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Half-Life 2 Gets Episode 1

Posted by Zonk on from the has-to-be-better-than-phantom-menace dept.

Valve has announced that, instead of entitling their first downloadable mini-expansion to Half-Life 2 'Aftermath', the pack is now simply Episode 1. From the Gamespot article: "When asked whether the name change is indicative of a change in direction for the Half-Life 2 franchise, Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi replied, 'episodic.' When asked the follow-up question of whether the new name meant that beginning of a regular flow of content, Lombardi replied, 'yes.'"

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  1. Half-Life 2 Episode 1 features a new... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...talkative weapon Jar-Jar the Crowbar. His friendly jabbering promises to make busting up crabheads and boxes more popular then ever.

  2. Overpricing Ahead? by bateleur · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So evidently they reckon SiN Episodes is going to be making big money.

    They're probably right too. It's much easier to sell a game for $100 if you split it up into ten $10 "episodes". Combine this with the advantages of sidestepping traditional retail and I can definitely see the appeal.