Havok (software)
Encyclopedia
Havok Physics is a physics engine
developed by Irish
company Havok
. It is designed primarily for video games, and allows for real-time
collision and dynamics of rigid bodies
in three dimensions. It provides multiple types of dynamic constraints between rigid bodies (e.g. for ragdoll physics
), and has a highly optimized collision detection
library. By using dynamical simulation
, Havok allows for more realistic virtual worlds in games. The company has also released the product Havok Animation, which provides efficient playback and compression of character animations in games, and features such as inverse kinematics
.
On September 14, 2007, Intel
announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Havok Inc. In 2008, Havok was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Award
s for advancing the development of physics engines in electronic entertainment.
(GDC) in 2000. The current release, Havok Version 2011.2, released in September 2011, is known to work on Microsoft Windows
, Xbox
and Xbox 360
; Nintendo
's GameCube and Wii
; Sony
's PlayStation 2
, PlayStation 3
, and PlayStation Portable
; Linux
; and on Mac OS X
. Licensees are given access to most of the C
/C++
source-code, giving them the freedom to customize the engine's features, or port it to different platforms although some libraries are only provided in binary format. In March 2011, Havok showed off a version of the Havok physics engine designed for use with the Sony Xperia Play, or more specifically, Android 2.3.
and third-person shooter
genres. However, it has seen some use in other genres.
N.B. (*) LucasArts made a modified engine called Ronin that could run Havok in association with Digital Molecular Matter
(DMM) and Natural Motion's Euphoria
.
Havok supplies tools (the "Havok Content Tools") for export of assets for use with all Havok products from Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, and Autodesk Softimage.
Havok is also used in the Second Life
virtual world, with all physics handled by its online simulator servers, rather than by the users' client computers.
An upgrade to Havok version 4 was released in April 2008 and an upgrade to version 7 started June, 2010.
and NVIDIA
GPUs for physics simulations, but may have been cancelled.
Havok Behavior is a toolset and runtime SDK for controlling game character animation at a high level using finite state machines. In 2008, Havok released two new games middleware
products — Cloth and Destruction. Cloth deals with efficient simulation of character garments and soft body dynamics
. Destruction provides tools for creation of destructible and deformable rigid body environments. In 2009, Havok released Havok AI, which provides advanced pathfinding
capabilities for games.
On August 8, 2011, Havok announced their acquisition of German game engine development company Trinigy
and their Vision Engine and toolset.
Physics engine
A physics engine is computer software that provides an approximate simulation of certain physical systems, such as rigid body dynamics , soft body dynamics, and fluid dynamics, of use in the domains of computer graphics, video games and film. Their main uses are in video games , in which case the...
developed by Irish
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
company Havok
Havok (company)
Havok is an Irish computer software company that provides interactive software and services for digital media creators in the video game and movie industries....
. It is designed primarily for video games, and allows for real-time
Real-time computing
In computer science, real-time computing , or reactive computing, is the study of hardware and software systems that are subject to a "real-time constraint"— e.g. operational deadlines from event to system response. Real-time programs must guarantee response within strict time constraints...
collision and dynamics of rigid bodies
Rigid body dynamics
In physics, rigid body dynamics is the study of the motion of rigid bodies. Unlike particles, which move only in three degrees of freedom , rigid bodies occupy space and have geometrical properties, such as a center of mass, moments of inertia, etc., that characterize motion in six degrees of...
in three dimensions. It provides multiple types of dynamic constraints between rigid bodies (e.g. for ragdoll physics
Ragdoll physics
In computer physics engines, ragdoll physics is a type of procedural animation that is often used as a replacement for traditional static death animations.-Introduction:Early video games used manually-created animations for characters' death sequences...
), and has a highly optimized collision detection
Collision detection
Collision detection typically refers to the computational problem of detecting the intersection of two or more objects. While the topic is most often associated with its use in video games and other physical simulations, it also has applications in robotics...
library. By using dynamical simulation
Dynamical simulation
Dynamical simulation, in computational physics, is the simulation of systems of objects that are free to move, usually in three dimensions according to Newton's laws of dynamics, or approximations thereto...
