Valves new game, Half Life: Episode 1, will not require Half Life 2 to play and can be bought over steam.

I'm sure all those who keep up with the news here onModsonline will know about Half Life: Episode 1. With the public expecting toneed Half Life 2 to actually play this expansion, Valve now say that Episode 1will be stand-alone and not require any other files that what will be providedif you buy it from Steam. The expected due date is April 24th 2006, but will bepriced at $19.99 which will be bundled with HL2: Deathmatch and HL Deathmatch:Source. The price is also expected to be the same for Episode 2, so for anextra 4 - 6 hours of gameplay, gamers should be prepared to pay a regular pricefor a regular service, instead of what many hoped where they could just getupdates and pay a flat price once. Also, they expect Episode 1 to be richerthan the quality of gameplay that was provided with Half Life 2.

sweet, does this mean its gonna be like the 2nd half life 2 single player??

If so im deffently buying this

Basically, it's an extended version of Half Life 2, but you don't need HL2 to play this. Valve want to create regular episodes for the game, with about 4 - 6 hours of gameplay, hence why it was changed from Half Life: Aftermath to Half Life: Episode 1.