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Team Fortress 2's Fate Unearthed In Missing Games Feature

Posted by simoniker on from the buried-in-desert-with-e.t. dept.

Thanks to IGN PC for the latest part of its feature discussing some notable PC games that were announced but, so far, never released. In particular, Valve's Team Fortress 2, as originally previewed by IGN in January 1999, is focused on, with Valve's Doug Lombardi clarifying: "Some time after we announced Team Fortress 2, which was then being created on the HL1 tech, the decision was made to move the project to the Source Engine, the same engine used for HL2. The project is still in development here at Valve and we will be announcing more info after HL2 ships." Other forgotten games include Digital Anvil's Loose Cannon ("...this hardly looks like a living project"), and Sid Meier's Dinosaurs ("...never found its niche. Extinct.")

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  1. Duke Nukem Forever by BigHungryJoe · · Score: 4, Informative

    Of course, Duke Nukem Forever was at the top of the list, but for some reason the link is to part 3 in the series.

    Part 1 is here.

    What happened to all the people that put money down on that game?

    1. Re:Duke Nukem Forever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      Your orders should be down at the place of reservation (EB, Gamestop, etc.). If their computers "lost" it after all these years, a reciept should prove your deposit.

      On a side note, I seriously regret cancelling my DNF preorder. I had my $5 down since THE first day they were taking preorders, and something tells me a ~10 year deposit>pickup on the game would look really nice framed on my wall. :D

  2. TF was a Quake Mod by Bulln-Bulln · · Score: 4, Informative

    Quote from IGN:
    Team Fortress began life as a free add-on to Half-Life.

    Team Fortress began life as a free add-on to Quake1 (QuakeWorld to be more specific), not HL.

    Hey IGN: Great journalism... ;)

  3. but... by ADRA · · Score: 2, Informative

    Team fortress was for Q1, Team fortress classic was a mod for Half-Life, which is actaully what everyone's talking about.

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    Bye!