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OLD: KoSGamers Team Fortress Deuce

OLD: KoSGamers Team Fortress Deuce
Posted by Sirhc on Saturday, September 29 @ 20:02:52 EDT
	Well, I guess it's that time again. We will have to cough up some $$ for the new Team Fortress 2 game that is creating this thing called the "orange box"... I pre-ordered mine today and noticed that there were some servers out there. I looked and there were none that sported the KoSGamers name, I looked and looked and there was none to be found. Well we can't have that so... I downloaded all the needed stuff and well, I set one up. Here is the server name and connection information for those of us that have been bold enough to pre-purchase the orange box: Servername: KoSGamers Team Fortress Deuce Connection address: kos2.kosgamers.net:27015 I am working on getting the admin functions working, there is currently no SDK and the great Beetles is currently working to get something that all of the admins can use. Until then I will post some information in the forums on the status of things and where we are with getting the admin setup for use. Until we get everything working we can use rcon or HLSW. As always ENJOY!!! ~Sirhc
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OLD: The Orange Box

OLD: The Orange Box
Posted by OWN3R on Friday, September 14 @ 21:19:25 EDT
	The Orange Box Half-Life2, Half-Life2: Epidose one, Half-Life2: Epidose Two, Team Fortess 2, Portal You get 5 games in one box! Valve's newest creations are soon to be released and packaged as 'The Orange box.' This is now available for pre-purchase via Steam and has a current discounted price of $44.95! Don't just sit there, go get pre-ordered asap without thinking twice!! These games are going to rock and it's more then likely that {KoS} will be hosting a TF2 server as it looks to be a blast! Click here for more info: Orange Box Check out this video of the TF2 characters: TF2 Guyz
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OLD: Eternal Silence Mod for HL2

OLD: Eternal Silence Mod for HL2
Posted by Sirhc on Monday, February 05 @ 21:10:02 EST
	Eternal Silence Beta 2 is available! Friday, February 6th 2006 Eternal Silence recently celebrated receiving “Best Multiplayer FPS Half-Life 2 Mod.” This is a multiplayer mod of the Source engine created by VALVe Software. It puts you in the role of a soldier helping to fight the war between the United Terran Forces (UTF) and Neo Galactic Militia (NGM). The mod allows for extremely open-ended gameplay, allowing you to fight fast-paced dog fights in space, bombard an enemy capital ship with a heavy payload, invade the enemy capital ship by foot and attack from the inside, or command the troops and claim victory over your foe. To learn more about the Eternal Silence MOD and download it go here: Eternal Silence Click Read More for the Video...
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OLD: HL2: Episode 2 details released

Posted by HKphooey on Saturday, July 15 @ 09:12:51 EDT

Valve released news concerning the next episode for Half-Life 2, along with a BIG surprise: Team Fortress 2. Read on for more info, and be sure to hit the Read More... link to see a screenshot of the new TF2 models. -HK

Valve Reveals New Details On Episode Two

July 14, 2006, 3:37 pm · Chris Bokitch

Includes Team Fortress 2 and Portal, Heading To PC and Next Gen Console

Bellevue, WA, July 14, 2006 - Valve®, developer of the blockbuster series Half-Life® and Counter-StrikeTM, unveiled Team Fortress® 2 and Portal, two new games to be included in its next release, Half-Life® 2: Episode Two. In addition, the studio announced its plans to deliver these products, plus enhanced versions of Half-Life 2 and Episode One, in one tremendous package for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

"By evolving our development process to an episodic approach, we're able to reduce risk from things such as schedule and funding and invest more in new types of gameplay," said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "This allows us to produce innovative titles such as Portal and Team Fortress 2 and deliver them in a timely fashion to customers along with Episode Two."

Episode Two advances the 16-million unit selling franchise, as Valve's trilogy of episodic single player releases continues the award-winning story of Half-Life 2. Armed with new weaponry and vehicles, Dr. Gordon Freeman must race through a countryside riddled with an increasingly fierce Combine threat.

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OLD: Thursday News - 6/15

OLD: Thursday News - 6/15
Posted by HKphooey on Thursday, June 15 @ 23:02:51 EDT
	Looks like Valve may have switched to Thursday news instead of Friday. Doesn't matter to me, as long as it keeps coming... -HK Thursday, June 15 2006 One of the by-products of moving the Half-Life story forward in episodic form is that the community has lots of interesting things to talk, argue, and make guesses about between installments. There have been many unofficial attempts to chronicle the story's various questions and answers, and two of them have recently caught our eye here at Valve. They are Chan "Ventro" K's Half-Life Saga Story Guide and the Wikipedia Episode One page. Note that these pages feature key story elements from Episode One, so we wouldn't recommend reading them until after you've played through the game. The next big update coming to our multiplayer games will include two completely new maps for Day of Defeat: Source, named Colmar and Jagd. (Long-time Day of Defeat players will recognize the name Jagd, but the name is really all the new map shares with its predecessor.) Both maps will have slightly differing takes on a new gameplay style we're calling "Detonation". Both will be released on the 28th of June, along with other updates to the game itself.
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OLD: Thursday News - 6/8

Posted by HKphooey on Thursday, June 08 @ 21:48:34 EDT

Steam Weekly News

Thursday, June 8 2006

It's been one week since we officially launched Half-Life 2: Episode One. So far the critical response has been great. The feedback we value most highly, though, is the kind we get from players. Between email, bug reports, forum posts, and wiki contributions, we've already gotten a good idea of which elements of the game worked best, and how to make Episode Two even better.

The folks running the Verizon FiOS Grand Tournament have opened the official practice sessions for their $100,000 Half-Life 2: Deathmatch tournament, which begins June 15th. There's still time to sign-up, and the tournament is open to players of all skill levels residing in the United States. For more info head on over to fiosgrand.com.

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OLD: EP1 Official Site

OLD: EP1 Official Site
Posted by HKphooey on Thursday, June 01 @ 08:08:09 EDT
	Check out the official site for the countdown timer to EP1 being released. Too bad I'll be at work... grrrr... -HK Half-Life 2: Episode One
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OLD: Final HL2:E1 preload

Posted by HKphooey on Tuesday, May 30 @ 07:52:42 EDT

Supposedly the last preload for Episode 1, so if you're like me and pre-purchased, restart your Steam client to pull it down so you're all set to play on Thursday! -HK

Half-Life 2: Episode One Preload Update May 28, 2006, 4:57 pm · Alfred Reynolds

An update to the Half-Life 2: Episode One preload has been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The changes are:

Half-Life 2: Episode One
Updated preload with finalized assets

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OLD: HL2:E1 Press Release

Posted by HKphooey on Wednesday, May 24 @ 20:20:13 EDT

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."

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OLD: Episode 1 Pre-Loading...

OLD: Episode 1 Pre-Loading...
Posted by HKphooey on Tuesday, May 02 @ 12:16:38 EDT
	Looks like we can start pre-loading HL2:E1... -HK Half-Life 2: Episode One Pre-Loading Now May 1, 2006, 11:50 pm Â· Chris Bokitch Half-Life 2: Episode One, the first in series of episodic games from Valve, is now available for pre-purchase and pre-load via Steam. Those who pre-order the game before it is made available on June 1st will save 10% off the $19.95 price. For more information, visit www.steampowered.com.
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