So, well, Valve just rather nonchalantly announced a game. Yeah, exactly.
Remember Alien Swarm? A total conversion mod for UT 2004, with four-player co-op top-down action. The team behind it, we’ve just learned, were hired by Valve two years ago, and have since been working on L4D and now Portal 2. Except at the same time they’ve been making Alien Swarm all over again in Source. And it’s coming out on Monday. And it will be free. And it looks great.
But it’s not the only thing that’s coming. Along with it the complete SDK and code base is being released, all available for free this Monday (19th).
The game will also include updates to the Source engine (in the SDK), and has had some changes made to it in its Source incarnation. A third-person camera, depth of field effects, and “a wide variety of gameplay additions.” Although what those are isn’t clear yet.
Valve to release free game - Alien Swarm
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Re: Valve to release free game - Alien Swarm
I played that once at a LAN party, was fucking awesome...Lachlan wrote:http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/07 ... rm-monday/
So, well, Valve just rather nonchalantly announced a game. Yeah, exactly.
Remember Alien Swarm? A total conversion mod for UT 2004, with four-player co-op top-down action. The team behind it, we’ve just learned, were hired by Valve two years ago, and have since been working on L4D and now Portal 2. Except at the same time they’ve been making Alien Swarm all over again in Source. And it’s coming out on Monday. And it will be free. And it looks great.
But it’s not the only thing that’s coming. Along with it the complete SDK and code base is being released, all available for free this Monday (19th).
The game will also include updates to the Source engine (in the SDK), and has had some changes made to it in its Source incarnation. A third-person camera, depth of field effects, and “a wide variety of gameplay additions.” Although what those are isn’t clear yet.
Hmm, I shall take a peak come Monday
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Thanks for the heads up! Somerlund and I got it, it is a lot fun once you get a handle on the controls.
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Yep, I grabbed this be-atch the other day and plan to get it also for my wife's account and try and get her to play it now and again with me heh.
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Chosen One wrote:downloading it....
look whos back on the forums....does this mean ur back in good ole ana maria? or santa maria or santa ana or where ever home is lol
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WE moved lolmace wrote:Chosen One wrote:downloading it....
look whos back on the forums....does this mean ur back in good ole ana maria? or santa maria or santa ana or where ever home is lol
I live on the main land now
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we as in your parents?Chosen One wrote:WE moved lolmace wrote:Chosen One wrote:downloading it....
look whos back on the forums....does this mean ur back in good ole ana maria? or santa maria or santa ana or where ever home is lol
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we as in your parents?[/quote]
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Hey! You kids get off my thread!
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Im updating the clan about my lifeLachlan wrote:Hey! You kids get off my thread!
