Valve committed to XBLA, re-releases possible

by Jason Dobson { Jul 29th 2008 at 11:45AM }

With excitement still brewing for the upcoming GlaDOS-free follow up to Portal, developer Valve has come forward, throwing its considerable weight behind Xbox Live Arcade while adding that the company is 'considering' bringing other titles from its catalog to the service as well. Says Valve's Doug Lombardi, "We'll certainly consider it. If you look at what we've done on Steam, we try to make all our games available and we're always reviewing the prices to keep them current. We'd love to do that, but Portal: Still Alive is our first step at doing that beyond the PC."

While Lombardi adds that the studio currently has no "immediate plans" to test the waters of either the Wii or PlayStation 3, this remains great news for owners of Microsoft's console, possibly giving those who missed Valve's boat the first time around a second chance to climb on board.

Tags: doug-lombardi, douglombardi, microsoft, portal, portal-still-alive, valve, xbla

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

LiqwidZero @ Jul 29th 2008 11:51AM

I'm hoping for DoD Source and CS Source.

Obie @ Jul 29th 2008 11:53AM

Funny enough I never played the original Half Life.
Give me the original with enhanced graphics on XBLA and you have a deal Valve!

Huey2k2 @ Jul 29th 2008 11:55AM

I have played the original Half Life and I would still buy that lol

Obie @ Jul 29th 2008 11:57AM

I could download it off Steam, but I have always been a console gamer, so playing it with KB&M on my Pc would not be a thing for me.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 29th 2008 12:11PM

You mean something like this?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3xddqgCPu-M&feature=related

I wonder what the hell happened to that project.

Shawn @ Jul 29th 2008 12:24PM

they are making a remake of HL1, it's called The Black Mesa Mod, hopefully due out this year or next. It's basically the graphics of HL2 Ep1 for HL1, and it's free if you have HL of course. I can see this coming to console, it would easily show what so many gamers have missed over the years...

Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?) @ Jul 29th 2008 12:37PM

@ Mr.ESC

Black Mesa has been in development for the last four years.It's pretty much the DNF of Mods.

Limezor @ Jul 29th 2008 12:56PM

Yeah I downloaded the leaked version (just to test it out, of course) and there isn't that much completed...There is probably 15% of the levels made, without any NPCs or scripts. Most of the weapons are finished, but not all of them (and some of them don't work).

To be honest, Black Mesa Source looks dead, and they haven't released anything new in a long time.

Eoco @ Jul 29th 2008 11:54AM

'the upcoming GalDOS-free follow up to Portal'

Hate to be a pedant, but it's GlaDOS not GalDOS.

Haggard @ Jul 29th 2008 12:03PM

Valve's Gabe Newell says he's not going to waste resources on the PS3, and I can't see them doing a Wii game, unless they make an improved version of Half Life 1 with The Conduit-esque controls.

Fernando Rocker @ Jul 29th 2008 12:06PM

http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/02/25/valve-likes-the-look-of-wii/

http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/03/15/possibility-of-some-valve-action-on-the-wii/

They are even porting the Source Engine to the Wii, but I can't find the link.

Gabe Newell actually prefer the Wii over the PS3 and in the past months, he said he wanted to do a Wii game.

Eoco @ Jul 29th 2008 11:57AM

Actually, it's GLaDOS, not GlaDOS or GalDOS.

Shadow-MKII @ Jul 29th 2008 12:00PM

I'd be up for HL and any of it's expansions on XBLA. Not quite sure CS:Source would fit the constraints of the XBLA but CS 1.6 might haha.

J.Goodwin @ Jul 29th 2008 12:04PM

Half-Life Source...not a very good game.

It does sound pleasantly like Valve has come to a detente with Microsoft though. Valve pretty much owns their own side of the street (PC) and Microsoft owns theirs (Xbox). Microsoft admitted as much when Live went free on PC. I wonder if we'll see Steam and Live features intertwine in some way (Steam achievements = Live achievements).

Haggard @ Jul 29th 2008 12:10PM

One thing I noticed about the Valve-Microsoft relationship is that when Epic put their games on Steam, it didn't include Gears of War. So I don't think Steam-LIVE co-operation is on the cards just yet.

Schnoogs @ Jul 29th 2008 1:05PM

Wow...Half Life not a good game. Your taste in gaming leaves a lot to be desired. Must be a Halo 3 fan or something.

J.Goodwin @ Jul 29th 2008 1:28PM

Didn't much care for Halo 3 either.

I stand by my comments on Half Life: Source, but I am looking forward to Black Mesa: Source. Hopefully it will be what Half Life: Source wasn't.

Haggard @ Jul 29th 2008 2:47PM

I'm guessing you mean that you're sad they didn't upgrade the graphics for HL: Source?

If so, I concur, and am also looking forward to Black Mesa: Source.

J.Goodwin @ Jul 29th 2008 2:50PM

Yes, in part. It feels old in a lot of ways. I'm hoping that they modernize some of the other things about it that annoyed me as well (mainly the jumping, fuck jumping puzzles).

Mr.ESC @ Jul 29th 2008 12:05PM

I hope Valve brings Audiosurf and those TF2 achievements to the xbox live.

Haggard @ Jul 29th 2008 2:51PM

Audiosurf is only sold on Steam, Valve don't own any licenses for it. So it's really up to Dylan Fitterer, the guy who made it. I think I remember something about him being interested in XBLA some time ago though.

As for the TF2 achievements, maps and so on; last I heard Microsoft wouldn't let Valve give them out free, and the achievements would interfere with the system they already have.

xFenixKnightx @ Jul 29th 2008 12:21PM

Much love for Valve but they need to get to work on updating their engine. It's really starting to show on Left 4 Dead. The game isn't even out yet and it looks a bit dated.

Riot9 @ Jul 29th 2008 1:01PM

I felt the same exact way about Left 4 Dead. When I saw what they had at E3 though, I thought it looked a lot better. Check out Valves event if you haven't already. Starting at around 6 minutes in, and especially the end part showing one of the new character models at about 7:30. I still get the Source vibe, but it's looking a lot better than earlier videos.

Haggard @ Jul 29th 2008 2:54PM

I imagine that after HL2 Ep3, Valve will get to work on a new engine, although it would be a good idea to have it coincide with the next generation of consoles so it could be 3-5 years away yet.

I assume during this time they'll keep the fans happy with free new content for TF2 and L4D.