Oh snap! Half-Life 2 with extras confirmed for Xbox360 and PS3.

[블라스]

Anyone care to explain what's in Ep. 1 and 2?
What is Team Fortress?
I hope those ass-clowns also include Counter Strike Source
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Half-Life 2 Confirmed for PS3, X360
Valve's acclaimed shooter comes to the next gen -- with some tasty extras.


July 13, 2006 - While speaking at Electronic Arts' annual summer press event, Valve Software's Gabe Newell announced that Half-Life 2 will definitely arrive for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Better yet, the ports, which are scheduled to ship simultaneously with Half-Life 2: Episode Two for the PC, will include official Half-Life 2 content available at that point, including Episode Two.

While Newell didn't announce every bit of what will be on the disc, the PS3 and X360 versions of Half-Life 2 will include adjunct titles like Half-Life 2: Episode One and the just-reconfirmed Team Fortress 2. Counter-Strike: Source is also a possibility.

Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode Two are the first chapters of a planned trio of episodic add-ons to the original Half-Life 2, extending the game's story.

Of particular interest is a single-player game called "Portal," which will come bundled with Episode Two. Portal lets players use a special gun to create gateways similar to those used in Prey. A player could create a portal nearby, for instance, and then make a second portal on the other side of a chasm; walking through the first would transport him safely out the second. Unlike Prey, however, it seems players can dynamically create an unlimited number of portals on just about any surface available. The demo on display showed dozens of ways players could exploit this new technology both in terms of offensive and defensive strategies. Valve has yet to announce which games will use the new technology, but players can get taste of it when Episode Two ships.


Stay tuned for more details on how Half-Life 2 will arrive for next-gen consoles as soon as news comes in.

UPDATE: Electronic Arts has clarified that Counter-Strike: Source is not yet confirmed for the PS3 and X360 versions of Half-Life 2.

 

[Hudson]

Episode 1 and 2 is like Half life three, a direct continuation of the HL 2 story.
uses same engine and all that ****ing ****. Just more stuff.
They're only like the length of Prey

 

[블라스]

Prey blows!
Anyways, I guess I will get this on the 360

 

[Hudson]

Prey blows!
Anyways, I guess I will get this on the 360

I tried the demo, I was blown away by the awesomeness.
my drunkeness is wearing off, I'm almost making sense.
the only sign I'm drunk is that I'm listening to James Blunt you're beautiful.

 

[블라스]

That song makes me vomit crickets.

 

[Hudson]

That song makes me vomit crickets.

I'm past that dude.. why the hell do I even have it on my comp though
let me delete. I bought Praites 2 soundtrack yesterday maybe I should listen to that.

 

[블라스]

Maybe??

 

[Hudson]

I am listening to it! it's Hans Zimmer!
Back to the subject.
I loved HL2.

 

[블라스]

I tried the demo once, it was all right.
I guess I expected more, but it was just a demo.
Everyone gave it such great reviews

 

[Hudson]

I tried the demo once, it was all right.
I guess I expected more, but it was just a demo.
Everyone gave it such great reviews

It wasn't Half life, but I liked it, Tommy's voice sucked though. and his girlfriend wasn't THAT hot

 

[Indiglo]

Team Fortress is an online fps kind of like a futuristic Counter Strike. It's fun, I guess.

 

[블라스]

That looks kinda crappy.

 

[Hudson]

it's from the HL1 engine.

 

[블라스]

Aahhh...

 

[Zenien]

Cool, bit I'd still like rather play them on my PC.

No Garry mod = no sale!

 

[TrailerCues]

So they will be re releasing Half Life 2 the Game itself on 360 ? I have not actually brought it yet but been meaning to. I guess its a good thing I did not buy it right away if that is the case

 

[Axid]

We should totally crash gmod rpg servers together

 

[Zenien]

Whenever I try to start Garry's Mod from the Steam game selection it boots me to HL2 and gives me no options to do Garry Mod esque stuff, wtf help.

EDIT: I figured you would select start new game, but said thging just starts the HL2 campaign for me.

 

[Hudson]

doesn't Gmod cost money now?

 

[TrailerCues]

Whats so good about the Garry Mod

 

[XwolverineX]

Yay, I always wanted to try HL 2!!

 

[Addendum]

When I get a 360, this might be a maybe. I'm not fond of double dipping

 

[Zenien]

doesn't Gmod cost money now?

Version 10 will be but it isn't out yet.

 

[Axid]

Get rid of Gmod and then reinstall it...
sign up on FacePunch Studios and ask for help in the support section there if it doesn't work

 

[Zenien]

I should do that.

It just occured to me that the PS3 version will probably support Keyboard and mouse just like UT2K7 does, not sure on what Microsofts 360 KB/M stance is, but the PS3 version stands a really good chance of supporting them.

It makes it sort of tempting since my computer is a Direct X7 thingy unable to do the prettier stuff, but I already own the games so we'll see.

There's some talk about some game called portal...

Basically, you know those portals from Prey? Imagine a first-person puzzle solving game built around them. You have the ability to create portals, and apparently that's all you can do. Using just that ability you have to manipulate the very mother****ing fabric of space to solve puzzles. There might be a robot that shoots you and a block that you can't move. So you create a portal on the wall over the robot, then create a portal under the block. The block falls through the floor, then falls out the wall -- momentum carries it forward, gravity pulls it down onto the robot which gets smashed.

It's genius. Apparently it's based on a Digipen project slash Independent Games Festival entry called Narbacular Drop which is available for download here. They weren't really clear on whether this is the same team, but I think it is. Narbacular Drop in and of itself is really cool and please check it out. thx

Spoiler

Apparently the portal system will appear in Half Life 2 Episode Two

unconfirmed
The console versions of the HL2 pack will apparently come with HL2, EP1, EP2, TF2, CS:S, and Portal.