WETA, the special effects team behind the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and District 9, have given Team Fortress 2 developers Valve a very special gift: a sentry gun. That works
OK, so it doesnât shoot bullets, but it is life-size, does move, does track your motion and follows you, and does play authentic sound effects from the game.
Itâs now sitting in the entrance to Valveâs headquarters. Whatâs just as interesting, though, is why the gun is there; Valve say the gift was the result of a request, made âa few months ago we got a chance to visit Weta Workshopâ.
Why would Valve be flying down to New Zealand to visit Weta?