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G4TV To Preview Half-Life 2 Expansion

Posted by Zonk on from the it-was-screensavers,-dangit dept.

Voodoo Extreme has word that new technology for the Steam engine, as well as a HL2 expansion entitled 'The Lost Coast', will be shown off on G4TV's Attack of the Show (formerly The ScreenSavers). From the article: "On Wednesday's show, Valve's Doug Lombardi will give an exclusive demonstration of the previously unseen 'The Lost Coast,' an upcoming expansion that utilizes a brand-new technology that Valve is implementing into the Source engine. Called 'high-dynamic range lighting,' this new technology enables a leap in lighting realism from even the current high benchmark set by Half-Life 2 and the existing Source engine."

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  1. Re:... this will be great! by Ford+Prefect · · Score: 4, Informative

    With that said, HL2 was awesome and almost worth the wait, and i'll end up buying the expansion. *sigh*

    Well, I'm definitely not going to buy this particular expansion...

    'Cause it'll be a free download!

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  2. Does anyone watch/care about G4TV? by HycoWhit · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The Screen Savers used to be great. Tried to watch the G4TV version but in the end I saved myself $350 buck a year and canceled the digital tier of cable. TechTV was the only thing worthwhile and G4 ruined it. Watching G4TV made me feel like an idiot for being a gamer. Who is the idiot now? Me for reading/posting under a G4TV thread or the /. editor that decided this story was worth the front page. Who cares about G4TV? And who cares about HL2 hype? I lived through too many years of HL2 hype--I'm cool with waiting for the product to hit the shelves and learning about the new stuff then...