Secret screenshots from Half-Life 2 inside

As FPS fans ready themselves to embark on the claustrophobic horrors of Doom 3, which is due to arrive August 13, a trio of extra special Half-Life 2 screenshots have found their way onto the SPOnG database. Revealed at the end of last week by Valve’s own Greg Coomer via a cunningly disguised web-page - http://half-life2.com/secret/shots - these widescreen pics contrast nicely with the iD title, portraying expansive, near-agoraphobic landscapes and some potentially epic battlefields. They’re very attractive, are they not?

Once Valve and Vivendi have eventually decided on a fixed release date for the eternally-awaited HL2, which could arrive in September, expect immediate notification.