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Valve: "No existing plan for Source Engine 2"

Develop-Online: Significant improvements coming to the tech, but Valve won’t join engine licensing fray

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InFAMOUS14731d ago

I posted this interview 5 mins ago....

NobleGamer4730d ago

what ...this means no Half Life 3 in making? As they better not make it with the outdated source engine...

thor4730d ago

Damn straight it's outdated. There has to be some point at which you say enough is enough. The engine has been around since 2004 ffs. Valve are rolling around in more than enough cash to be able to develop a new engine rather than using the same one for HL2, all the episodes, Portal, L4D, L4D2, Portal 2....

I heard the source engine still has code from the original quake, too...

Reibooi4730d ago

my bet is that they will make a new engine when a new Half-Life comes out. Not a episode or anything and new FULL Half-life.

Which means at this point in time they are not working on a 3rd half-life(I hope they are at least working on Ep3).

I personally don't mind the source engine. It's a really polished engine and from a technical standpoint it's great. It's looks may be a bit dated but they aren't ugly by any means.

wallis4730d ago

Do they not realize it's hardly the pinnacle of graphics any more?

Ducky4730d ago

It's hardly at the bottom of the barrel either.

Valve isn't known for high-tier graphics (Source was amazing at launch though, but that was mostly due to the water effects and the physics).
Graphics ain't their thing.

reznik_zerosum4730d ago

but what about HL:Ep3/HL3 ?
now we know HL3 will not happen because i doubt that they wiil make it with old engine,only HLEP3 and that suck,we waited to long for just a another 4 hours episode

Pandamobile4730d ago

Stop playing the console versions of their games, then. Portal 2 on PC looked gorgeous.

gillri4730d ago

meh just looked like cleaner sharper version, not enough difference to call one gorgeous and not give that name to the other

KeiserSosay47884730d ago

Exactly pandamobile, just because it looked average on consoles doesn't mean it looked bad on PC. I personally was very surprised at how nice portal 2 PC looked. I even thought the ps3 version looked pretty good.

STONEY44730d ago

"meh just looked like cleaner sharper version, not enough difference to call one gorgeous and not give that name to the other"

There's a huge difference when you're not just looking at screenshots. and actually playing it. Same could be said for Bulletstorm, Cryisis 2, BF:BC2, and a bunch of others.

Sure, you see a comparison article, it appears PC looks *slightly* better, then you move on. But I've played both versions of many games, and the difference is really night and day.

And please, the difference between 1280x720 at 30fps and 1920x1080 with 8xAA and 60fps is hardly "slightly sharper", or smoother.

NarooN4730d ago

I have Portal 2 on PC and PS3, and can run Portal 2 maxed on my PC. The only way Portal 2 looked better on PC is an obvious higher native resolution and better AA and AF. It's not like it was a mind-blowing difference or anything.

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ProjectVulcan4730d ago (Edited 4730d ago )

Although arguably not cutting edge, it has more than enough technology to enable valve to create some quality games and excellent artwork assets. They always add gradual updates to make sure it does not become too outdated.

The other side of the coin is that let us not forget for the visual quality it can provide, it is extremely well optimised on the PC platform in particular.

Find another engine that still looks that good but runs well on pitifully slow hardware? If you can't have the best looking engine out there, then at least make sure what you have runs well. Source runs really, really well....

Burning_Finger4730d ago

I think Valve are more focused and concerned on the Gameplay rather than the graphics.

ILikeTurtles4730d ago

I like their source engine :)
Anyone who need better graphics than the source engine at max settings is a graphics whore.

Chnswdchldrn4730d ago

imo the source engine as seen in Half life 2 still topples over many of the graphics in games we see today. its one of the most versatile and refined engines out there, at least that is what I can infer from all the community created content spawning from it. SOurce engine 2 for all I care can come out with Half life 3, way way way in the future, because the source engine right now is still one of the best out there

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Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 Fan Projects Shut Down by Valve Takedowns

Fan projects Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 have shut down after Valve intervened in their development.

-Foxtrot105d ago

First they open Steam up to more AI, now they are shutting down fan projects when at one time they used to support or even give the fans jobs.

Wonder what's going on with Valve at the minute.

rlow1105d ago

@Foxtrot
It’s called money plain and simple.

JEECE105d ago

I mean, that might explain the Team Fortress 2 thing, because Valve might bring that to Source 2 (though I'm not sure I'd bet on that), but I can't see how Portal 64 hurts them. If anything, it's more attention to the Portal and therefore Valve/Steam.