, Havok allows for more realistic virtual worlds in games. The company has also released the product Havok Animation, which provides efficient playback and compression of character animations in games, and features such as inverse kinematics
Inverse kinematics
Inverse kinematics is a subdomain of kinematics, which is of particular interest in robotics and computer animation. In contrast to forward kinematics, which calculates the position of a body after a series of motions, inverse kinematics calculates the motions necessary to achieve a desired...
.
On September 14, 2007, Intel
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Havok Inc. In 2008, Havok was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Award
Technology & Engineering Emmy Award
A Technology and Engineering Emmy Award is given by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in technical or engineering development...
s for advancing the development of physics engines in electronic entertainment.
Platforms
Version 1.0 of the Havok SDK was unveiled at the Game Developers ConferenceGame Developers Conference
The Game Developers Conference is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking...
(GDC) in 2000. The current release, Havok Version 2011.2, released in September 2011, is known to work on Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
and Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
; Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
's GameCube and Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
; Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
, PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, and PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
; Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
; and on Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
. Licensees are given access to most of the C
C (programming language)
C is a general-purpose computer programming language developed between 1969 and 1973 by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories for use with the Unix operating system....
/C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
source-code, giving them the freedom to customize the engine's features, or port it to different platforms although some libraries are only provided in binary format. In March 2011, Havok showed off a version of the Havok physics engine designed for use with the Sony Xperia Play, or more specifically, Android 2.3.
Havok in video games
Since the SDK's launch in 2000, it has been used in over 150 video games. Those games have primarily been in the first-person shooterFirst-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
and third-person shooter
Third-person shooter
Third-person shooter is a genre of 3D action games in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.-Definition:...
genres. However, it has seen some use in other genres.
| GAME TITLE | Release | PC | Consoles | Licenses Havok's | Genres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Wake Alan Wake Alan Wake is a story-driven action game in the psychological thriller genre, developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios, released for the Xbox 360 video game console in 2010... |
2010-05-14 | Xbox 360 | Animation, Physics | ||
| Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed is an award-winning historical third person, stealth action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The bulk of the game takes place during the Third Crusade, with the plot revolving around a sect known as the Secret Order of... Series |
2007-11-14 | ||||
| Atelier Rorona | 2009-6-25 | ||||
| Atelier Totori | 2010-6-24 | ||||
| Battle: Los Angeles Battle: Los Angeles (video game) Battle: Los Angeles is a military science fiction video game based on the 2011 film of the same name, directed by Jonathan Liebesman.Developed by Saber Interactive subsidiary Live Action Studios, it was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on March 11, 2011, the same... |
2011-03-22 | 360, PS3 | |||
| Bioshock Bioshock BioShock is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston and designed by Ken Levine. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later in Europe and Australia. It became available on Steam on August 21, 2007... |
2007-08-21 | PC, Mac | 360, PS3 | ||
| Bioshock 2 BioShock 2 BioShock 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The sequel to the 2007 video game BioShock, it was released worldwide on February 9, 2010.... |
2010-02-09 | 360, PS3 | |||
| Company of Heroes Company of Heroes Company of Heroes is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Relic Entertainment. It was released on September 12, 2006, and was the first title to make use of the Games for Windows label. A standalone expansion, Opposing Fronts, was released on September 25, 2007. A second standalone... |
2006-09-12 | ||||
| Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction is the fifth video game in the Ben 10 game series, based on Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. The game revolves around Ben traveling across real-world locations including Tokyo, Paris, the Great Wall of China, the Amazon Rainforest, and Rome to find ancient Galvan... |
2010-05-10 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 | |||
| Crackdown Crackdown Crackdown is an open world, third-person shooter video game for the Xbox 360. It was released in North America on February 20, 2007, and worldwide by February 23, 2007. Crackdown was developed by Realtime Worlds, and distributed by Microsoft Game Studios. It was conceived by Realtime Worlds... |
2007-02-20 | 360 | |||
| Crackdown 2 Crackdown 2 Crackdown 2 is a sandbox-style third-person shooter video game developed by Ruffian Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on Xbox 360 in July 2010 and is a direct sequel to the 2007 video game Crackdown.-Gameplay:... |
2010-07-06 | 360 | |||
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2011-10-04 | 360, PS3 | |||
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2007-5-22 | PS2 | |||
