Half Life 2: Episode 2

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: VALVE CONFIRMS HL2: EPISODE 2!

A follow-up to Episode 1 already well underway, Valve reveals, while also handing us tantalising info on Episode 1's storyline

13:08 Valve Software has confirmed with us that Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is already being whipped into shape, as the Half-Life fan base waits with baited breath for the release of Half-Life 2: Episode 1 (previously called Aftermath).Valve's Robin Walker, designer/engineer on Episode 1, informed us that Episode 2 "has been in development for some time" in an interview that'll be winging its way to you shortly. Although he didn't elaborate further, it sounds as though Episode 2 may appear sooner than we could have hoped. We're definitely keeping trigger fingers crossed on that one, especially as the developer has aimed to offer "between 4 to 6 hours" of gameplay time with Episode 1, according to Walker - shorter, perhaps, than fans might have expected.


During the interview, he also dropped a few teasers about Episode 1's storyline. Discussing the challenge of penning the plot for the episode in comparison to penning the plot for Half-Life 2, Walker said that the developer has had "to be considerate to our audience in terms of giving them what they want". While "Episode 1 will not end with an all-encompassing conclusion", it will address some specific questions, he revealed: "For example, "What happened to the Citadel at the end of Half-Life 2?" and "What happened to Breen, is he dead?" and "How does the G-Man factor into all of this?" Keep eyes peeled for our full interview with Robin Walker, in which he dishes further dirt on Episode 1 and chats about Half-Life 2 in general - coming soon!

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Yay! tbh tho I'd prefer if they just hurry up and release Episode 1 though!


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thanks i cant wait till it comes out

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I'd gladly give away 100 Half life 2 revenge of the ...I mean episode whatever for a copy of Gothic 3....soon

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They announced they'd be going episodic ages ago so this was pretty obvious
Its a bit weird calling Aftermath Half-life 2: Episode 1 when we've already had a Half-life 2.

hmm indeed. well either way cant wait

Without putting a downer on all this, I just hope they can keep the quality levels as high as we've come to expect from Valve when they are making all this new stuff.

Looking at the Lost Coast demo from a graphical point of view it looks in safe hands

They had begun to implement the later developments into the light sourcing into their "Day of Defeat" online game and some of the lighting effects are superb.

They are probably holding back on the really good stuff for the full release of EP2, but from the updates i have recieved for CS & DOD they are working non stop on pushing the development of their graphics engine




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I wasn't so much as talking about the technical side (although you make a very good point there), but more about the story. So far, we've had a good solid story driving the game with some great atmospheric sections.

I'd say it would be easier this way to make that aspect of it even better as they can work on much shorter sections rather than one huge thing every 6 years, during which it must be difficult to keep motivation up and just difficult to put together such a big game.