BadBen
03-08-2000, 02:17 PM
Here th articles from PC Gamer Feb 2000 :
Of course, the game that has Half-Life fans really begging is the rumored full sequel. Having achieved unprecedented critical and commmercial success, a follow-up would seem inevitable, after all. But curiously, a full year after the original game's release, Valve has never gone on record regarding the status of a sequel...until now.
Valve's managing director Gabe Newell admits that it's been tough to keep quiet on the issue under such intense media pressure. "I have been dodging so many question about Half-Life 2, I feel like I'm playing Hunted with Robin Walker again." he says. "Obciously we'd be stupid not to create a sequel to PC Gamer's number one rated game of all time. And obviously there's a lot from Half-Life that was left unresolved. However, I don't want to talk about it until know how Half-Life is going to be bigger step forward that the original. We have the luxury of being driven by our own aspiration, rather thant by cost constraints or short-term thinking. In contrast, there have been some pretty mediocre sequels that have come out lately, and as a gamer that's been really disappointing. Fans expect that Half-Life 2 will be the most amazing game they've ever played, and the game will be announced when we know how we are going to deliver that."
So there you have it. Er, almost.
Onn that issue ther also some very good article on TF2.
Of course, the game that has Half-Life fans really begging is the rumored full sequel. Having achieved unprecedented critical and commmercial success, a follow-up would seem inevitable, after all. But curiously, a full year after the original game's release, Valve has never gone on record regarding the status of a sequel...until now.
Valve's managing director Gabe Newell admits that it's been tough to keep quiet on the issue under such intense media pressure. "I have been dodging so many question about Half-Life 2, I feel like I'm playing Hunted with Robin Walker again." he says. "Obciously we'd be stupid not to create a sequel to PC Gamer's number one rated game of all time. And obviously there's a lot from Half-Life that was left unresolved. However, I don't want to talk about it until know how Half-Life is going to be bigger step forward that the original. We have the luxury of being driven by our own aspiration, rather thant by cost constraints or short-term thinking. In contrast, there have been some pretty mediocre sequels that have come out lately, and as a gamer that's been really disappointing. Fans expect that Half-Life 2 will be the most amazing game they've ever played, and the game will be announced when we know how we are going to deliver that."
So there you have it. Er, almost.
Onn that issue ther also some very good article on TF2.