Half Life 2 WinHEC Demo Unleashed
Posted by Tom Warren on 06 May 2004 - 04:13 · 64 comments & 3051 views
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#1 Posted by Grimmy on 06 May 2004 - 04:13
- sweet!
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#1.1 Posted by Grimmy on 06 May 2004 - 04:17
- is it dead already? the dl stopped at 30% and i can't get it again
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#1.2 Posted by HellBender on 06 May 2004 - 06:19
- Whoopdeedoo. What a load of BS that hacker crap was.
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#1.3 Posted by MikeS2k on 06 May 2004 - 12:59
- Hacker crap? What are you drivelling on about now?
It looks pretty nice even though I've seen it before. And I should have plenty of time to upgrade before it comes out too
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#1.4 Posted by dhitb on 07 May 2004 - 01:57
- Perhaps you've heard of it... it's supposedly the reason for the delay from September 30th to "Spring 2004." Come this Summer, I think there will be another push to somewhere around Fall. Then Fall rolls around and "oh it's definitely Winter." Then Winter comes up............ you know the rest
Pretty soon Unreal 3 will be out and make HL2 look like an Atari 2600 title.
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#2 Posted by Liquid on 06 May 2004 - 04:16
- Ive seen that scene before, they jsut re-did it with an x800
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#2.2 Posted by BOOGSoftball™ on 28 May 2004 - 17:54
- Much.
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#3 Posted by Ji@nBing on 06 May 2004 - 04:18
- I'm an ATI fan, but I don't know if I believe his statement about the x800 being faster. He pretty much has to say that even if it isn't. Imagine if he came out and said the 6800 is faster after the whole ATI voucher disaster? He owes ATI bigtime.
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#3.1 Posted by Liquid on 06 May 2004 - 04:21
- It has already been proven faster than teh 6800. By a long shot, its liek comparing teh 5950 Ultra to the 6800
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#3.2 Posted by Ji@nBing on 06 May 2004 - 04:22
- Like I said, I'm an ATI fan. I know the x800 is faster. I'm just saying Gabe isn't exactly the most reliable source on the matter. He basically has to say the x800 is better even if it was worse by a long shot.
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#3.3 Posted by Jugalator on 06 May 2004 - 06:49
- The reviews don't seem to all unite behind the X800 though, and the thoughts about the two cards have often been mixed. Anyway, both cards are extremely fast.
Some reviews:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...0&#entry2058683
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...0&#entry2058749
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#4 Posted by cynicalsomething on 06 May 2004 - 04:21
- Sweet!!!!!
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#5 Posted by Corona on 06 May 2004 - 04:30
- cool!
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#6 Posted by Mav Phoenix on 06 May 2004 - 04:32
- Isn't that the same demo video from way back when? That whole thing...I felt like I've seen it before...I sure as hell remember that gun that can pick up stuff and hurl it at the spider.
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#7 Posted by Explicative on 06 May 2004 - 04:32
- Uh, this is basically the exact same scene they showed last year. They need to either 1) finish the game and ship it 2) put out a playable demo 3) show some new videos or 4) STFU about it. Releasing rehashed **** from last year doesn't cut it.
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#7.1 Posted by shao on 06 May 2004 - 10:26
- almost as if the anonymous poster of the leaked version of the hl2 beta (alpha, pre-alpha, or whatever you wanna call it) was correct in saying the game was far from completion and had little more than what was shown at e3 way back then... ;-)
gabe's full of crap, it's no wonder some of it overspills when he opens his mouth.
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#8 Posted by MEMO.INC on 06 May 2004 - 04:39
- WOW.. That are cool graphics, I hope my Fx5600go would handle them
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#9 Posted by chickemoney on 06 May 2004 - 04:40
- noone cares anymore. Either tell us the game is being shipped(or demo) or don't tell us anything at all
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#9.1 Posted by [saint dark] on 06 May 2004 - 04:45
- correction, you dont care anymore, period.
