I’m not the first to discuss this, nor the last, but whilst there are many aspects about Valve that really annoy me, I can’t help but congratulate them on their creativity. The image above (Sorry it’s not very clear!) is taken from the video below of a newly discovered weapon, from HL2 Ep1, which seems to be called the Vortex Hopwire. It creates a black hole that enemies are drawn into.

I found it via joystiq.com, who originally found it on halflife2.net.

The guys and gals over at Valve are doing a fantastic job of introducing new and exciting things to FPS gaming and I applaud them.

21st August 2006

• Why not follow these comments via RSS?
• Get your own GRAvatar.
• Don't forget that Feedback should be honest, fair AND useful.
• Please read the Comments Guide if you are new to commenting.

1. 

   Unq

   22nd August 2006

   Cool, haven’t seen this before. It’s like a rather forceful version of the World’s Most Interesting Bomb.

   Reply
2. 

   Ezequielhl

   1st September 2006

   Damn! It’s like that blast with missile of the Dark Beam (Metroid 2 Echoes).

   Obvioulsy this works better. The other just “seems wonderful”.

   Reply