The new issue is out now. We've got the goods on Half-Life 2: Aftermath (and beyond) and SiN Episodes. We go hands-on with Day of Defeat Source and Lost Coast. Valve honcho Gabe Newell outlines Steam's future and talks extensive shit on Microsoft's 360 and Vista, as well as Sony's PS3. We introdce EGM-style Afterthoughts coverage with a BF2 post-mortem and info on Special Forces. Good stuff.
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The new issue is out now. We've got the goods on Half-Life 2: Aftermath (and beyond) and SiN Episodes. We go hands-on with Day of Defeat Source and Lost Coast. Valve honcho Gabe Newell outlines Steam's future and talks extensive shit on Microsoft's 360 and Vista, as well as Sony's PS3. We introdce EGM-style Afterthoughts coverage with a BF2 post-mortem and info on Special Forces. Good stuff.
Soundwave 2k4
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As hopeless as the idea of it ever happening is, have they finally given ANYTHING new on TF2? It would be nice if they would finally just come out and say it's canceled
Mrbob said:Is this on newsstands or just subscribers?
I want to read up more on Aftermath.
And what does that mean a new Half LIfe game every 3 months? If Aftermath episodic content and not a true expansion?
Tons of stuff you've never heard anywhere else about Aftermath, and yeah it's episode 1 in a series of continuing content. : )
Soundwave 2k4
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FartOfWar said:
that's reassuring I had pretty much given up all hope as well. it's hard not to when they keep setting a time period for when information will be given only to have it pass by with nothing
ToyMachine228
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I'll definitely pick that magazine up. Since I picked up the WoW trial, CGW is now easily my favorite PC magazine out there.
So Valve talked about the 360 huh? I'm praying to God that they port CS: Source to it. I have it on PC of course, but I'm just so much more skilled with a controller than a mouse. Any word on that?
So Valve talked about the 360 huh? I'm praying to God that they port CS: Source to it. I have it on PC of course, but I'm just so much more skilled with a controller than a mouse. Any word on that?
ToyMachine228
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Yusaku said:
I don't think it's a bad idea...BF2 was way too vehicle based for my tastes. It's an amazing game by all means, but I like to do combat on foot more than it was possible in BF2.
Sgt. Killjoy
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I got the new issue also, and between all the valve stuff, WW2 section, and BF2: Special Forces, i am realizing that i need a better computer.
Just read the interview.. nothing that exciting is revealed about Aftermath at all. They're keeping it under wraps. What was interesting was that Aftermath is supposed to be the first of many episodes released for Half Life 2. They currently want to get out a new episode every three months (of course, this is Valve...) and once a year they'll release boxed version of everything they put out that year.
Then towards the end of the interview Gabe rips on Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, because he doesn't seem to think any of them are heading in the right direction (also gets in a dig about how the 360 is going backwards without a hard drive). The right direction is apparently World Of WarCraft.
Then towards the end of the interview Gabe rips on Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, because he doesn't seem to think any of them are heading in the right direction (also gets in a dig about how the 360 is going backwards without a hard drive). The right direction is apparently World Of WarCraft.
ToyMachine228
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Gabe seems to be angry at the videogame industry in general. He's always ripping on just about everything. Valve ported Counter-Strike to the Xbox, so I'm really hoping that they do the same with the next generation of CS...And port it to the next generation of the Xbox.
So, FartOfWar, is it correct to assume that those supposed "leaked" slides of Half-Life 3 on the Xbox 360 are bunk?
So, FartOfWar, is it correct to assume that those supposed "leaked" slides of Half-Life 3 on the Xbox 360 are bunk?
ToyMachine228
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sangreal said:
I see...So this means what?
I didn't read the DoD stuff. I thought it was interesting that there are two versions of Steam running right now, but that's all behind the scenes stuff, no one can tell.
And it was nice to hear there will be more grav gun things and more interactions with Alyx, but I expected as much. Actually, I thought we'd be playing as Alyx, this was the first I had heard otherwise. So we will be playing with Gordon again?
One other point I was surprised at was that they didn't consider the expansions to the first Half Life games canon, but all of the expansions to the Half Life 2 will be. So missing these episodes means (I assume) missing big parts of the official story.
And it was nice to hear there will be more grav gun things and more interactions with Alyx, but I expected as much. Actually, I thought we'd be playing as Alyx, this was the first I had heard otherwise. So we will be playing with Gordon again?
One other point I was surprised at was that they didn't consider the expansions to the first Half Life games canon, but all of the expansions to the Half Life 2 will be. So missing these episodes means (I assume) missing big parts of the official story.
Definitely pick up CGW for exclusive screens and hands-on with Aftermath (and Lost Coast). Nice issue for the only other PC shooter that matters this year. 
Starting Monday, 1UP will kick off its companion piece "Steam Punks," a Valve cover story, which will feature exclusive screens of all the games (Aftermath, Lost Coast, DoD, SiN, HL2 Xbox direct feed), videos, hands-on, as well as the full Gabe Newell video interview.
Plus, an exclusive comic by the creator of Apostasy (http://www.phwcomics.com/index.php?pid=12&cs=13) called Apostasy Zero which details the moments that lead up to his Garry's Mod-made epic.
It will be schweet.
Starting Monday, 1UP will kick off its companion piece "Steam Punks," a Valve cover story, which will feature exclusive screens of all the games (Aftermath, Lost Coast, DoD, SiN, HL2 Xbox direct feed), videos, hands-on, as well as the full Gabe Newell video interview.
Plus, an exclusive comic by the creator of Apostasy (http://www.phwcomics.com/index.php?pid=12&cs=13) called Apostasy Zero which details the moments that lead up to his Garry's Mod-made epic.
It will be schweet.
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ToyMachine228 said:
The XNA development API can be used with PCs as well as Xbox and X360....
ToyMachine228
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Kleegamefan said:
Yeah I knew that part, but why was Half-Life 3 mentioned?
It's their own damn fault. They just spend 40 million to make Half-Life2 and more importantly, the SOURCE engine.suaveric said:
Thing is, the SOURCE engine doesn't gain anything from multicore CPU, as it's basically a single threaded engine. So in order for them to get any performance out of the new consoles, they need to recode a pretty big portion of it to take advantage of the additional cores. Valve made the wrong decision and it's going to be an expansive one for them...
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