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HALF-LIFE 2 EPISODE 2 UPDATE (aka, I Am Not Making This Up)

Over the past week or so, subscribers have begun receiving our August 2006 issue, featuring, among other cool stuff, the exclusive scoop on Half-Life 2 Episode 2. In that story, I reported that the game would be shipping in Spring 2007. But earlier this week, Valve representatives stated publicly that the game is on track be out by Holiday 2006. So what happened?

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By Kristen Salvatore, Executive Editor

1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named “Best PC Game Ever” by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.

NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies

The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its


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