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'''''Get Your Free TVs!''''' is a tech demo shown off at SIGGRAPH 2000 and SIGGRAPH 2001 behind closed doors.<ref>[https://forum.facepunch.com/f/games/ujke/Half-Life-2-Cut-Content-V2-Drama-posts-are-week-ban/134/#postyhhct Facepunch forum thread on cut content from ''Half-Life 2''.] Retrieved 19 Apr '18</ref> The tech demo was to show off what VALVe was working on with their new Source Engine that was being used to create the upcoming game at the time, ''Half-Life 2''.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/ TA Gamespot article on the final hours of ''Half-Life 2''.] Retrieved 19 Apr '18</ref>
'''''Get Your Free TVs''''' is the first known tech demo for the game '''''Half-Life 2'''''. It showed off what VALVe was working on with their new Source Engine.


==History==
==Discovery Efforts==
* 2000
In 2003, ''Half-Life 2'' was leaked to the public by Axel Gembe. In this leak, several assets from ''Get Your Free TVs!'' were found which included textures for a gas mask citizen, the main player models used for the demo, and a modified version of a map that was shown in the only screenshot of the tech demo.  
** '''''Get Your Free TVs''''' is shown at SIGGRAPH 2000<ref>[https://forum.facepunch.com/f/games/ujke/Half-Life-2-Cut-Content-V2-Drama-posts-are-week-ban/134/#postyhhct SIGGRAPH 2000 Confirmation]</ref>. Sadly, it was shown behind closed doors to members of the press.


* 2001
==See Also==
** A shortened version of the demo was probably shown here
*[[Team Fortress Classic (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of PC multiplayer first-person shooter; existence unconfirmed; early 2000s)]]
*[[Team Fortress 2 "Expiration Date" (partially found screenplay and extended cut of animated short; 2012-2014)]]
*[[Escape from Team Fortress (found cancelled web series; 2014-2015)]]
*[[Electric Playground "Team Fortress 2 Beta" (lost episode of online video game news show; 2007)]]
*[[Half-Life (found Dreamcast port of first-person shooter; 2000-2001)]]
*[[Left 4 Dead 2 "The Cabin in the Woods" (lost build of cancelled movie tie-in DLC campaign for first-person horror shooter sequel; 2009-2010)]]
*[[Team Fortress 2 (partially found original builds of PC multiplayer first-person shooter sequel; 1999-2006)]]
*[[Team Fortress Classic (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of PC multiplayer first-person shooter; existence unconfirmed; early 2000s)]]
*[[They Hunger: Lost Souls (found builds of unreleased sequel to "Half-Life" game mod; 2005-2008)]]


* 2003
==References==
** The '''''Half-Life 2''''' Beta gets leaked, and along with this, some assets to Get Your Free TVs. This is the first, and as of now only, time assets for Get Your Free TVs got into the public's hands.
 
* 2004
** An image is released, showing multiple Gasmask Citizens running from the "Strider" enemy from Half-life 2, which has already killed a few.
** One of the 2 known images is published in a GameSpot article<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-final-hours-of-half-life-2/1100-6112889/ GameSpot Article]</ref>
** Concept art is released in the book Half-Life 2: Raising The Bar.
 
==What's Been Found==
* '''''Half-Life 2''''' 2003 Leak
** Textures for the gasmask citizen shown in the photo
** Modified versions of the level shown in the photo
 
==What's Still Lost==
* The gasmask citizen model
* The version of the level shown in the GameSpot screenshot and tech demo video
** Several unused textures are in the GameSpot screenshot
* The tech demo video
 
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Latest revision as of 23:56, 24 June 2024

Get Your Free TVs.jpg

The only known official image of Get Your Free TVs!.

Status: Partially Found

Get Your Free TVs! is a tech demo shown off at SIGGRAPH 2000 and SIGGRAPH 2001 behind closed doors.[1] The tech demo was to show off what VALVe was working on with their new Source Engine that was being used to create the upcoming game at the time, Half-Life 2.[2]

Discovery Efforts

In 2003, Half-Life 2 was leaked to the public by Axel Gembe. In this leak, several assets from Get Your Free TVs! were found which included textures for a gas mask citizen, the main player models used for the demo, and a modified version of a map that was shown in the only screenshot of the tech demo.

See Also

References