Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar

Unprecedented access behind Half-Life and Half-Life 2 A forward by Valve founder Gabe Newell Hundreds of art design preproduction and other art pieces crammed into the book Over a dozen key members of Valves staff interviewed Officially approved by Valve Behind City 17 and other locations The development of the Source engine A rogues gallery of beasts characters and monstrosities Key weapons development revelations A tour of many of the games locations from inception to completion Filled with art screens and anecdotes from the Valve team