Source 2 (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Source 2" in English language version.

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eurogamer.net (Global: 264^th place; English: 185^th place)

Phillips, Tom (January 28, 2014). "Source 2 images show next-gen Left 4 Dead 2 prototype - report". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

extremetech.com (Global: 6,470^th place; English: 4,882^nd place)

Anthony, Sebastian (August 8, 2014). "Valve quietly releases Source 2 engine, Source 2 version of Dota 2, and new Hammer map editor". ExtremeTech. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.

gamepressure.com (Global: low place; English: 8,647^th place)

Werner, Adrian (March 2, 2022). "While It's Not Portal 3, Valve's New Game Collects Accolades". Gamepressure. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

gameranx.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Boudreau, Ian (June 13, 2015). "Dota 2 Will Update To Source 2 Engine Soon, Valve Says". GameRanx. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2017.

gdcvault.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Migdalskiy, Sergiy (April 14, 2014). "Physics for Game Programmers Debugging". Game Developers Conference. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

Marks, Tom (March 23, 2020). "Valve Explains Why Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Was Never Made". IGN. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
Mahardy, Mike (March 3, 2015). "GDC 2015: Valve Announces Source 2 Engine". IGN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
Mahardy, Mike (March 3, 2015). "GDC 2015: Valve Announces Source 2 Engine". IGN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
Martin, Michael (June 13, 2015). "Valve Announces Dota 2 Reborn". IGN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
Macy, Seth (September 9, 2015). "Dota 2 Now Valve's First Ever Source 2 Game". IGN. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.

pcgamer.com (Global: 406^th place; English: 284^th place)

Savage, Phil (March 5, 2015). "Source 2 will be free; won't ask for royalties". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
Livingston, Christopher (June 12, 2015). "Valve announces Dota 2 Reborn, new engine coming". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
Fenlon, Wes (May 15, 2020). "Half-Life: Alyx now has Steam Workshop support and official mod tools". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845^th place; English: 1,151^st place)

McKeand, Kirk (March 2, 2017). "Gabe Newell on Source 2: 'For us, it's useful. For other devs, it's not as useful as Unity'". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
Zacny, Rob (February 16, 2016). "Khronos and Valve reveal details of Vulkan API, show Dota 2 running in Source 2 on Intel integrated graphics". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
Bailey, Dustin (March 8, 2018). "Artifact will use Source 2, bringing the engine to iOS and Android". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

Kollar, Philip (March 3, 2015). "Valve announces Source 2 engine, free for developers". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
McWhertor, Michael (June 13, 2019). "Valve's Auto Chess competitor is Dota Underlords". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

roadtovr.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

James, Paul (June 2, 2016). "Valve Releases 'The Lab' Unity Renderer for Free". RoadToVR. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,189^th place; English: 738^th place)

Walker, John (November 11, 2012). "Gabe Newell Might Have Announced Source 2, Possibly". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

sbox.game (Global: low place; English: low place)

Newman, Garry (July 2024). "Explaining s&box". sbox.game. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

steampowered.com (Global: 813^th place; English: 1,328^th place)

media.steampowered.com

Migdalskiy, Sergiy (March 2015). "Physics for Game Developers: Physics Optimization Strategies" (PDF). Game Developers Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

Plaugic, Lizzie (June 13, 2015). "Dota 2 is getting overhauled with a new game engine". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
Hollister, Sean (November 21, 2019). "Half-Life: Alyx is officially coming March 2020, and here's your first look". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
Roth, Emma; Clark, Mitchell; Hollister, Sean (March 22, 2023). "Valve announces Counter-Strike 2, a free replacement for CS:GO". The Verge. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

uploadvr.com (Global: low place; English: 6,762^nd place)

Heaney, David (March 25, 2020). "Half-Life: Alyx Highlights Valve's Powerhouse Physics Engine". UploadVR. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

vg247.com (Global: 1,238^th place; English: 898^th place)

