynamic Range lighting) demonstration of HL2's Lost Coast is also on display. This soon-to-be-released area of Half-Life 2 introduces a new character, whom we first mentioned (in the form of a concept sketch) here.

They also included a screenshot of The Loast Coast, as well as a picture from E3 of "the lovely and talented Robin Walker, Valve game designer and developer, showing off The Lost Coast at E3":[br]

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[br]To view the update yourself, simply restart your Steam client.

 

[forg0tt3n]

You a bit late!!!!

 

[Computer5k]

The aliasing looks messed up on that pic, cant quite tell why, though.

 

[Venmoch]

I don't care about the shots.

I want that dudes T-Shirt.

 

[Computer5k]

http://store.valvesoftware.com/s.nl...kLOlQzNp65In0__?sc=8&category=-108&it=A&id=15

 

[alphadec]

I don't care about the shots.

I want that dudes T-Shirt.

Seen this:

"Valve will only ship Merchandise to addresses in the United States."

 

[French Ninja]

Im having a weird feeling that the fisherman is going to be my favorite HL character.

 

[special-ed]

OMGZ0RZZZ PRE-RENDERED!!!!!!! dafjklf;jdaslf;halsfjdlsagjkl

 

[Unfocused]

Funny how you can read all the fisherman has to say from the .gcf files

 

[kaf11]

Im having a weird feeling that the fisherman is going to be my favorite HL character.

yeah, he looks like he'll be crazy like grigory.

 

[Varsity]

The aliasing looks messed up on that pic, cant quite tell why, though.

It's captured from that TV. Presumably it's not HD.

 

[HybridM]

The aliasing looks messed up on that pic, cant quite tell why, though.

It almost looks like the pic has been resized to be smaller.

Regardless though, that screen looks sweet.

 

[bigdeezy23]

You mean resized to be bigger

 

[Asknoone]

Seen this:

"Valve will only ship Merchandise to addresses in the United States."

That ticks me off no end.

 

[Cons Himself]

lol he looks so gallic

 

[Rupertvdb]

Looks like a sweet old dude, must have more halflife...

 

[Vegeta897]

You mean resized to be bigger

No... Resized bigger would mean that the pixels would be bigger... In this shot, every pixel is small. When you size something down, pixels have to be removed. Thus giving an alaised look.

Think man, think!

 

[Glo-Boy]

Why would they release such an awful screenshot?

 

[Stigmata]

I thought the graphics in that shot looked spectacular! I mean, look at the detail in his face, and the exorbitant polycount on the hat!

Man, I'd kill for an Alienware right about now...

 

[flupke]

Heh, what are you guys talking about? This is probably the best HL2 shot ever!

 

[oldagerocker]

I hope the fisherman has a Devon or backcountry accent
yarrr

 

[BlackMesaDude]

that fisherman pic looked nice.

 

[NiteX]

Holy shit the detail on that guys face! Does the shirt come in black? I hate red.

Why would they release such an awful screenshot?

Because you touch yourself.

 

[Nubzcore]

what is that red think in the bottom of the picture? looks like the fisherman is holding it. new weapon mabe?

 

[Ames]

what is that red think in the bottom of the picture? looks like the fisherman is holding it. new weapon mabe?

It's a spear/harpoon.

 

[Kamakazie]

the rocks in the foreground look really real, the 2 tones for the 2 different types of rock, the wet looking one is especially well done.