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#9.2 Posted by Chicane-UK on 06 May 2004 - 07:17
- Yup.
I know that I care.. Half Life 2 is worth the wait. Its hardly like we are talking about another exciting addition to the Sims franchise here is it..
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#10 Posted by Dirk on 06 May 2004 - 04:42
- Some people do care. Stfu.
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#11 Posted by Athlon7 on 06 May 2004 - 04:46
- Why the same footage Gabe? Yes it looked pretty, and it looked extra smooth and tasty, but I've seen that about 200 times now. Literally. Get us new footage. Prove that you're not lying about release dates again.
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#11.2 Posted by ~Bull}{Dog~ on 06 May 2004 - 08:08
- Wasnt most of the footage thats been released originally shown at least years E3 though? I think thats the point Athlon7 is trying to make.
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#12 Posted by Mantra Locust on 06 May 2004 - 04:57
- I thought it was just me. Heh. I've seen the exact same scene from last year.
Boo Hiss!
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#13 Posted by LVirus on 06 May 2004 - 05:17
- Boooring, same **** all over again
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#14 Posted by matt74441 on 06 May 2004 - 05:21
- Who said holy ****?
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#15 Posted by GenesisNZ on 06 May 2004 - 05:23
- ROFL @ Summer Release. How many times have they said that? Duke Nukem Forever anyone? I'd be surprised if it's released before the end of 2005.
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#15.1 Posted by [saint dark] on 06 May 2004 - 05:54
- how many times? none! they havent said anything, it was the media
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#16 Posted by Ph8l on 06 May 2004 - 05:26
- SSDD
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#17 Posted by kussie on 06 May 2004 - 05:38
- They are releasing new stuff at E3 i do believe and apprantly (don't know how relible this will be after the sept 30 release date) it will be released summer this year. The team is currently in the last stage of development tweaking and polishing the game.
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#18 Posted by Oneill on 06 May 2004 - 05:44
- *clutches his unused HL2 voucher and rocks back and forth slowly muttering*
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#18.1 Posted by Mantra Locust on 06 May 2004 - 06:08
- Haha.
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#18.2 Posted by Buttseh on 06 May 2004 - 07:31
- *Rocks back and forth wondering how the hell he lost his voucher*
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#19 Posted by someguy03 on 06 May 2004 - 05:47
- Hey atleast they video taped it, nice work guys.
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#20 Posted by William on 06 May 2004 - 05:56
- Tomorrow's Headlines: Navel lint, VIDEOTAPED!
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#20.2 Posted by Chicane-UK on 06 May 2004 - 07:20
- Except that people wouldn't BUY your navel lint William - and I can't really see ATI dishing out vouchers to obtain free samples of your navel lint with their new video cards.
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#20.3 Posted by ~Bull}{Dog~ on 06 May 2004 - 08:09
- At least lint is consistant....
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#21 Posted by Jasco on 06 May 2004 - 06:02
- God daaaaaammniiiiiit!
Im behind a firewall at work and cant dl zip files, mpg, avi and wmv works tho. could someone PLEASE host this or just rename it here? no need to zip this one.
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#21.1 Posted by carpediem on 06 May 2004 - 06:34
- It's the same as the ones released last year, perhaps higher quality, it''s hard to tell from a crappy shaky cam.
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#22 Posted by badall on 06 May 2004 - 06:16
- i don't know the buildings looked alot more detailed than the one from last year also the was like debris flying all over the place that don't remember from the one released on steam
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#23 Posted by Gian-Pa on 06 May 2004 - 07:31
- IMPRESSIVE
It's Just SOOO Great!!
I'll buy it as so it comes out!!
Holy ****!!
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#24 Posted by GamerZ on 06 May 2004 - 07:46
- nice vid
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#25 Posted by RaWShadow on 06 May 2004 - 07:49
- We need some high res direct feed to really see any difference.
