My Half Life 2 PC Gamer came in the mail today. Some interesting quick things I've read so far: - Girl character is not playable - Same author of story as the first Half Life - Interactive scripted scenes - Barney and the G-Man both get face lifts of sorts - There will be a Half Life 3 - Half Life 2 comes out Sept. 30 - The Plot: There is a new alien invasion and some of the Xen aliens are now your allies. - The game takes place in a Eastern European city. - The game supposedly will be able to run on a DX6-compatible TNT card - Mentions a more robust mod making experience - Cool in-game psychics
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