WAIKIKAMUKAU--July 2, 2003--The SvenCo-op Team announced today that Sven
Co-op for Half-Life 2, sequel to the popular Half-Life co-operative
modification, is currently in late planning stages. Valve Software,
creators of Half-Life and its upcoming sequel, have recently expressed
interest in helping the SvenCo-op team following the release of Half-Life 2.

“The team and I are currently working to finish the project design so we
can immediately push forward once we get our hands on the SDK“ said Sven
Viking, SC Team Leader. “We really feel that with Half-Life 2, we will be
able to take co-operative gameplay to the next level.”

Sven Co-op, the original Half-Life co-operative mod, is currently the most
popular co-operative modification in the world, with over 100,000 recorded
downloads of the v2.0F installer.

Sven Co-op for Half-Life 2 will benefit not only from Half-Life 2’s highly
advanced engine, greater volume of content and extensive feature set, but
also from new and innovative gameplay resulting from four years of
experience with the genre. Among the new features will be the ability for
mapmakers to create their own game modes, and features to make gameplay
more rewarding.

Work on Sven Co-op for Half-Life 2 will not impact the development of Sven
Co-op 3.0 or the They Hunger Co-op conversion. Watch www.svencoop.com for
news of these projects in the near future.

About the SvenCo-op Team:

The SC Team has extensive and varied experience developing computer mods --
some members have had over four years of experience in establishing and
working with co-operative gameplay. Their first project, Sven Co-op
(initially released January, 1999), has received both critical and public
acclaim, and was chosen to be exhibited by the team at the 4th Annual
Half-Life Mod Expo in Dallas, Texas. Visit www.svencoop.com for further
information.