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#26 Posted by Schmoove on 06 May 2004 - 08:06
- THAT is the head of Valve ??
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#26.1 Posted by theyarecomingforyou on 06 May 2004 - 18:29
- Yeah... it's hard to respect him when he looks like a beached whale.
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#27 Posted by donachello on 06 May 2004 - 08:14
- "I have taken the liberty of approaching ATI and Valve about compatibility with the 9800 Pro and the X800 cards running with HL2; which was extremely difficult to say the least" both Valve and ATI have confirmed there should not be any problems with running this game with this card... Although the X800 will be a lot better and you will see a lot more detail. Rest assure anybody like myself who have an ATI 9800 pro 128 card should not have any problems at all...
I'm in work at the moment so I shall have a look at this later on... I read the article at ati.com yesterday about the X800 and what an impressive card this is... One thing I would suggest though would be to hold off on this card for a while until all the hype as calmed down as ATI's store has sold out already... I have also been informed this will cost between $400.00 and $500.00usd to buy which for an high-end card is not a bad price, if you are in t he position to buy one that is...?
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#28 Posted by Andre on 06 May 2004 - 09:55
- Looks like the AI is still scripted. Notice the guy running towards you and then the player moves away to the right apparently knowing that it will not avoid you.
So much for the hype... I guess.
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#28.1 Posted by donachello on 06 May 2004 - 10:06
- As an ammeter games developer, I agree with what you are saying Andre, there is also the skepticism of there is no script for the some of the characters to move and opening doors... These cannot function without a script to tell the character to move or for a door to open...
We shall see when the game is released
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#28.2 Posted by N_B on 06 May 2004 - 10:07
- I noticed that too..
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#28.3 Posted by donachello on 06 May 2004 - 10:37
- There has been conflicting skepticism for many months now and we keep getting conflicting views at the moment from all directions. We have seen reviews it's being delayed until 1Q of 2005 and then a summer release...
The gaming community is becoming more and more convinced that this will not be release this year at all because they are so behind schedule because of the source code was stolen and there was an FBI investigation into this theft.
I'm in close contact with Game and they keep getting reviews that it's being delayed and then TBC so nobody really nose when this will be released. It becoming like Duke Nukem Forever... Forever... Forever... this is the longest game in development...
Just pray and hope for a Summer release shall we...
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#29 Posted by SoLiD_MasteR on 06 May 2004 - 09:58
- I'll play it with 6800...NVIDIA cards are more stabile...ati sux crashes with alot of games and weak with openGL games
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#29.1 Posted by donachello on 06 May 2004 - 10:13
- At the end of the day we could all bitch about whose the best better worse or great...
Just take a moment and think to yourself... It's down to personal preference and judgment which one to use and which card you feel comfortable with for your gaming enjoyment...
Yeah...
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#29.2 Posted by theyarecomingforyou on 06 May 2004 - 20:57
- Yes, ATi outsells nVidia because it is crap and crashes a lot... ATi also runs over old ladies and hides in bushes waiting to spit on you. One of their selling points is that it crashes more frequently than any other card.
Both manufacturers have great cards... saying "ati sux" is a ridiculous statement seeing that they have long had the more powerful cards (9700 - 9800)and better image quality. The latest top spec cards don't have much between them - either could be called the best without being "wrong". I personally prefer ATi because they have better image quality, and nVidia seem a little keen on cutting corners to getting better speed - saying that I would have either card, depending purely on price (but things being equal leaning toward ATi).
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#30 Posted by dougkinzinger on 06 May 2004 - 15:15
- OH MY!! This rocks!!!
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#31 Posted by tommie on 06 May 2004 - 18:55
- Yea excellent vid, I love anything new even if it's the same scenes.
I'm pretty sure Gabe meant it when he said this Summer, because they've already stated that they have completed the full source and completed a complete rewrite of the multiplayer code and now all they have to do is add content to the game like health packs and stuff.
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