Current events
Valve have signed a distribution deal with Electronic Arts. A distribution deal means EA handle the physical media while Valve retain full IP control - they are essentially self-publishing with EA's retail muscle timing in where they can't.
New Great Looking mod, im definatly applying. Deja Vu
Take a look at this brilliant new HL2 machinima by R. Glass, A Few Good Men. (Bittorrent mirror)
- Wow, that was great! Would have been better if we could download it and watch it in-game though. --- Campaignjunkie 15:09, 13 Jul 2005 (PDT)
- Yeah. I still think it's only truly machinima if it can be played in-game on one's own computer - think of it as an ultra-efficient video compression system... :-] --Cargo Cult 15:18, 13 Jul 2005 (PDT)
http://www.valvesoftware.com has been updated with a whole new style and up-to-date information. Go and have a look!
SiN 2 has been announced! It will use Steam and Source to become the first episodic, publisherless, AAA title ever made. More information.
Source mappers from several nations are currently working on a project called HL2 Carnival. The concept is to provide purely fun HL2 single-player maps for children of ages 3-12. Not only good for the community but also something positive for Valve and FPS'er games currently in the Media. Click here for more information! --wisemx 07:12, 1 Jul 2005 (PDT)
- I've just made the link a bit more obvious. - SEThorian
- I feel mappers are The artist on BSP engines, but often suck the life from the game repeating topic (crates, air conducts, etc..) intead influxing new creativity. I am very impresed mappers are creating something really new on the gamming scene --Tei
The wiki has hit over 1,000 users! Congrats! --Mooga 06:17, 1 Jul 2005 (PDT)
Due to a request, I put up a forums to help talk about the wiki and such. Valve Wiki Forums. Please note that this is an unofficial forum. Valve has nothing to do with the it --Mooga 21:28, 30 Jun 2005 (PDT)
- Why not use the already established modding forums from the Collective? - Chris Bokitch
- But in these forums we can control everything we want. --Mooga 21:28, 30 Jun 2005 (PDT)
- Likewise. :) - Chrisb
- Why even use bulitin board software anyway, isn't that what talk pages are provided for?.. Skuld 09:48, 2 Jul 2005 (PDT)
- Chris, The-Coll really needs a better forum system than ChatBear, seriously. Its old and degenerete /Hipshot
GameSpot has several new screens and a new Q&A session with Robin Walker on Half-Life 2: Aftermath, the first post-Half-Life 2 episode. Contains spoilers! --TomEdwards 13:44, 30 Jun 2005 (PDT)
- Why does everybody keep mentioning those spoilers? There were more spoilers in the Half-Life 2 E3 videos.. The Half-Life 2: Aftermath information just seems like basic information? SEThorian