Team Fortress 2 - Multiplayer for Episode 2

[CSN NewsBot]

If your mind isn't blown yet, just wait until you read the actual news from today's EA press conference with Valve. Some of the big news from this press conference is that a new trailer for Episode 2 was displayed to the audience, Team Fortress 2 is very much alive and kicking and will be one of two additional games shipped with Episode 2, and a PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Half-Life 2 is in the works and will ship at the same time.

Newell's gone on to discuss the episodic-gaming business model. Short version: Valve likes it. It will even let them explore new types of gameplay in a new upcoming game called Portal (which seems to be a working title). It looks like they took the portal concept from Prey and slapped it on a gun--you can shoot them into walls and floors to solve all kinds of crazy puzzles, teleporting objects around and stuff. Looks like a total mindbender.



TEAM FORTRESS 2. WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? Hey, they're still making it! It's got a totally exaggerated, crazy art style now. Looks a little like Spy vs. Spy or No One Lives Forever, kind of a '60s spy feel. It's going to be the included multiplayer mode in Episode 2! Class-based, etc. You know the drill. Great news for shooter fans. We all thought this game was dead years ago.



And hey, Half-Life 2: Ep 2 wlil ship for Xbox 360 and PS3 simultaneously with the PC. The console games will basically include all of the HL2 back content, so you'll get everything on there that you can get on the PC. Who expected all this Valve news?

This means that Half-Life 2, Episode 1, and Episode 2 will come in one package deal for the 360 and PS3 release. Now, all that's left is to see new screenshots and videos of these games, especially TF2! To say the least, I am very, very excited to see this.



Additional Link: Here's a more in-depth look at the Valve coverage, including a lot of additional details on Portal and TF2's unique art design.

[Tesko.Pk]

H.o.l.y. Crap!



Never though I'd see the day!

[Zips]

Updated the news with a bit about the Portal game. Man, I'm just so excited about this TF2 news you have no idea.

[baconman]

TFC the 1st one never died i still play



there are only about 8 clans in attack defend and like 30 in CTF



still fun =)

[Zips]

Well, Team Fortress 2 is back and will be included with Episode Two, and it looks like nothing else on the market. Newell explained that Valve wanted to make this action game distinct, so the graphics (which use the Source engine) look like a Pixar animated movie. To reinforce this, the carious character classes in the game look like cartoon caricatures. These include the Medic with the huge needle or the Demoman with the sticks of explosives. Other classes include the Heavy, the Spy, the Scout, the Engineer, the Sniper, the Soldier, and the Pyro. Newell says that the goal with Team Fortress 2 is to create “the best looking and best-playing class-based multiplayer game.� Team Fortress 2 is certainly unique in appearance, so we’ll see how it plays.

:)

[Ryosuke T]

exxxceeellllllleeeennnnnt *mr burns voice.

[ph03nix(k)]

HOLY FUCK

[V.C. Sniper]

HOLy MOTHER OF 1337!! JESUS FUCING SHIT CHRSIT HOLY SHIT!! FUCKING WOW OMG!!! VALve have done it again!! Holy mother of god wow! Jesus Christ VALVe droped a antimatter bomb right THERE!!! Team Fortress 2 is the Best multiplayer game ever? Can't wait to see what it's like! Man that game is going to be so crazy and sh**! Great thing to see Half-Life 2 and all its back content is going to be available for the Xbox 360 and PS3. IT WILL BE THE BEST GAME ON THE NEXT GEN!!! =D PORTAL!!! PORTAL!! The next greatest game of all time have just been annouced by VALVe!!! PORTAL!! Its going to melt ur minds when you freakin see it!! I want to see how many ways u can play with the portal gun!! GODDAMN IT CAn't wait!11

[snkcube]

Wow, TF2. I liked the first one a lot so this is great news. CS:Source on the PS3 and Xbox 360.....if they can play against PC gamers, hell would arise.

[ph03nix(k)]

The console gamers would be annihlated at every turn, wont happen though.

[[CyW]-=BigBear=-]

Wauw, some major shockers there.. TF2, and HL2 on next-gen consoles.. :P

[videege]

I wonder if TF2 will still be slated like the battlefield type combat that they said they were going to make it into.



It'll still probably be awesome, but I'm also going to dl FortressForever when it comes out so I can play a tfc port.

[acc_int]

Hmmm... no screenies. Not too useful.

[Zips]

acc_int wrote..

Hmmm... no screenies. Not too useful.

Trust me, the screens will be up as soon as they're publically released. I'm more than anxious to see what it looks like myself.

[Gpig]

hoooollllly shit



edit: holy shit

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man, portal actually seems more exciting than TF2. I feel like it got lost in the shuffle of the TF2 announcement. Though the TF2 announcement has me stunned.