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Day of Defeat: Source Hands-On Preview
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Posted by Donster on: 2005-09-21 13:26:36 882
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Valve lets us in their doors for some hands-on with their next release.
By Dan Adams, IGN
Half-Life is responsible for countless hours of gaming all told. Not only from the Black Mesa incident, but also from the number of modifications that it inspired burgeoning game developers to create. The two most popular mods from the game, Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat, still have large communities dedicated to playing the game pretty much non-stop. Because of their popularity, Valve has released both of those games as stand alone products since Half-Life's release. It's no surprise that Valve also decided to take advantage of the popularity of those games by moving them over to work in the Source engine that powered the recent Half-Life 2. The results have been quite good. Counter-Strike: Source was released to players over Valve's Steam service a bit before Half-Life 2 hit stores and now, after a wait that undoubtedly seems incredibly long for hardcore fans, Day of Defeat is now about to release with the same treatment. We had the chance to enter the hallowed gaming ground of Valve's Bellvue offices and get behind the controls of the new Day of Defeat: Source for a little play session with the developers and grab some videos at the same time.
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