Valve is notorious for working on games and then not releasing them.
There were several Teamfortress 2 versions which only got leaked and playable in the last few years.
Similarly HL 3 was worked on several times since HL2 ep2. But due to the company structure and large scope/expectations for such a HL, first person singleplayer game, every attempt was scrapped at some stage of development.
I can recommend Tyler McViker and gabe follower for two great Valve-Journalists with many insider connections and both fid thousands of hours datamining the engine.
Its probably where the article got its informations.
I remember when they had an article in CGW back in the day showing off TF2 when it was still being built on the GoldSrc engine and it was going to be a more realistic war game going all in on the AI HL1’s grunts used allowing you to command a whole group of dudes in a single player experience.
I am so glad it turned out the way it really released and not that.
I remember drooling over those articles as a kid, they looked so cool! In retrospect, I think it’s clear they made the right move but teenage me was disappointed.
Valve is notorious for working on games and then not releasing them. There were several Teamfortress 2 versions which only got leaked and playable in the last few years. Similarly HL 3 was worked on several times since HL2 ep2. But due to the company structure and large scope/expectations for such a HL, first person singleplayer game, every attempt was scrapped at some stage of development.
I can recommend Tyler McViker and gabe follower for two great Valve-Journalists with many insider connections and both fid thousands of hours datamining the engine. Its probably where the article got its informations.
I remember when they had an article in CGW back in the day showing off TF2 when it was still being built on the GoldSrc engine and it was going to be a more realistic war game going all in on the AI HL1’s grunts used allowing you to command a whole group of dudes in a single player experience.
I am so glad it turned out the way it really released and not that.
I remember drooling over those articles as a kid, they looked so cool! In retrospect, I think it’s clear they made the right move but teenage me was disappointed.