Half-Life, on PC CD-ROM, is scheduled to ship in November, 1997 and will be available at most software retailers, as well as through Sierra Direct at (800) 757-7707. Teasley III, former art director of Williams’ Doom for Sony Playstation Tools Architect Ben Morris, creator of DCK (Doom Construction Kit) and WorldCraft game designers Steve Bond and John Guthrie, creators of the Quake Airplane and Quake Kart and level designer Dario Casali, one of the world’s best-known deathmatch level designers, including those found on id Software’s Final Doom. Valve’s prestigious development team is comprised of many well-respected names within the gaming community, including: 3D artist Chuck Jones, formerly with Apogee/3D Realms, where he was an artist and animator for Duke Nukem 3D, Rise of the Triad, Shadow Warrior and the Duke Nukem Plutonium Pack game and level designer Harry E. “When it came to selecting a publisher, it was very clear that Sierra was the most committed to leap-frogging the current generation of games and giving gamers a product that will be head and shoulders above anything else shipping this year.” “Our goal with Half-Life was to build the most exciting and technologically advanced game possible,” said Gabe Newell, co-founder and Managing Director of Valve. Gamers will agree that the results are nothing less than mind-boggling.”

“Valve’s enhancements to the Quake engine technology introduce gameplay and design elements that will thrust Half-Life to the forefront of first-person gaming.

“Sierra On-Line is thrilled to have the opportunity to publish Half-Life,” remarked Ken Williams, CEO of Sierra On-Line. Just stumbled upon this archive of late-90s Half Life press releases and thought some folks might be interested in reading them.

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