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3 Jan 2009
The 28 Best FPS Games N4G
PC News from N4G | Half-Life 2: Episode One
PC - Half-Life 2: Episode One - The 28 Best FPS Games From the dystopian corridors of BioShock's subterranean "paradise" to the Strogg-infested space stations found throughout the Quake franchise, First Person Shooters have found countless ways to establish themselves as rich, enjoyable experiences, capturing the hearts and trigger fingers of gamers worldwide.

Even if it's just blasting away wave after wave of demons in Blood, or perhaps saving mankind from itself as you traverse Half-Life 2's City 17, the FPS genre has proven itself time and time again.
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5 Dec 2008
Here's Why Valve is King of the PC Market N4G
PC News from N4G | Half-Life 2: Episode One
PC - Half-Life 2: Episode One - Here's Why Valve is King of the PC Market Valve has always been known to be one of the top developers in the PC arena. In fact, their only real competitor is Blizzard and both developers make such different games that it really isn't a competition. Well, in the latest issue of Game Informer, Valve revealed statistics of their game sales in the past decade that show why they are the industry leaders.
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30 May 2008
Valve Announces Steam Cloud - Indefinite Online Save Game, Replay Video, Kill-cam Storage, and other features N4G
PC News from N4G | Half-Life 2: Episode One
PC - Half-Life 2: Episode One - Valve Announces Steam Cloud - Indefinite Online Save Game, Replay Video, Kill-cam Storage, and other features Valve's been quite busy getting ready to roll out some impressive updates to their games and Steam in general:

"Valve today announced Steam Cloud, a free Steam system that will retain users' saved games and configuration files indefinitely.

Half-Life and Half-Life 2 will be the first games to support the service....

The company is also working on several new Steam systems, including a driver auto-updater and calendar functionality.

Another feature in the works is a system-requirement checker. The program will analyze your hardware and compare it to multiple games, estimating your performance and recommending upgrades.

Valve is also considering storing replay videos and kill-cam screens from games such as Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat: Source. "
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19 Mar 2008
Valve confirms UK and EU release of Orange Box separates N4G
PC News from N4G | Half-Life 2: Episode One
PC - Half-Life 2: Episode One - Valve confirms UK and EU release of Orange Box separates Valve's confirmed that the Orange Box separates will release in the UK and rest of Europe, despite the fact EA had said previously there was "no confirmation" of plans to bring the games to the UK.

"Yes they will," Valve's Doug Lombardi told videogaming247 when asked if the split-out games would be made available at UK retail. "EA is the distributor for most of the EU."
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31 Dec 2007
The Orange Box and 19 Games Available for $75 on Steam N4G
PC News from N4G | Half-Life 2: Episode One
PC - Half-Life 2: Episode One - The Orange Box and 19 Games Available for $75 on Steam As if The Orange Box weren't already the best value in gaming, those who have yet to make the $50 plunge can get an even better deal through Valve's Steam service. For a mere $75 gamers can purchase Orange Box and 19 additional titles.

If you already have The Orange Box then you can still get some more Half-Life goodness by downloading the game's main tune, "Still Alive" by Jonathan Coultan at Amazon.com. The entire album is discounted by about $2, available at Amazon for $7.99.
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15 Nov 2007
Top 10 Best Selling PC Games For November 3 N4G
PC News from N4G | Half-Life 2: Episode One
PC - Half-Life 2: Episode One - Top 10 Best Selling PC Games For November 3 The NPD Group has released the latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US, this time for the week ending November 3. It seems that despite bad reviews, Flagship Studios have done something right, as people buy Hellgate: London despite many reviewers' opinion that it needed a few more months in production.

1. Hellgate: London - Namco/EA
2. Hellgate: London Collectors Edition - Namco/EA
3. Half Life 2: Episode 2 The Orange Box - Valve/EA
4. Age Of Empires III: Asian Dynasties - Microsoft
5. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage - Electronic Arts
6. Nancy Drew: Legend Of The Crystal Skull - Her Interactive
7. Flight Simulator X: Acceleration - Microsoft
8. World Of Warcraft - Blizzard
9. The Witcher - Atari
10. The Sims 2 Deluxe - Electronic Arts
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27 Oct 2007
Orange Box 360 update released! (Again!) N4G
PC News from N4G | Half-Life 2: Episode One
PC - Half-Life 2: Episode One - Orange Box 360 update released! (Again!) "The second Orange Box 360 update has been released by Valve! This time, the focus is primarily on Team Fortress 2. What, exactly, have they changed?

- Reduced network bandwidth usage in multiplayer.
- Improved overall game performance.
- Arranged search results to favor preferred host conditions.
- Improved searching for ranked games.
- Addressed a possible false report of too little storage space on larger hard drives". - Gamernode
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26 Jun 2006
Half-Life 2: Episode One too hard?
PC News | Half-Life 2: Episode One
Monday 26 June 2006 Only 25% of Half-Life 2: Episode One gamers have managed to complete the first in the H-L2 trilogy, despite the game taking, on average, just five hours to complete. Other points of interest from a gameplay report released by developer/publisher Valve include the fact that less than 7% of gamers have played it on the hardest skill setting. Lightweights. Game download service Steam allowed Valve to collect data on the way its first foray into episodic gaming is being played ...
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26 May 2006
Valve introduces us to Episode One
PC News | Half-Life 2: Episode One
• Half-Life 2: Episode One trailer two (WMV, 17.3MB) Friday 26 May 2006 Valve, the creator of Half-Life, recently zipped us across the globe to its plush headquarters, where we were given an exclusive session with one of the most anticipated games of the year, Half-Life 2: Episode One. We'll have a review for you next Thursday when the game goes live on Steam. But, until then, we've got a wodge of Half-Life content for your eyes to look at. Episode One is the first in a trilogy of new ...
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25 May 2006
Valve ready to launch Episode One
PC News | Half-Life 2: Episode One
• Half-Life 2: Episode One (MOV, 4.62MB) Thursday 25 May 2006 Valve's first move into episodic gaming is on its way as Half-Life 2: Episode One is prepared for download from Steam for 1 June. Half Life 2: Episode One takes up the action where Half-Life 2 left off with Gordon Freeman facing the music and the Combine on the streets of City 17. But he's not on his own as Alyx and her robot, Dog, will be around to help. Episode One, is the first of three new episodes that Valve will be ...
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