Half-Life: DC offline, PS2 online
DC gamers waiting to play Half-Life online had better give up. Whilst the single player game is still slated for a May/June release, UK publisher Havas rates the multiplayer add-on as ‘doubtful’
A Havas spokesman told CVG today that whilst the single player version of Half-Life for DC was progressing well, the multiplayer version was stuck in limbo. Havas had already announced that the version that shipped in May/June would not support online play, but had planned to issue an add-on disc later for online deathmatching.
"The online version of Half-Life is looking very doubtful" we were told today. "The PlayStation 2 version will definitely support online play though". PlayStation 2? Online? When we pressed for further details, we were assured all would be revealed at E3 in May.
No Counter Strike on DC? That’s a blow. But every cloud has a silver lining, and a fully online PS2 version could well be it. Stay tuned.
Dean Scott
Monday, 19 March 2001