At EA's summer press event at their headquarters in Redwood City, California, Valve have revealed that the next episodic content for Half Life 2 will also appear on both Xbox 360 and PS3.

Gabe Newell. co-founder and managing director of Valve, also told the packed audience that next-gen gamers will also be able to download back content, as well as having access to the multiplayer mode.

The episodic content is designed to be four to six hours in length and offers players a new single player experience.

"Given the rapid changes in PC gaming, we expect episodic games will have the same impact on single-player gaming that Counter-Strike had on multiplayer," said Newell. "The frequent releases of upgraded technology and new content works better for both consumers and developers, and is one of the key reasons Counter-Strike grew to be 80% of the online action market. We decided that a follow-up to Half-Life 2 delivered in 18 months with our first episode was more in tune with what our customers want than waiting 6 years for another monolithic product."

Episode 2 will be set outside of City 17 and is set to be released by the end of the year.

Source : Gamespot