wraggster
November 12th, 2012, 20:16
Valve president Gabe Newell has has revealed Valve is working on a next generation successor to the Source Engine.
Rumors (http://www.develop-online.net/news/41633/Filmmaker-code-uncovers-Source-engine-2) of a new engine have been circulating for a while, but confirmation came as Newell spoke before an audience of 4Chan's /4/ users gathered at Valve to celebrate his November 3rd birthday.
"We’ve been working on Valve’s new engine stuff for a while, we’re probably just waiting for a game to roll it out with," said Newell as recorded on Youtube (http://www.develop-online.net/news/42481/We%E2%80%99ve%20been%20working%20on%20Valve%E2%80% 99s%20new%20engine%20stuff%20for%20a%20while,%20we %E2%80%99re%20probably%20just%20waiting%20for%20a% 20game%20to%20roll%20it%20out%20with).
Newell also confirmed the Source 2 engine would be completely new, instead of just another update for nearly ten year-old tech.
Source made its debut in Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 in 2004.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42481/Valve-working-on-next-gen-Source-engine
Rumors (http://www.develop-online.net/news/41633/Filmmaker-code-uncovers-Source-engine-2) of a new engine have been circulating for a while, but confirmation came as Newell spoke before an audience of 4Chan's /4/ users gathered at Valve to celebrate his November 3rd birthday.
"We’ve been working on Valve’s new engine stuff for a while, we’re probably just waiting for a game to roll it out with," said Newell as recorded on Youtube (http://www.develop-online.net/news/42481/We%E2%80%99ve%20been%20working%20on%20Valve%E2%80% 99s%20new%20engine%20stuff%20for%20a%20while,%20we %E2%80%99re%20probably%20just%20waiting%20for%20a% 20game%20to%20roll%20it%20out%20with).
Newell also confirmed the Source 2 engine would be completely new, instead of just another update for nearly ten year-old tech.
Source made its debut in Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 in 2004.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42481/Valve-working-on-next-gen-Source-engine