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Viral Video Teases New Valve Game? [UPDATED]
A fan-made tribute to the Half-Life franchise, or something more sinister?
By Justin Haywald, 03/19/2009
The video above is either an exceptionally well-crafted homage to the Half-Life universe, or (more than likely) it's a viral video hinting at something new from developer Valve. The sound effects and music seem to come from Half-Life and Half-Life 2 (with a little Lost thrown in, as well), and there are strong allusions drawn to the game's Black Mesa setting. Plus, the video's titled "What's in the Box?" and Valve's last Half-Life release was the Orange Box. Coincidence?
At this point, the meaning of the first-person film is pure conjecture; it could be anything from a teaser to Portal 2 (with malfunctioning Portal technology causing the calamity) to a Samsung phone commercial. But www.whatsinthebox.nl, the website listed on the video's YouTube posting, contains the heading "Soon the world will find out." Until then, share your thoughts on what you think it all means in the comments section.
UPDATE: It turns out that the video is not officially connected with Valve in any way. It may be well put together, but Doug Lombardi, Valve's Vice President of Marketing, talked to GameSpy via email, saying, "The Box video was a cool piece from the community. Two in just a few weeks. I hope there's more on the way." The other video he's referring to, a short film series called "Escape from City 17," is another fan made internet feature set in the Half-Life universe.
The lack of new official Half-Life news may be disheartening, but I'm excited to see where this dialog-lite feature from the Netherlands goes next.
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Wow that is fucking amazing. For really only being a fan made video.. holy shit ! damn :p Very fucking well made-
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