Get Your Free TVs! (partially found "Half-Life 2" tech demo; 2000)
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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
- 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)
References
- ↑ Facepunch forum thread on cut content from Half-Life 2. Retrieved 19 Apr '18
- ↑ TA Gamespot article on the final hours of Half-Life 2. Retrieved 19 Apr '18