false 29692 1 ·Unprecedented access behind <i>Half-Life</i> and <i>Half-Life 2</i> <br>·A forward by Valve founder Gabe Newell <br>·Hundreds of art, design, preproduction, and other art pieces crammed into the book <br>·Over a dozen key members of Valve's staff interviewed <br>·Officially approved by Valve <br>·Behind City 17 and other locations <br>·The development of the Source engine <br>·A rogue's gallery of beasts, characters, and monstrosities <br>·Key weapons development revelations <br>·A tour of many of the game's locations, from inception to completion <br>·Filled with art, screens, and anecdotes from the Valve team 30123 23 11 2004 Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar total:18|5:12|4:4|3:2| 18 82 24 2 5 0 true false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jul 20 22:38:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 22:38:58 -0700 2009 4
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