Newell: Valve building Source 2 engine, Ricochet 2 is in development

Jessica Conditt — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:30:00 EST

Valve head honcho Gabe Newell got a visit from fans on 4chan.org's /v/ board for his birthday, and after paying $2.50 to unlock a real-life Mann Co. crate with a TF2 Soldier hat inside, he stuck around to talk shop. The first question (Newell specifically warned against questions about Half-Life 3) was, paraphrased from the above recording, "Is Valve working on a new Source engine?"

Newell answered, "We've been working on new engine stuff for a while." The audio then became garbled, but subtitles read, "We've just been waiting for a game to roll it out with." Regardless of the incomprehensible audio, someone asked a straightforward follow-up question: "Is it more than just an extension to Source? Like, is it an entirely new engine?"

"Yeah," Newell said.

In August a group uncovered code for a "Source 2 engine" in the Source Filmmaker application, alongside "Source 2 tools" icons. The engine was labeled "next-gen."

Also during /v/'s Valve takeover, Newell and co. confirmed that Ricochet 2 is in development.

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Report: Source 2 references buried in Source Filmmaker code

Ben Gilbert — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EST

Valve fans are getting more than machinima film editing tools in the Source Filmmaker application, apparently - savvy code hackers at ValveTime.net uncovered references in the code to a "Source 2 engine," indicating that a second iteration of Valve's "Source" engine is in the works. The references go beyond text, as several tool icons (labeled "Source 2 tools") were also found.

Moreover, the engine is labeled as "next-gen," hinting at what its likely application will be - next-gen video games. Valve has yet to announce any next-gen projects, and the company's never said a word about its next Source iteration.

Half-Life 2, the Left 4 Dead series, and several other Valve games are based on the original Source architecture, dating all the way back to 2004. It's been criticized in recent years for inflexibility and agedness, and a reboot certainly wouldn't hurt. Valve had yet to respond to request for comment as of publishing.

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