Links: Windows XP Extras

Project Description: The most anticipated game of the year, The Skins Factory brings the look and feel of Half-Life 2 to the world's desktops in the form of a high-powered Windows Media Player 9 Series skin. Contracted by Microsoft and Valve, we set out to create a skin that lead character Gordon might use if he was walking around the Half-Life 2 universe listening/viewing his favorite media files.

Complete with a double shutter that the end-user can open and close with a click of the mouse, ripe with introduction animation sound effects and more images than you could shake a crowbar at, The Official Half-Life 2 skin for Windows Media Player 9 Series will keep you primed and ready when this state-of-the-art game hits shelves early next year.

Half-Life 2 is an exciting part of the Windows® XP Extra program from Microsoft. The Windows XP Extras program is a monthly series of unique game content available for download—including add-ons for the hottest games on the Windows platform. Microsoft is currently working with developers and publishers to create exciting new content that will provide even more entertainment for gamers. Each month a new featured download(s) will be available exclusively for Windows XP users.