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Featured Article - F-Stop

Shortly after the release of the Orange Box, Gabe Newell was concerned that Valve was focusing too much time on releasing games, and not on experimenting/innovation. To combat this, he thought up the 'Directed Design Experiments'. In essence, Valve would shut down development on games and let the employees do whatever they want. Valve would turn into a creative playground for four months, with no stress or pressure from developing full games. One of these experiments was titled F-STOP; A project that made Gabe Newell think "Fuck yeah!" after seeing it. Valve were sure that this could be the mechanic for the next Portal game, thinking that Portal as a franchise would have a new mechanic each game, with a common link of Aperture Science experimentation. This, of course, didn't pan out. After nearing a year of active development, Valve began to question everything. Playtesters thought the overall mechanic of the game was fun, but were confused at the fact they didn't have a Portal gun... in the sequel to Portal. In October to December of 2008, development of the game was completely rebooted, leading to the Portal 2 that released. >> Continue Reading <<

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Did you know...

...That the Gasmask Citizen's face texture is based off one of Gabe Newell's friends, Juan Martinez? ...That Team Fortress 2 originally was an RTS-Inspired game, with rounds being referred to as 'Acts'? ...That Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) was nearly leaked all the way back in 2003 during the height of the leaks and still remains one of the most mysterious things to remain unleaked? ...That the Conscripts originally filled the role of the rebellion, and would act like the Security Guard AI in Half-Life 1? ...That the Bullsquid was not cut once, but twice over the course of Half-Life 2's development?