http://www.deathfall.com/article.php?sid=5041
Could have been an April Fool's joke by the DF's staff, but they would have said it, there's also this other link: http://cube.phlatt.net/forums/spiraloid/viewtopic.php?TopicID=1116
That is even more interesting.
There's still a chance that it's not related to HL at all, but it seems it would be cool anyway

Heh .

The fact that there was going to be a HL movie has been known long time ago. However, this is the first time I hear that it will be a CG movie. Maybe they just couldn't find anyone who looks enough like Dr. Gordon Freeman.

doesn't seem like a joke.

and Valve already had their joke on the Steam news (the added realism :rolleyes: )

what was Valve's joke? And the T17 pull one off this year?

And the T17 pull one off this year?
On the W4:M forum, check the thread "Go Fish" by Spadge

what was Valve's joke?Steam users got this News on April 1st:

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This update addresses requests for more realism in Counter-Strike: Source. The changes are as follows:

Features/Additions

Doubled player speed when jumping. The effect to cumulative, so the more you jump, the faster you go.
Cut price of AWP by 50%.
Added akimbo Riot Shield to buy menu.
Removed de_dust from mapcycle.


Realism Enhancements:

Knives:
Between rounds, it is suggested that you unsheath the weapon and repeatedly press the attack key to air it out as the leather now collects moisture and creates pits on the blade, making it less effective in the next round.

Shotguns:
1. Firing the shotgun without ammo loaded will now cause it to jam.
2. When the shotgun jams, press F2 to fill out form DA-1823-00/A12-H8.
3. You should then hear a scribbling sound. When it stops, press F3 to send the request to LIDM.
4. Failure to do paperwork before pressing F3 will result in the immediate return of the unrepaired shotgun.
5. The repairs can take 1-2 rounds for completion. During that time, you cannot purchase a replacement firearm and may only use your sidearm or knife.

Player Models:
Several models now feature eyewear. This is a completely cosmetic enhancement with the following exceptions:

Part EP-7829-292-2 must be purchased and worn correctly at all times in order to see during the round.
In between rounds, you may purchase and use part EC-2231-833-H34 to clean your EP-7829-292-2. Note: that this does not clean the eyewear itself!
To clean the eyewear, you need to purchase and use the designated cleaner, EC-2231-233-H34, EC-2231-523-H34, or EC-2231-239-H34a respectively depending on your model's eyewear. You can determine the part # of the correct cleaner by asking someone.


Machine and submachine guns:

At least once every five rounds, press F1 to inspect the weapon:
A musical cue indicates that the inspection has started. Now press F1 again repeatedly to clean and lubricate the weapon.
Your Preventative Maintenance Status (either "cleaning" or "lubricating") is determined by the speed with which you press the F1 key and will be displayed above your head.
To accurately simulate real life maintenance mistakes, pressing F1 too quickly will lubricate either the bolt face or the trunnion block. Pressing F1 too slowly sprays lubricant directly into the buffer tube. All mistakes render the gun inoperable, though this may not become immediately apparent.
Experiment with keypress timing to avoid (and discover!) other common maintenance errors.
In order to balance the improved stopping power of a well-maintained weapon, the reloading process has been made much less reliable.
When reloading, you should listen for two or three distinct clicks over a period of several seconds.
If you hear one click or no clicks or more than two clicks, you've bent the link ejector chute and the gun will most likely explode on the next attempt to fire it, though it may not.
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pretty easy to believe, isn't it? :rolleyes:
though it does make a pretty good quote for ppl that complain about "not realistic enough" ;)

Gahahah! I had that. Quite funny. Not very believeable, but rather amusing!

The whole H-L movie thing seemed believable to me until I saw that it's apparently going to be made in Japan. Now I just plain don't believe it. :p

If it really is CG, then I think that the Japanese basts are just perfect. . .

The whole H-L movie thing seemed believable to me until I saw that it's apparently going to be made in Japan. Now I just plain don't believe it. :p

Who else would do it? The only western people that could make graphics that would be good enough are Pixar imo. And Pixar are far too busy.


The Japan thing didn't make me disbelieve it. The fact that Valve havn't announced it is making me disbelieve it. ;)

What is true is that they are working with Bay Raitt on something, and he says it's "a project vision that is the coolest thing I could think of to do after my experience on LOTR."
That is enough to say it's gonna be something awesome.
He also says this: "I can add that the folks who have already joined up have worked with me at my last jobs and we're all pitching in on something we believe will be very, very cool."
I can't wait for an official announcment on what this is.

Just a little update on this, in case anyone else was also wondering what ever became of it...
Well, I guess we know now some of what you've been working on all this time, Bay :-)

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29922

Congratulations, it looks fantastic! Finally, you get to do your facial magic in realtime. I'm gonna have to upgrade my main PC for this, I think :-)

It's been a long time since Protozoa, huh?
Cheers!
RepoMan aka Rob Jellinghaus
According to this guy, he's working on the animations for TF2. Which just makes TF2 more awesome than it already was going to be. :p

there's also this other link: http://cube.phlatt.net/forums/spiraloid/viewtopic.php?TopicID=1116

I want to sign up! But I don't have any skills :(
Working at Valve would be so awesome...