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| Can anyone tell me the reason why no half life 2 episodes have been produced for so many years, or why HL 3 isn't even on the concept table? |
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After all this time they probably wouldn't even need to market the game.
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A lot of people look at that video for HL3 clues.
I look at that video and wonder "What happened to the Space Core?"
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I am glad that Valve doesn't shovel sequels out every year like EA and Capcom, but it has been a long time since their last game. Episode 3 should have been out by now dammit.
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Maybe I am dumb (high possibility) or I just skipped the thread where it is explained, but what is an ARG?
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Huh. This is the first time I read about these things. So this is just some elaborea LARPing? Seems pretty strange to me. 
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| I am glad that Valve doesn't shovel sequels out every year like EA and Capcom, but it has been a long time since their last game. Episode 3 should have been out by now dammit. |
Capcom shovels out sequels for every franchise they have except the ones people have been asking for for years.
On that note, no Megaman games since 2010. Wtf, Capcom?
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Of course Valve isn't going to admit that they've started an ARG this early. They're sneaky.
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| Huh. This is the first time I read about these things. So this is just some elaborea LARPing? Seems pretty strange to me. |
It's a form of viral advertising that creates hype by blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.
Halo, the Dark Knight, Portal 2, Cloverfield, etc. are all pretty famous for their ARG's.
For example here are three websites that were created as part of Cloverfield's ARG a couple years ago:
http://slusho.jp/
http://tidowave.com/
http://tagruato.jp/index2.php |
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On that note, no Megaman games since 2010. Wtf, Capcom? |
Itafune (the guy who made Mega Man) left Capcom and they've seemingly ignored the character since then.
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It's a form of viral advertising that creates hype by blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.
Halo, the Dark Knight, Portal 2, Cloverfield, etc. are all pretty famous for their ARG's.
For example here are three websites that were created as part of Cloverfield's ARG a couple years ago:
http://slusho.jp/
http://tidowave.com/
http://tagruato.jp/index2.php |
And none of these games/movies was really outstanding/amazingly good. If a game for example is very good and stands out on its own, it does not need such inane shit IMO. Those ARGs smell to me like just another retarded internet phenomena.
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| well Blair Witch Project was kinda cool though. |
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It's a form of viral advertising that creates hype by blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.
Halo, the Dark Knight, Portal 2, Cloverfield, etc. are all pretty famous for their ARG's.
For example here are three websites that were created as part of Cloverfield's ARG a couple years ago:
http://slusho.jp/
http://tidowave.com/
http://tagruato.jp/index2.php |
And none of these games/movies was really outstanding/amazingly good. If a game for example is very good and stands out on its own, it does not need such inane shit IMO. Those ARGs smell to me like just another retarded internet phenomena. |
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I really liked cloverfeild 
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And none of these games/movies was really outstanding/amazingly good. If a game for example is very good and stands out on its own, it does not need such inane shit IMO. Those ARGs smell to me like just another retarded internet phenomena. |
Dark Knight was a great movie and Portal 2 was one of the best games this year.
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On the other hand, NIN's Year Zero had an awesome ARG and turned out to be a terrible album.
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Publicity never equals final product. Dead Island is a pretty blatant example of a fairly bland game having an amazing trailer. An ARG is just a ''clever'' kind of publicity.
And I liked The Dark Knight and Portal 2. So there  .
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Half-Life 3 confirmed on the Steam Podcast Twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/Steamcast/status/149415750623432704 |
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I love you Valve! Masters of viral advertisement.
I believe some Valve employee was spotted somewhere wearing a Half-Life 3 t-shirt. I'll try and find the picture. |
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