New Team Fortress 2 Tech Demo

by Marco Chiappetta — Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 02:00 PM EDT

We posted some imagery from Valve's upcoming Team Fortress 2 in our coverage of AMD's ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT launch, but there is only so much a few screenshots can convey. To truly appreciate the fluidity of the animation and the character interaction, you have to see the game in motion. If you haven't already had a chance to see TF2 in all its glory, there's a new video making the rounds today highlighting the game's rendering technologies that you really should check out...

"A new Team Fortress 2 video has surfaced on the internets, focusing on the game's rendering technology. The three and a half minute long movie features ingame footage and developer commentary. Stream it below, or grab the HD version from FileShack."

This is one of the titles that I am really looking forward to, personally. The realistic graphics in upcoming games like Crysis and Rage are great, but the atmosphere and aesthetic Valve has achieved with TF2 just makes it "look" like fun. Don't you think?

Tags: Tech, Demo, Team Fortress 2, tech demo, RT, EA, team fortress, AM

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com