| Dead Nation Dead Nation Dead Nation is a shoot 'em up video game for PlayStation 3 developed by a Finnish video game company Housemarque. It was released on November 30, 2010 in North America, and December 1 in Europe, on PlayStation Network. Dead Nation takes place in a fictional world afflicted by a zombie apocalypse... |
2010-11-30 | PS3 | |||
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2006-08-08 | 360 | |||
| Demon's Souls Demon's Souls is an action role-playing game video game developed primarily by From Software exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It was released in Japan on February 5, 2009 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment... |
2009-02-05 | PS3 | |||
| Destroy All Humans! Destroy All Humans! Destroy All Humans! is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by THQ. It was released for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 on June 21, 2005. The game is set in the late 1950s in the U.S. and parodies the lifestyles, pop culture, and politics of this time period... |
2005-06-21 | Xbox, 360, PS2 | |||
| Destroy All Humans! 2 Destroy All Humans! 2 Destroy All Humans! 2 is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles and is the sequel to Destroy All Humans!. It was released on October 17, 2006, in North America. It marks the last game in the series to be developed by Pandemic Studios... |
2006-10-17 | Xbox, PS2 | |||
| Diablo III Diablo III Diablo III is an upcoming dark fantasy/horror-themed action role-playing game in development by Blizzard, making it the third installment in the Diablo franchise... (Havok was initially used but later replaced by a custom engine) |
Q1 2012 | ||||
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a single-player action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks and the Take-Two Interactive subsidiary 2K Games... |
2006-03-20 | 360, PS3 | |||
| Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game released by Bethesda Game Studios, and the third major installment in the Fallout series. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia in October 2008, and in Japan in December 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360... |
2008-10-28 | ||||
| Fallout: New Vegas Fallout: New Vegas Fallout: New Vegas is a first person action role-playing video game in the Fallout series developed by Obsidian Entertainment, and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is based in a post-apocalyptic environment in and around Las Vegas, Nevada... |
2010-10-18 | ||||
| F.E.A.R. | 2005-10-17 | 360, PS3 | Vehicle | ||
| F.E.A.R. 2 | 2009-02-10 | 360, PS3 | |||
| Halo (series) Halo (series) Halo is a multi-million dollar science fiction video game franchise created by Bungie and now managed by 343 Industries and owned by Microsoft Studios. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant... (Except Halo: Combat Evolved Halo: Combat Evolved Halo: Combat Evolved, frequently referred to as Halo: CE, or Halo 1, is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first game of the Halo franchise, it was released on November 15, 2001 as a launch title for the Xbox gaming system, and is... ) |
2004-11-09 | 360 | |||
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2004-11-16 | Xbox, 360, PS3 | |||
| Heavy Rain Heavy Rain Heavy Rain is an interactive drama psychological thriller video game created by Quantic Dream exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The game is written and directed by Quantic Dream's founder and CEO David Cage.... |
2010-02-18 | PS3 | |||
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2008-11-4 | PS2, Xbox 360, PS3 | Mixed with CloakNT3 engine for Graphics | ||
| James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | 2009-12-01 | ||||
| Just Cause Just Cause Just Cause may refer to:* Just cause, common standard in labor arbitration* Just Cause , 1995 film* Just Cause , TV series from 2001-2003 that air on PAX.* Just Cause , 2006 video game... |
2006-11-12 | 360 | |||
| Just Cause 2 Just Cause 2 Just Cause 2 is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Avalanche Studios, published by Eidos Interactive, and distributed by Square Enix. It is the sequel to the 2006 video game Just Cause.... |
2010-03-23 | 360 | |||
| Killzone 2 | 2009-02-26 | PS3 | |||
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2011-02-22 | PS3 | |||
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2011-05-17 | ||||
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2006-12-21 | ||||
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| MotorStorm MotorStorm MotorStorm is a 2006 racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. First announced at E3 2005, the game was released in Japan on 14 December 2006 and the rest of the world in March 2007.... |
2006-12-14 | PS3 | |||
| Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | 2009-10-06 | ||||
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2007-11-29 | ||||
| Painkiller | 2004-04-12 | Xbox | |||
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2004-06-14 | ||||
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2011-04-19 | ||||
| Red Faction: Guerilla | 2009-06-02 | ||||
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| Robot Arena 2 | 2003-02-25 | ||||
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2006-08-29 | ||||
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2008-10-14 | ||||
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2008-11-18 | ||||
| Soul Calibur IV | 2008-07-29 | ||||
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2008-09-16 | ||||
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2008-01-31 | Wii | |||
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| The Saboteur | 2009-12-04 | ||||
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2003-11-11 | ||||
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2008-10-26 |
N.B. (*) LucasArts made a modified engine called Ronin that could run Havok in association with Digital Molecular Matter
Digital Molecular Matter
Digital Molecular Matter, better known as simply DMM, is a proprietary middleware physics engine developed by Pixelux. It is designed for computer, video games, and other simulation needs by attempting to simulate physical real-world systems...