Giblet_Head105d ago (Edited 105d ago )

There's potential that Valve had already planned to bring Source 2 to TF2 officially after Counter Strike 2. It's been getting some renewed attention lately.

Inverno105d ago

You got Nintendo to thank for Portal64 being taken down. As for TF2, most likely it's due to the probability of Valve working on a source 2 port themselves. It's sucks but Nintendo are the biggest pricks in the business and not letting this drag out into a huge court drama is the best decision.

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Valve Opens the Floodgates to Allow More AI Based Games on Steam

Valve has updated its stance on AI games on the Steam storefront, allowing creators to publish AI-created games.

Droppedez105d ago

AI is just another form of slavery for our computer brethren.

Barlos105d ago (Edited 105d ago )

Hell no. I want games that have been made by creative minds who have a passion for their craft, not a bot with a penchant for plagiarism.

BrainSyphoned104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

So instead of paying for an engine and assets to create a game they are paying for an engine and assets to create a game.

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Valve Tells Players To Stop Inhaling Steam Deck Vent Fumes

Valve has officially warned against inhaling the Steam Deck vent fumes in an official response due to potential health hazards.

gold_drake131d ago

my god, people are so dumb these days.

shinoff2183131d ago

I read the headline to my girl and she even reacted wtf is wrong with people. People wild

Notellin129d ago

I feel bad for her that she can't read and needs you to do it for her. Keep your head up!

shinoff2183128d ago

Notellin, I've been teaching her 😘

Jin_Sakai129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

This generation is about dumb as it gets.

frostypants129d ago

Huffing things isn't new to be fair.

SavageFlamingo129d ago

This has nothing to do with generations. It’s not a stupid challenge or anything. People just happened to smell it while they were playing. The steam deck exhaust is easy to smell without even trying. Just playing it you’ll smell it in the air around you.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro129d ago

"tHiS gEErAtIoN"
It's every generation, today you just see it more clearly thanks to internet.

k2d129d ago

To be fair, I loved the smell of glue, gas and certain plastics as a kid (new disc cartridges/new hardware, anyone?)

Si-Fly128d ago

Instruction manuals for me, best smell ever 😂

crazyCoconuts129d ago

I actually take a whiff of it once in a while, it's funny that it smells so good lol

DarXyde129d ago

Tide pod fiasco all over again

Felix_Argyle_Catbro129d ago

"tHeSe DaYs"
People have been just as dumb in the past, you just see it clearly now thanks to the internet.

gold_drake129d ago

thanks for that .. insight. ha.

rlow1129d ago

Well good thing about dumb people, they play an important part in human history. How else do we know which plants, animals and foods ar dangerous? Dumb people! They pay the price so the rest of us don’t have to. Lol

FinalFantasyFanatic129d ago

Honestly, I'm not even surprised considering some of the people I come across these days, inhaling fumes would explain a lot of things.

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Knightofelemia130d ago (Edited 130d ago )

Wow people will huff anything nowadays some people just have way too much time on their hands.

Abnor_Mal129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

Another reason to love the PlayStation Portal, no chance of breathing in noxious vapors.

Get a Steam Deck they said, to which I reply, what are you high?

KwietStorm_BLM129d ago

Were you high when you typed this?

Abnor_Mal129d ago

Sorry bud no Steam Deck here.

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FinalFantasyFanatic129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

Even the Steam Deck does streaming better than the Portal (they portal is capped for streaming for some reason, whereas the Steam Deck isn't).

Neonridr129d ago

imagine pretending a glorified streaming device is better than a stand alone unit that can also, stream.

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Eonjay129d ago

Stand by for the 'gaming kills' articles.
Que Halloween movie theme.

Nucleux129d ago

What does it smell/taste like?

Barlos129d ago

Better than the Switch cartridges is my guess.

Just to be clear, I've never licked a Switch cartridge, nor have I inhaled my deck's fumes.

Profchaos129d ago

Same never licked a switch cart I've always been worried more about where it's been than the taste but

Fluke_Skywalker129d ago

It smells good, that's the problem lol. When I first turned mine on I noticed it 😅
Better stop sniffing it then.

Barlos129d ago

I've had my deck for over a year, I've never been compelled to put my nose near the vent for a good lungful 😂

crazyCoconuts129d ago

I can't explain it... It smells...new

SavageFlamingo129d ago (Edited 129d ago )

Kind of like cheap bacon cooking. Even cheap bacon smells good.

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