NOTE: This week’s recording is at 7pm EST on Monday – 2 days, 6 hours later than usual.

Introduction

• William is joined by ???.

Podcast 17 News

• Note: The Dear Esther review is a child of its item in Media Blitz.

From the Mouth of Valve

• TF2 Blog: Happy Valentine’s Day!
• CS:GO Blog: Today we are kicking off the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta.
  • HL2.net Article, LG Article.
• Dota 2 Blog: You are our valentine.
• Dota 2 Blog: Next week: Cold Fusion.

Releases & Updates

• Last Zombie released.
• Notes: Surrender Cut released.
• Exterminatus Alpha 6.0 to 6.04 incremental update.
• Rexaura v1.1 update.
• Alive & Kicking: Just the Crumbs demo release.
• Ha Long Treasures, a single-player HL2:Ep2 map. – From Dec 12, 2011.
• Magellanic Stream, a single-player HL2:Ep2 map.

Media Blitz

• Earth’s Special Forces – Distant sound and effects & ice wasteland weather effects videos; Burning attack image.
  • Videos are from late January but were missed.
• The Gate 2 – Short Gameplay Videos:
  • Walking through the freshly mapped forest…
  • 1950s alien abduction scene.
  • Driving in the forest (badly).
• Zeitgeist – The Story of an Age that never was.
• Zombie Colony – Sharing, Wounds, Ironsights, and Bullets.
• Half-Life: Legion – Second map finished…and why it took so long.
• No More Room in Hell – Survival Mode and 1.03 Trailer.
• Nuclear Dawn – Mapping Contest 2012.
• Left Behind – Don’t think our mod is DEAD!
• Source Media Arcade – User Content Update.
• Dear Esther – Profitable in Under 6 Hours!
  • William’s video review of Dear Esther.
  • Vic’s Thoughts On: Dear Esther.
  • Korsakovia Interview with Dan Pinchbeck by DazJW.
• Infamy or Valour – Life.
• GLaDOS’ New Tests – A Few Question for you guys.
• Continuum of Decay – Media Release.
• Half-Life: Redux – Version 3 Update.
• Intruder Alert! – Sneak Up from Behind.
• Contagion – Monochrome – Going to GDC 2012!
• Cry of Fear – Spotlight.

Discussion

• PP Poll 262 – How often do you try the Steam ‘Free Weekend’ promotions?.
• PP: Back to Our Roots, by William McMahon.
• NECA line of Valve figures revealed.
  • Some Asshole Stole the Demoman’s Head at Toy Fair.
• Half Life 2 Strider Combine Custom Action Figure. – Tipped by Game Ender.
• “Prisoner” by Frank Lantz, a forgotten bit of “art mod” history. – Tipped by Tyk-Tok.

Event Time

Recording starts in…

Tue 21st February at 12:00am UTC

Additional Timezones

USA & Canadian Times

• Los Angeles, PST Mon  4:00pm
• Denver, MST Mon  5:00pm
• Chicago, CST Mon  6:00pm
• New York, EST Mon  7:00pm

European Times

• London, GMT Tue 12:00am
• Lisbon, WET Tue 12:00am
• Madrid, CET Tue  1:00am
• Athens, EET Tue  2:00am

Australian Times

• Perth, WST Tue  8:00am
• Darwin, CST Tue  9:30am
• Brisbane, EST Tue 10:00am