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Source Engine maxed out

PC Games Hardware tried to squeeze the last bit of visual quality out of Valve's aged Source Engine. As test objects they used Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (with LoD mod), Half-Life 2 (with Cinematic Mod 8.2/9/10), Left 4 Dead and Zeno clash.

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hay6104d ago

But I still like it :)
It's good engine with nice possibilities. It just have it's age.

And Alyx in cinematic mod is ugly as troll's poo IMO.

na2ru16104d ago

on one too generations. Unless Valve are even bothered to step up and make a new engine, I couldn't give a damn what they crap out for the 360/PC.

Half Life went down hill since the start of 4 hours episodic releases.

poindat6104d ago (Edited 6104d ago )

Well it does have a... unique feel to it. You can tell that a game is a Valve game within the first minute. That is something that not many other engines can do (IMO), so Valve gets a big plus from me for that.

marinelife96104d ago

It's been maxed out. The Doom 3 engine looked better than Source when it was first released. Gabe Newell has just been too fat and lazy to do anything about it. You'll see four more versions of Left 4 Dead on it over the next four years.

Chewy1026104d ago

Valve keeps using Source is because of all the moders in their fanbase. If Valve mad a new engine it would take time for the moders to get good with it. The only reason I still play Valve made games are for the mods, a lot of them are at a much higher quality than Valves work.

The other reason I think is that they just don't know how to. Iv seen much better work form moders than Valve recently (IMHO).

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Darkseider6104d ago

This surprises anyone? The Source engine as nice as it may be is getting a bit old by anyones standards.

mistajeff6104d ago

Cinematic mod Alyx is awkward

QuantumWake6104d ago

I think Valve should just create a new engine for their games. Like a "Source Engine 2" perhaps... The current source engine has been used for YEARS and I am sad to say that yes, most of the games are starting to look very outdated. But don't get me wrong, it's a very good engine, but Valve has to try something new..

Fishy Fingers6104d ago

They are. Half Life 3 is rumoured to be the first game to use their new engine. Be a while yet though, again another rumour, but 2011.

Still at least the source engine offers those with low spec PCs a good gaming experience. Plus the solid mod support.

Raf1k16104d ago (Edited 6104d ago )

Source debuted with Half-Life 2 and from what they've said in the past Source2 will debut with Half-Life 3

Edit: Valve have released HL2 episodes every 2 years or so. We will likely see the final HL2 episode next year and I'm guessing it'll be another few years after that before we see HL3 with the new Source engine.

Pandamobile6104d ago

Source 2 will be here in a couple years. I'd say 2013 or 2014.

Half-Life 3 isn't even in development yet.

potenquatro6104d ago

So don't expect Source 2 untill 2011 at the earliest. But Source gives you exiting and fun FPS at W.O.W. specs, but can look preatty good on good PC's. How can you not love that?!?!

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KilZoneGeneralStrife6104d ago

thats news *sarcasm* . . . ,I suppose,this stays here..until anoter PS3 slim article?

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio1d 12h ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing1d 10h ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster921d 11h ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit1d 11h ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing1d 10h ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster921d 8h ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

Tanktopmaster921d 8h ago

Let me be clear. This is sarcasm

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."