(DMM) and Natural Motion's Euphoria
Euphoria (software)
Euphoria is a game animation engine created by NaturalMotion based on Dynamic Motion Synthesis, NaturalMotion's proprietary technology for animating 3D characters on-the-fly "based on a full simulation of the 3D character, including body, muscles and motor nervous system"...
.
Havok in other software
Havok can also be found in- a plugin for MayaMaya (software)Autodesk Maya , commonly shortened to Maya, is 3D computer graphics software that runs on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux, originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation and currently owned and developed by Autodesk, Inc. It is used to create interactive 3D applications, including video...
animation software - an xtraXtra (Macromedia)Xtras are plug-in applications for Macromedia products , in particular Adobe Director. They can be user-created, or bought from third party vendors. Adobe maintains a list of third party Xtras...
for Adobe DirectorAdobe DirectorAdobe Director is a multimedia application authoring platform created by Macromedia—now part of Adobe Systems. It allows users to build applications built on a movie metaphor, with the user as the "director" of the movie...
's Shockwave
Havok supplies tools (the "Havok Content Tools") for export of assets for use with all Havok products from Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, and Autodesk Softimage.
Havok is also used in the Second Life
Second Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
virtual world, with all physics handled by its online simulator servers, rather than by the users' client computers.
An upgrade to Havok version 4 was released in April 2008 and an upgrade to version 7 started June, 2010.
Other products
The company was developing a specialized version of Havok Physics called Havok FX that made use of ATIAti
As a word, Ati may refer to:* Ati, a town in Chad* Ati, a Negrito ethnic group in the Philippines* Ati-Atihan Festival, an annual celebration held in the Philippines* Ati, a queen of the fabled Land of Punt in Africa...
and NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...
GPUs for physics simulations, but may have been cancelled.
Havok Behavior is a toolset and runtime SDK for controlling game character animation at a high level using finite state machines. In 2008, Havok released two new games middleware
Middleware
Middleware is computer software that connects software components or people and their applications. The software consists of a set of services that allows multiple processes running on one or more machines to interact...
products — Cloth and Destruction. Cloth deals with efficient simulation of character garments and soft body dynamics
Soft body dynamics
Soft body dynamics is a field of computer graphics that focuses on visually realistic physical simulations of the motion and properties of deformable objects . The applications are mostly in video games and film. Unlike in simulation of rigid bodies, the shape of soft bodies can change, meaning...
. Destruction provides tools for creation of destructible and deformable rigid body environments. In 2009, Havok released Havok AI, which provides advanced pathfinding
Pathfinding
Pathfinding generally refers to the plotting, by a computer application, of the shortest route between two points. It is a more practical variant on solving mazes...
capabilities for games.
On August 8, 2011, Havok announced their acquisition of German game engine development company Trinigy
Trinigy
Trinigy is an independent company focusing on the development of advanced 3D graphics technology with its headquarters based in Southern Germany, with offices in Austin, TX and Seoul, South Korea....
and their Vision Engine and toolset.
See also
- BulletBullet (software)Bullet is an open source physics engine featuring 3D collision detection, soft body dynamics, and rigid body dynamics. It is used in games, and in visual effects in movies. The Bullet physics library is published under the zlib license. Erwin Coumans, its main author, worked for Sony Computer...
- Open Dynamics EngineOpen Dynamics EngineThe Open Dynamics Engine is a physics engine in C/C++. Its two main components are a rigid body dynamics simulation engine and a collision detection engine...
- PhysXPhysXPhysX is a proprietary realtime physics engine middleware SDK developed by Ageia with the purchase of ETH Zurich spin-off NovodeX in 2004...
- Source engineSource engineSource is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Corporation. It debuted in June 2004 with Counter-Strike: Source and shortly thereafter Half-Life 2, and has been in active development ever since...
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