New Valve game to be announced tomorrow!

Technology and Gaming
#81

The work the article mentions on the Steamworks back end that will support DOTA 2 going forward looks like an ambitious addition. Cloth physics are rather cosmetic, and considering that in all likelihood the only people getting use out of the tech would be people with PHYS-X cards.

I wonder how all the Valve employees feel with regards to how they betrayed their community. We bought HL2 Ep2 assuming that Valve would (eventually) wrap up the story arc that was left at a truly affecting cliffhanger. If I had seen a press release like that in the wake of Ep2’s launch I would have checked the calendar to see if it was April 1st.

Valve, I am severely disappoint.

#82

Look cool, I can’t wait to see how game play of it will be like, not the fan of mod but I like the character design.

#83

I’m disappointed in everyone who demands Ep3. Was the wait between HL1 and HL2 not worth it? Have you ever stopped to realise that the wait makes it better? At this point episode 3 won’t just be a small “episode.” Look for it to be a regular-length game. Think of all the great ideas they’ve been able to implement in this time. Valve takes their time to get it right, and doesn’t release an inferior product because of it. Spend your time trying to get laid instead of bitching about things you don’t even deserve. It’ll take you a few years to get laid and by the time you’ve accomplished anything Ep3 will be out. Congratulations, you win!

#84

I wasn’t complaining about the length of development time, I was complaining about the lack of development period. Between concept art and something about deaf interpreters, there has been nothing on Ep 3 since 2007. That’s a much longer wait than between ep1 and ep2. (which was around 1.5 years) The entire point of episodic development is shorter games at cheaper prices released more frequently, and while Valve seems to have aspects one and two down, they continue to struggle with three. (And yes, I am very aware that I clear-cut ripped this line off of the ZP Orange Box review, but my point and the intent behind it stands.)

I love Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2- I’ve logged a combined total of around eighty hours in both games. Portal was good clean fun too. But I’m waiting for an end to the story. Eli died. I want it to mean something. I almost cried at the end of Episode Two- it was a brilliantly delivered plot twist that I didn’t see coming, and it was genuinely sad and emotional.

But here they are, pulling DOTA out of their ass. I like real time strategy and all, but I would really prefer it if they stopped making us wait on Ep 3. I hope I speak for the community when I say this- we want answers and we would prefer them sooner rather than after DOTA2.

#85

@ Blatstuff:
You’re a fucking douche.

Have YOU ever stopped to realise that the company that created a huge fanbase for its original series has rejected them by not releasing a scrap of information about the next installation in the series for over 3 years? Seriously, all we’ve got are afew pieces of concept art which are now several years old. I don’t have a problem with them releasing and supporting their other series at all, what I have a problem with is the apparent lack of care about the fans of their original franchise. I’m sure episode 3 will be incredibly amazing when it comes out, but you have to understand the sense of rejection the HL fanbase feels by the lack of any news about Ep 3 and always about one of their other games. And who are you to tell us we don’t deserve Ep 3 after waiting for over 3 years? Get the fuck out.

#86

Oh wow, I can just grab the irony on this one.

#87

What’s so ironic about now news about Ep3 and no news about BM?

#88

Besides, BM has given updates on their status in the past. They just aren’t doing it now. Contrast with Ep3, which hasn’t been updated in three years. It’s worse than MY mod’s development cycle.

#89

Get ready for it…

I like the Mass Effect series more than I like the Half-Life series.

#90

Not that surprising, I love half-life 1, but as a series HL isn’t that amazing, sure i’ve played them all and will certainly play episode 3 but there’s other better series’s out there!

#91

Its tomorrow already! Whats the game?

#92

Hold on, it’s barely 7am in Valveland. Give them time to eat breakfast (insert your own Gabe is fat joke here).

#93

Gabe is so fat he ate the Episode 3 dev team. What ever is left of Episode 3 is now delayed five more years. Your welcome.

#94

you don’t need physx for simple cloth physics and for more advanced cloth physics they could use opencl

#95

To each their own I guess. At least we both agree Valve seems to think it’s far more awesome than the community does.

#96

That’s a really god series and the best part is that you make the choices here, can be good as an angel or a bad Motherfucker (Throw merc out of the window)( Mass effect 2 )

#97

that’s mainly because of all the console kids that love it

#98

you love 'em do you ?

#99

…anyway, I thought ep3 WAS cancelled, I heard it a while ago. brb - finding source
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/03/30/gabe-confirms-episode-3-cancelled/
yeah… well …hmm

#100

hilarious

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