Valve reports good news for those that have been holding tight on the edge of their seats waiting for the latest in the Half-Life 2 sequel department. Half-Life 2: Episode One has officially gone gold and to help mark the event they've released a new teaser which is available on our download system files.neo.

Here's some info from Valve on the game:

"Given the rapid changes in PC gaming, we expect episodic games will have the
same impact on single-player gaming that Counter-Strike had on multiplayer,"
said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "The frequent releases of
upgraded technology and new content works better for both consumers and
developers, and is one of the key reasons Counter-Strike grew to be 80% of the
online action market. We decided that a follow-up to Half-Life 2 delivered in 18
months with our first episode was more in tune with what our customers want than
waiting 6 years for another monolithic product."

Episode One offers a new single player experience created by Valve, and is
designed to be four to six hours in length. Stepping into the hazard suit of Dr.
Gordon Freeman, you face the immediate repercussions of your actions in City 17
and the Citadel. Alyx Vance and her robot, Dog, will accompany you in your 
efforts to aid in the human resistance's desperate battle against the 
totalitarian alien menace of the Combine.

The game is looking quite nice in the final stages and with more coming after this it looks like gamers could really be getting a detailed story that they've been waiting to play out for the game. Shortly after release expect our review on Half-Life 2: Episode One here at Neoseeker.