Valves April fools joke

[Robert Ewing]

I'm... So not seeing the funny side. Fucking bastard.

 

[Jegsimmons]

cartoon network teasing toonami, and valve teasing half life 3......

when did april fools become april 'kill your best friend in front of you and looking you in the same room with him while rapeing your girlfriend in front of your face'


seriously, this shit is getting cruel....

 

[DJ_DEnM]

That big...stupid...jellyfish.

^Most generic insult I use.

 

[NoNameMcgee]

Speaking as someone whos not remotely arsed about HL3...That is fucking legendary!

Speaking as someone who's DYING to get his hands on HL3, I still think this is legendary!

 

[DugMachine]

OH HOH HOH VALVE, GOOD ONE! HURR HAA HURR

But really, my jaw dropped when I saw it.. and then I remembered the day. Cruel Valve, just cruel.

 

[ResonanceGames]

Alright, say it with me everyone: "Valve did NOT do this. This was a prank on a fake website."

 

[A Satanic Panda]

Alright, say it with me everyone: "Valve did NOT do this. This was a prank on a fake website."

Of course Valve didn't do it. It's not April first in Valve Time yet. They still have another six or seven months, depending on if their prank's alpha build gets leaked or not.

 

[DANEgerous]

That's not funny at all, especially if they know that we've been waiting so long for it!

They just want to make it as good as Duke Nuckem Forever is all

 

[CarlMin]

I guess it's just back to waiting. I guess I could still play Half Life 2 another few hundred fans.

 

[dessertmonkeyjk]

Most wary users would see this a mile away but... I still clicked on it.

;_;

 

[Rastien]

Well considering everyone is such good sports to my banter in this thread and the coming weekend is a loooong one (2x bank holidays sweeeet) i shall get around to playing half life 2! so i can join in all your need and want for HL3 perhaps abit behind schedule though

 

[Triangulon]

Alright, say it with me everyone: "Valve did NOT do this. This was a prank on a fake website."

Of course Valve didn't do it. It's not April first in Valve Time yet. They still have another six or seven months, depending on if their prank's alpha build gets leaked or not.

This made me laugh more than the joke.

 

[Conza]

Ergh, those bastards milking the HL2 engine til its not just dead, its basically vampirical on itself and its consumers, really quite discusting, I don't know if I'd even buy HL3 now, by my watch its about 1-2 years late.

 

[Gnoekeos]

Its crap like that that makes me avoid the internet as much as possible on april fools day.

 

[MammothBlade]

I don't think this was Valve's doing. Clever though.

Fake site:

http://store.steamppowered.com/

Official site:

http://store.steampowered.com

 

[ResonanceGames]

Ergh, those bastards milking the HL2 engine til its not just dead, its basically vampirical on itself and its consumers, really quite discusting, I don't know if I'd even buy HL3 now, by my watch its about 1-2 years late.

So just to clarify, by 'milk' you mean 'originally conceived to be modular and long-lasting' and by 'discusting' you mean 'mildly annoying.'

Source isn't going to win any graphics awards, but people who've played CS:GO say it looks a hell of a lot better than the last COD game, so it's not like it isn't current. It just isn't exactly Cryengine.

 

[Conza]

Ergh, those bastards milking the HL2 engine til its not just dead, its basically vampirical on itself and its consumers, really quite discusting, I don't know if I'd even buy HL3 now, by my watch its about 1-2 years late.

So just to clarify, by 'milk' you mean 'originally conceived to be modular and long-lasting' and by 'discusting' you mean 'mildly annoying.'

Source isn't going to win any graphics awards, but people who've played CS:GO say it looks a hell of a lot better than the last COD game, so it's not like it isn't current. It just isn't exactly Cryengine.

Let me clarify the 'correct' meaning of what you're trying to draw from my statements, and 'my' opinion. The HL2 engine, while impressive when first released, has lived too long, even for a long life engine, and as much as I enjoyed HL2, CS:S & Portal; Portal 2 and the new CS should've been put on a 'HL3' engine.

So by 'milking to...not just death' ect, I mean, used up, for all of its potential resources, then continued on for the purposes of profit, not for new and exciting games.

No, its disgusting, they know this engine has lasted way too long, and that it should've been phased out years ago, its dated, and they release 'so called' new games with it only to serve their bottom lines, and I think that, is discusting.

Yes it clearly isn't going to win any graphics awards, it didn't deserve any after 06, but saying its 'good' because it beats COD is pathetic, pathetic for source to have to take small victories like 'better than an ancient console shooter game produced by Activision'.

CryEngine, now there's a company that is constantly improving its technology... its a pity its gameplay stories are so shallow.

 

[Gizmo]

I think Valve wins April fools day hands down.