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GDC: Half-Life 2 faces up to new screens

Exclusive: Valve goes for the facial at the Game Developer's Conference in San Jose, and we have the close-ups direct from the showfloor.

Valve showed new Half-Life 2 material at GDC yesterday, focussing on characters' facial attributes.

The short presentation literally didn't step away from how the faces of Walter the scientist and an as yet unknown woman looked, leaving those hoping for a closer look at the massively anticipated shooter panting. Like the dogs they are.

Eurogamer will be updating with more from California throughout the day. Don't go changing.