VE3D Archived News for Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009

Also announced was the release of Crash Course for Left 4 Dead, next Tuesday: Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, ... and more »

Half-Life 2: Episode Three Storyline Speculation

The chaps at Games Radar UK got all creative and busted out a Half-Life 2: Episode Three Storyline Speculation piece: Half-Life 2: Episode Three is going to be a massive deal. Not only will it conclude arguably the greatest FPS of all time (at least ...

Gabe Newell Gabs About Episode 3

G4 gabbed a bit with Valve's Gabe Newell who gets a chance to chat about Half-Life 2: Episode 3 in-between Left 4 Dead 2 damage control questions (which yes, is the same old, same old). Here's a taste: G4: So, is it safe to say that you have like four ...

Action Half-Life 2 Released

I have no idea why I'm linking this other than me having fond memories of Action Quake, but it looks like a Action Half-Life 2 mod has made its way onto the interwebs. It comes in at a mere 56 megs. If you try it out -- make sure to share you ...

In Other News...

Worst: No Half Life 2: Episode 3 announcement - I was really looking forward to hearing about it and was sure that they would have something to show since it's been so long since episode 2. I won't even go into the whole Valve controversy because I am ...

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Half-Life 2 Insurgency Released - Ve3d.com

Half-Life 2 Insurgency Released  - Insurgency (INS) is a total conversion modification using Valve Software's Source Engine. Insurgency immerses you, as the player, into an intense and ... Date Posted: 8:06pm Subject: Half-Life 2 Insurgency Released Ve3d.com all 2 news articles

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Nears Completion

The Valve weekly update reveals that Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is shaping up rather nicely.

Steam Guest Passes for Counter-Strike

If you're one of the nine people on earth who don't own Half-Life 2 and want to check out Counter-Strike Source, Valve is offering the people who do, the ability to invite people to play for free. The catch is that the person who wants to play, has to install Steam and create a user account.

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 Morsels

Planet Half-Life has the poop that Half-Life Episode 2 will be longer than Episode One. They also clarify the relationship between Episode 2 and Portal (meaning that it's set in sort of an alternate universe not directly related to the Episodes timeline).

Source Engine 360 Now Available

Source, the technology that powered Valve's Half-Life® 2, is already the benchmark game technology on Microsoft's Windows platform, offering state of the art performance in graphics, networking, artificial intelligence, physics simulation and more.

The Aftermath of Episode One

October 12, 2006 - The chaps at C&VG reprinted a post-mortem of sorts of Half-Life 2: Episode One from PC Zone UK. Included, are comments from Valve's Marc Laidlaw and David Speyrer.