After bashing through the game's five stonking chapters, we sat down with Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve and creative genius behind the Half-Life series. His words will be yours to read from next Tuesday, as we go wild for Episode One with a week of coverage of the episodic masterstroke. Don't go anywhere else - we'll have everything you need to know about Half-Life 2: Episode One right here on Radar.
Above: Fighting alongside Alyx strengthens your - urk! - feelings for her. She's more than just a supporting character