The Gaming News Thread

[TinCow]

Rumors that Valve is going to announce Half-life 3 at E3.

[Monk]

Rumors that Valve is going to announce Half-life 3 at E3.

Valve are the biggest trolls in the video game industry, i will believe it when i'm downloading it from steam.

[Azathoth]

Wait, what about Episode 3?

[TinCow]

Wait, what about Episode 3?

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if the plot that was intended for Ep 3 just became part of HL3. HL2 is pretty old now and it makes sense that Valve have a new engine up their sleeves.

[TinCow]

Portal 2 has been delayed until 2011. Article is worth reading, because the press release is rather unusual.

[edit] Press release in full:

VALVE ANNOUNCES MAKING GAMES IS HARD

June 9, 2010 -- Aperture Science, doing business as Aperture Laboratories LLC, in partnership with Valve today announced the successful completion of an ethics-review-panel-supervised release date restructuring process. Portal 2, the sequel to the ground-breaking title that earned over 30 Game of the Year awards despite missing its original ship date, is now targeted for a 2011 release.

Representatives from both companies acknowledged that public safety concerns factored into the decision. They went on to say that even though Portal 2 will arrive slightly later than planned, all life on earth won't instantaneously stop as every molecule in your body explodes at the speed of light, which is what would happen should a rip ever appear in the fabric of Valve Time.

"Also, the game will be even better," they added, missing an historic opportunity to create the first product delay press release to mention that a product is being delayed to make it worse.

To ask questions about how close we all came to dying, or to ask futile questions about the previously announced E3 ***PORTAL-2-THEMED-FOR-GOD'S SAKE*** surprise or, less futilely, to schedule an appointment to attend a Portal 2 screening at the Valve booth during E3, please contact Valve's delegate to the EU's Valve Time Studies Group, Doug Lombardi.

[al Roumi]

That's a very original press release. The wit is so dry i wouldn't be surprised to see the paper it was written on sublime.

[FactionHeir]

Been playing quite a bit of Age of Chivalry the last year and been beta testing newer versions (now alpha testing the new game).
Figured it would be wortwhile for an announce since the Source modification is going Indie game:
Team Chivalry announces Chivalry: Battle for Agatha

The new game will be based on the Unreal engine and built in UDK. While it won't be free anylonger like the current Source version, it will be priced very cheaply (Indie game and all). Definitely worth a look.

[TinCow]

Duke Nukem may not be dead after all. Why can't they just put it out of its misery? Does anyone still care about that IP?

[Monk]

Duke Nukem may not be dead after all. Why can't they just put it out of its misery? Does anyone still care about that IP?

People still care, no one believes it'll ever happen though.

[Jolt]

Breaking news: Paradox Interactive just (Some 3 hours ago) the development of Crusader Kings 2, the sequel to the Medieval Dynasty-builder Strategy game!

[drone]

Portal 2 release date (Feb 9, 2011) and cool gameplay video:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010...e-other-stuff/
Interesting game mechanics with the slime and hamster tunnels.

Either the cake or the release date is a lie.

[Monk]

Breaking news: Paradox Interactive just (Some 3 hours ago) the development of Crusader Kings 2, the sequel to the Medieval Dynasty-builder Strategy game!

Official announcement.

Seems like Victoria 2 broke all their expectations if they are going with a sequel to Crusader Kings. More diversity in the strategy genre is always a plus!

[drone]

The joke lives on! Duke Nukem Forever to be released end of this year/start of next. Demos at PAX.

Gearbox is putting it together from the shattered remains of 3DRealms' work. Hopefully the humor from Borderlands migrates to DNF.

In other news, the sixth plane of Hell is experiencing a cold snap, and swine are flooding the FAA with pilot license applications.