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OLD: HL2:E1 Press Release |
Posted by HKphooey on Wednesday, May 24 @ 20:20:13 EDT
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Half-Life 2: Episode One Available June 1
May 24, 2006, 3:15 pm · Chris Bokitch
Valve Launches First of an Episodic Trilogy
 view the Half-Life®2: Episode 1 Launch Teaser 1
Bellevue,
WA, May 22, 2006 - Valve®, developer of the blockbuster series
Half-Life® and Counter-StrikeTM, announced Half-Life® 2: Episode One
has gone gold. Episode One is the first in a trilogy of episodes that
will conclude by Christmas of 2007.
Half-Life 2: Episode One
advances the 15-million unit selling franchise and launches the first
in a new, three-part series that leads far beyond City 17. Half-Life 2:
Episode One does not require Half-Life 2 to play, and will be available
via Steam® and at retail stores in North America for just $19.95 on
June 1st. Also included in Episode One is a first look at Episode Two,
which will ship by year's end.
"Given the rapid changes in PC
gaming, we expect episodic games will have the same impact on
single-player gaming that Counter-Strike had on multiplayer," said Gabe
Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "The frequent releases of
upgraded technology and new content works better for both consumers and
developers, and is one of the key reasons Counter-Strike grew to be 80%
of the online action market. We decided that a follow-up to Half-Life 2
delivered in 18 months with our first episode was more in tune with
what our customers want than waiting 6 years for another monolithic
product."
Con't in Read More... below
Episode One offers a new single player experience
created by Valve, and is designed to be four to six hours in length.
Stepping into the hazard suit of Dr. Gordon Freeman, you face the
immediate repercussions of your actions in City 17 and the Citadel.
Alyx Vance and her robot, Dog, will accompany you in your efforts to
aid in the human resistance's desperate battle against the totalitarian
alien menace of the Combine.
In addition to the new single
player experience, two multiplayer games are included. And those who
purchase Episode One will have free access via Steam (www.steamgames.com)
to Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, the interactive technology demo that
introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the SourceTM Engine, Valve's
award-winning game technology.
About Half-Life 2
Half-Life
2 has been named Game of the Year by over 35 organizations and sold
over four million copies worldwide. The intense, real-time gameplay
delivered in Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One is made possible
only by Source, Valve's proprietary engine technology.
About Valve
Valve
is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and
based in Bellevue, Washington. The company's portfolio of entertainment
properties includes Half-Life®, Counter-StrikeTM, Day of Defeat®, and
Team Fortress®. Valve's catalog of products accounts for over 20
million retail units sold worldwide, and over 80% of PC online action
gameplay. In addition, Valve is a developer of leading-edge
technologies, such as the Source game engine and Steam, a broadband
platform for the delivery and management of digital content. For more
information, please visit www.valvesoftware.com
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