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Twenty Years Ago, Modern Gaming Began With 'Halo 2' and 'Half-Life 2' | Button Mash
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 01:19:58
Publish Date: 2024-11-21 02:36:00
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Is that Jason Concepcion's music?! Jason joins Ben to discuss the recent nominations for Game of the Year at the Game Awards (5:00) and then celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the most momentous months in gaming history, November 2004 (17:40). Specifically, they reminisce about and analyze the legacies of two classic first-person shooters—'Halo 2' and 'Half-Life 2'—highlighting how they were made, how they improved upon their predecessors, and how they broke creative and technological boundaries in ways that changed gaming forever.


Host: Ben Lindbergh

Guest: Jason Concepcion

Producer: Devon Renaldo

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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