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In case you didn’t know, Valve software chief Gabe Newell settled in New Zealand for most of the year after the country closed its borders to stop the spread of Covid.
While he was there, he worked, but also did other Stuff the latest of which is working with WETA (the special effects / art people), Rocket Lab and a local charity Fire … a little garden gnome into space.
It’s not just any gnome, of course. It is a replica of Gnome Chompski, a garden accessory from Half-life: episode 2 (and later Half-life: Alyx) that you can wear for most of the game and earn a bullshit achievement if you can launch it into space on a rocketwhat leads us nicely to real video game news Of all of this, Valve also added a new achievement at the same time as the launch Half-life: episode 2, called Gnome alone.
A game that is 13 years old.
It looks like there will be a second one that should prove successful Manufacturing rise.
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If you have nothing to do later tonight, be prepared for the launch, which is scheduled for 8:44 p.m. ET. Not only is it cool to see things being shot from the surface of the planet into space, but Newell – a very wealthy man – is going to donate $ 1 to charity for each person who steps in.
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