Nunneley, Stephany (June 13, 2015). "Dota 2 being revamped with Source 2 engine and upgraded DotaTV experience". VG247. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Marks, Tom (March 23, 2020). "Valve Explains Why Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Was Never Made". IGN. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
Phillips, Tom (January 28, 2014). "Source 2 images show next-gen Left 4 Dead 2 prototype - report". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
Migdalskiy, Sergiy (April 14, 2014). "Physics for Game Programmers Debugging". Game Developers Conference. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
Kollar, Philip (March 3, 2015). "Valve announces Source 2 engine, free for developers". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
Walker, John (November 11, 2012). "Gabe Newell Might Have Announced Source 2, Possibly". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
Mahardy, Mike (March 3, 2015). "GDC 2015: Valve Announces Source 2 Engine". IGN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
McKeand, Kirk (March 2, 2017). "Gabe Newell on Source 2: 'For us, it's useful. For other devs, it's not as useful as Unity'". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
Mahardy, Mike (March 3, 2015). "GDC 2015: Valve Announces Source 2 Engine". IGN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
Migdalskiy, Sergiy (March 2015). "Physics for Game Developers: Physics Optimization Strategies" (PDF). Game Developers Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
Zacny, Rob (February 16, 2016). "Khronos and Valve reveal details of Vulkan API, show Dota 2 running in Source 2 on Intel integrated graphics". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
Savage, Phil (March 5, 2015). "Source 2 will be free; won't ask for royalties". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
Anthony, Sebastian (August 8, 2014). "Valve quietly releases Source 2 engine, Source 2 version of Dota 2, and new Hammer map editor". ExtremeTech. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
Plaugic, Lizzie (June 13, 2015). "Dota 2 is getting overhauled with a new game engine". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
Martin, Michael (June 13, 2015). "Valve Announces Dota 2 Reborn". IGN. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
Macy, Seth (September 9, 2015). "Dota 2 Now Valve's First Ever Source 2 Game". IGN. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
Nunneley, Stephany (June 13, 2015). "Dota 2 being revamped with Source 2 engine and upgraded DotaTV experience". VG247. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
Boudreau, Ian (June 13, 2015). "Dota 2 Will Update To Source 2 Engine Soon, Valve Says". GameRanx. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
Livingston, Christopher (June 12, 2015). "Valve announces Dota 2 Reborn, new engine coming". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
Bailey, Dustin (March 8, 2018). "Artifact will use Source 2, bringing the engine to iOS and Android". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
McWhertor, Michael (June 13, 2019). "Valve's Auto Chess competitor is Dota Underlords". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
Heaney, David (March 25, 2020). "Half-Life: Alyx Highlights Valve's Powerhouse Physics Engine". UploadVR. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
Hollister, Sean (November 21, 2019). "Half-Life: Alyx is officially coming March 2020, and here's your first look". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
Fenlon, Wes (May 15, 2020). "Half-Life: Alyx now has Steam Workshop support and official mod tools". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
James, Paul (June 2, 2016). "Valve Releases 'The Lab' Unity Renderer for Free". RoadToVR. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
Werner, Adrian (March 2, 2022). "While It's Not Portal 3, Valve's New Game Collects Accolades". Gamepressure. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

Source 2 (English Wikipedia)

eurogamer.net (Global: 264th place; English: 185th place)

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pcgamer.com (Global: 406th place; English: 284th place)

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845th place; English: 1,151st place)

polygon.com (Global: 215th place; English: 150th place)

roadtovr.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,189th place; English: 738th place)

sbox.game (Global: low place; English: low place)

steampowered.com (Global: 813th place; English: 1,328th place)

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theverge.com (Global: 208th place; English: 158th place)

uploadvr.com (Global: low place; English: 6,762nd place)

vg247.com (Global: 1,238th place; English: 898th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

eurogamer.net (Global: 264^th place; English: 185^th place)

extremetech.com (Global: 6,470^th place; English: 4,882^nd place)

gamepressure.com (Global: low place; English: 8,647^th place)

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

pcgamer.com (Global: 406^th place; English: 284^th place)

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,845^th place; English: 1,151^st place)

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,189^th place; English: 738^th place)

steampowered.com (Global: 813^th place; English: 1,328^th place)

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

uploadvr.com (Global: low place; English: 6,762^nd place)

vg247.com (Global: 1,238^th place; English: 898^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)